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Introducing StandbyMP for Oralce SE on AWS RDS Custom

Written by Tim Marshall | Feb 10, 2025 5:36:34 AM

Key benefits of StandbyMP on AWS RDS Custom:

 

1) Solve RDS Multi-AZ’s in-region-only replication with resilient out-of-region replication

  • StandbyMP ensures database continuity with cross-region replication and off-site Disaster Recovery (DR). It doesn’t rely on Amazon RDS's Multi-AZ setup, but rather on a true standby and failover mechanism that is more versatile and customizable.
  • RDS Multi-AZ is intended for high availability within a single region and does not protect against regional outages. 

2) Solve RDS Multi-AZ’s limited DR flexibility with configurable and flexible DR

  • StandbyMP offers more control over recovery processes, including options for point-in-time recovery using its ‘Intelligent Activate’ feature. 
  • RDS Multi-AZ provides only automated failover. 

3) Solve RDS Multi-AZ’s lack of DR testing / read-only functionality with a fully-featured standby database. 

  • StandbyMP quickly creates and monitors a true warm standby database that can be used for DR testing and queries. 
  • RDS Multi-AZ for Oracle SE utilizes storage-based replication and therefore does not create a warm standby database that can be used for testing or queries. 

Oracle SE on AWS RDS Custom with Dbvisit StandbyMP is a Winning Combination!

By combining the cost-effectiveness of Oracle SE (typically 50–70% cheaper than Enterprise Edition) with the resilient out-of-region disaster recovery capabilities of Dbvisit StandbyMP, organizations can create a winning combination. This allows them to achieve excellent database performance, simplified administration, responsive scalability, and high resilience, all at an affordable price.

StandbyMP prioritises ease of use. The intuitive GUI that allows new users to perform key actions—like a ‘switchover’—in just three clicks. For advanced users, a command-line interface (CLI) is also available, offering flexibility to suit different operational preferences.

Oracle SE on AWS RDS with Dbvisit Standby Gold Standard Architecture 

For companies running Oracle SE2 within AWS RDS and who need a resilient DR strategy, Dbvisit recommends the following:

Component

Implementation Approach

Database license

Oracle Standard Edition

Database type

RDS Custom

Primary DR method

Out-of-region warm standby managed by Dbvisit StandbyMP

Secondary DR method

Cross-region automated backups

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