DISASTER RECOVERY FOR ORACLE SE
Get Data Guard-like functionality on Standard Edition & Save up to 75%
You can now get Data Guard-like functionality without the associated cost. Dbvisit Standby MultiPlatform (StandbyMP) uses physical replication technology to create standby databases that are continuously updated, verified and available for failover at any time. This provides you and your team with a simple-to-deploy, cost-effective, yet powerful Data Guard alternative for Oracle SE.
Right-size your Oracle spend with Oracle SE and StandbyMP - and save 75% in licensing costs!
Most organisations realise that Oracle Standard Edition (SE) represents a significant cost saving over Enterprise Edition (EE). But what's new to most people is that Oracle SE can meet the needs of many production databases!
While Enterprise Edition does offer additional functionality, these advanced features are not required for many workloads. The licence savings are significant, and it is worth evaluating if the Standard Edition is right for you.
- Based on an 8-core license, you can save USD $438,000 (75%) per database over five years.
*See the video below for the full calculations and feature comparison EE vs. SE.
Only you can evaluate what’s needed for your environment. However, for typical workloads, not all features are required, and some can be replaced with third-party solutions.
The key question is not ‘what features are available', it’s ‘what do you actually need?’ Remember, even if you start on SE, you can upgrade if advanced features are required at a later date.
The table outlines key differences to help you determine the best fit for your environment.
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Standard Edition (SE2) |
Enterprise Edition (EE) |
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POSITIONING
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Cost-effective general-purpose database for mid-sized |
Full-featured flagship edition for large-scale, mission-critical workloads needing complex |
PERFORMANCE
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Max. 2 sockets, maximum 16 threads
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No inherent CPU core limits
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LICENSE COST
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17,500 USD per socket
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47,500 USD per 2 cores
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CORE DATABASE
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Oracle Database (same as EE)
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Oracle Database
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HIGH AVAILABILITY
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Standard Edition High Availability (active-passive)
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$$$ - Optional Real Application Clusters (active-active) |
STANDBY DATABASER
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Scripting |
Oracle Data Guard is included. |
LOGICAL REPLICATION
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$$ Third-party options
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$$ - Optional GoldenGate or third-party software
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PARTITIONING
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Not available
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$$ - Optional partitioning of large datasets
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IN-MEMORY
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Not available
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$$$ - Optional in-memory, real-time analytics support |
MONITORING
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Oracle Statspack® is included
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OEM Express for basic monitoring + optional advanced diagnostic & tuning |
Enterprise-class functionality
A warm standby database created and managed by StandbyMP provides resilient protection, sub-second data-loss, and quick recovery.
- Continuous standby verification ensures you're always protected.
- Zero-Data-Loss option delivers sub-second RPO!
- Failover to specific activation points with Intelligent Activate and Log Application delay.
- Simplify DR testing with one-click DR tests.
- Facilitate patching with Graceful Switchovers.
- Real-time monitoring and alerting.
Easy to deploy in any environment
Designed by a DBA for DBAs, StandbyMP makes it easy to deploy in any environment and offers industry-leading 24/7 support.
- Full Oracle support from 10g onwards, SE2HA/RAC, ASM and OMF, as well as ODA certified.
- Flexible deployment options, whether on-premise, in the cloud, or hybrid.
- No OS changes are required.
- Option for full implementation by one of our DBAs.
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SIMPLIFY
Simplify workflows with intuitive and easy operation
- Centralised UI (GUI & CLI) to create, view, manage, and activate all your standby databases.
- Guided workflows save time and eliminate error, enabling operation by more junior IT members.
- Low overhead through automation of administration tasks.
- Smart notifications are delivered in real-time and are viewable by mail, browser, or Slack.
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RESILIENCE
Remove stress with fast recovery and minimal data loss
- Remote deployment for greater geographic resilience.
- Automated failover (or assisted) after issue detection by real-time monitoring.
- Minimal data loss (RPO) of typically 5-minutes, or sub-second with the Zero Data Loss option
- Fast recovery (RTO) in just a couple of minutes.
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DEPENDABLE
Easily perform maintenance and trouble shooting
- Effortlessly switch to your standby with the zero-data-loss feature, run applications from DR infrastructure to satisfy compliance and audit requirements, or conduct DR testing.
- One-click resynchronisation of the standby database prevents complex manual processes or a rebuild of the standby database.
STANDBYMP VS. DATA GUARD
StandbyMP delivers Data Guard-like functionality on Oracle SE
StandbyMP brings advanced DR automation to Oracle SE, helping you reduce cost without compromising capability.
- Fast Standby Creation: Deploy across multiple instances in just a few clicks.
- Built-In Pre-Checks: Detect setup issues early with no trial-and-error.
- Graceful Switchovers: Simplify patching, DR tests, and read-only transitions.
- Automated Failover (or assisted): Observer handles failover and custom recovery steps.
- Management: Real-time monitoring & smart notifications.
- Operational Simplicity: Anyone on the team can run DR processes reliably.
Based on my experience, I highly recommend Dbvisit StandbyMP for all Oracle clients, even on Enterprise Edition. Installation and configuration are much easier for me than Data Guard. Implementing and installing StandbyMP is very straightforward, and their documentation and user guide are first-class.
A simple implementation consists of one primary database and one standby database. Physical replication technology prioritises data integrity and solution resilience, whether on-premises, in the cloud, or in a hybrid setup.
- Creation: An intelligent process efficiently creates one or more standby databases.
- Synchronisation: StandbyMP synchronises the databases by compressing, sending, and applying archive logs to the standby(s). Frequency of log transmission is configurable to meet your RPO objectives.
- Zero Data Loss: Optional ZDL adds continuous redo streaming alongside archive log replication, delivering sub-second RPO in suitable environments.
- Monitoring: Real-time monitoring identifies exceptions and sends alert notifications.
- Failover: Failover can be initiated automatically or with a single click. Database failover completes within a few minutes.
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Automated Failover
The failover assistant enables one-click failover, triggered manually or automatically.
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Great RPO & RTO
Recover from disaster in minutes. Achieve
5-min RPO with archive log transfer, or
<1s RPO with the optional ZDL.
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Graceful Switchovers
Planned switchovers without any data loss enable easy migrations and testing.
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Cloud Ready
Easy to configure on-premise, in hybrid or cloud environments. Supported in Azure, AWS and Oracle Cloud.
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Smart Notifications
Real-time monitoring with heartbeat notifications, status alerts, and log gap reports.
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One-click Resynchronisation
Automated resynchronisation removes the risk of being unprotected as a manual rebuild is performed.
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