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Microsoft SQL Server Always On Best Practices on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Native

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Microsoft SQL Server Always On Best Practices on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Native 📅 July 01, 2026 🏷️ MS SQL Server  ⏱ 25 min read Article Overview: In this blogpost we will see how we can architect, deploy and configure Microsoft SQL Server Always On Availability Groups (AOAG) on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Native — covering compute, storage, networking, the Windows cluster, the Availability Group itself, backups, monitoring and DR. This is ideal for mission-critical SQL Server workloads being migrated off VMware, Hyper-V or on-prem (e.g. with Bare Metal/VM shapes, Block Volumes, FastConnect, Private DNS). Prerequisites: System Requirements Two or more Windows Server 2022 nodes (Bare Metal or VM.Standard.E5.Flex) SQL Server 2019/2022 Enterprise Edition (required for Always On with readable secondaries) OCI tenancy with a VCN, private subnet, and Block Volume quota for Ultra High Performance volumes FastConnect (or equivalent private connectivity) if a DR replica spa...
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OpenSCAP Security Compliance on Oracle Linux 10: Complete Implementation Guide for Enterprise Security Hardening

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OpenSCAP Security Compliance on Oracle Linux 10 📅 June 29, 2026 🏷️ Oracle Liniux 10 · Openscap 1.3.10 ⏱ 20 min read Article Overview: A complete hands-on guide to installing, configuring, and running OpenSCAP security scans on Oracle Linux 10 — with real commands, remediation scripts, and automated reporting for CIS, STIG, and PCI-DSS profiles. Table of Contents 01 Understanding OpenSCAP 02 Installing the toolchain 03 Available profiles 04 Running your first scan 05 Interpreting results 06 Automated remediation 07 OVAL vulnerability scans 08 Systemd timer automation 09 Remote host scanning 10 Common findings & fixes 11 Comparing reports over time 12 Quick reference Security compliance scanning is no longer optional. Whether you're running Oracle Linux 10 for database workloads, web services, or cloud infrastructure, regulatory frameworks like PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and DISA STIG require demonstrable, auditable compliance evidence. OpenSCAP is the industry-standard open-source framew...
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