The Triora Group

We’re often asked about the different ways of auditing to help ensure security for an E-Business Suite environment. Here’s a quick summary of some of your options:
Operating System Auditing
Many types of auditing are available, especially if “sudo” is utilized. “sudo” should be utilized for ALL accounts, though we find that it often is not in [...]

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We here at Triora Group are big advocates of staying current on RDBMS versions, so we’re excitedly waiting for the next RDBMS 10g patch, Version 10.2.0.4. We know it includes more performance patches for the database - always a good thing. However, we have to stand by Oracle’s caveat - not until it’s certified for [...]

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What do you know about the E-Business Suite and statistics? Come with us for an inside view of gathering statistics in Release 11i. One of the areas we like to look at when doing performance tuning for Release 11i systems is to review our clients’ approach to gathering database statistics. Now, gathering statistics can spark [...]

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There continues to be confusion about the role of Applications DBAs in supporting the E-Business Suite (EBS). We still encounter organizations that believe that any Oracle DBA can easily transition over to being an Applications DBA (it is still a database after all!). For them, EBS is seen as just another commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) application with [...]

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Do you get a kick out of Oracle? I, for one, enjoy Oracle because there is always so much to learn. And, although no one can know everything, Oracle certainly provides a wealth of learning opportunities. If you are reading this, then you are most likely involved with the Oracle E-Business Suite. You may be [...]

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As a kid I always read the sides of the cereal box where it mentioned the Recommended Daily Allowance for various food, vitamins and such. For that reason that acronym, RDA, will always stick in my mind.
But today we are talking about a different RDA, the Oracle kind. I’ve recently spent some time [...]

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For years companies have had to guess whether their DBA’s were avoiding the temptation to run a few SELECTS on confidential financial information. After all, who doesn’t occasionally wonder what their manager is making?
And I’ve seen at least one case where it happened deep in the heart of Texas. [...]

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