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This blog post covers the Restore CONTROLFILE issue & fix which I have encountered while creating EBS R12 Instance on OCI from the On-premise backup using EBS Cloud Manager which is a required step for performing the Lift & Shift to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

To know more about migrating On-Premise Oracle E-Business Suite R12 To Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), check here.
If you don’t have the idea of what is EBS Cloud Manager, then check here
To know more about Migration To Cloud please refer to these blogs: http://k21academy.com/clouddba26 & http://k21academy.com/clouddba54

Background/Cause

To do Migration from On-premise to Cloud you first need to install the Database Backup Module On-premise then there are few steps you need to follow:

EBS Clone for Cloud Migration needs to be configured on the Source side (On-Premises Instance).
Then you need to take the backup.
Finally, using EBS Cloud Manager you need to restore the backup.

While doing the Lift & Shift of Oracle EBS R12 on OCI, Successfully taken the backup of On-Premise EBS to OCI. Now, next is to create the EBS from the Backup which we have taken.

EBSCM backup

Once entered all the details, submit it & the Installation will Start

EBSCM Installation

After a few minutes, we were hitting an error and the installation got failed.

Issue Encountered

10.0.83.18 ================================================================================
10.0.83.18 Error executing action `run` on resource ‘execute[20200218_14-01-49 : Restore CONTROLFILE from source backup : exit]’
10.0.83.18 ================================================================================
10.0.83.18
10.0.83.18 Mixlib::ShellOut::ShellCommandFailed
10.0.83.18 ————————————
10.0.83.18 Expected process to exit with [0], but received ‘1’
10.0.83.18 —- Begin output of status=$(cat /u01/install/APPS/scripts/out/20200218_14-01-49.status) ; rm /u01/install/APPS/scripts/out/20200218_14-01-49.status ; exit $status —-
10.0.83.18 —- End output of status=$(cat /u01/install/APPS/scripts/out/20200218_14-01-49.status) ; rm /u01/install/APPS/scripts/out/20200218_14-01-49.status ; exit $status —-
10.0.83.18 Ran status=$(cat /u01/install/APPS/scripts/out/20200218_14-01-49.status) ; rm /u01/install/APPS/scripts/out/20200218_14-01-49.status ; exit $status returned 1

Restore CONTROLFILE Error

Fix: Upgrade EBS Cloud Manager

For this issue, we raised an SR with Oracle Support and by checking the logs, they asked us to update the version of EBS Cloud Manager to the lastest one (19.3.1.2) as we had taken the backup from the EBS Cloud Manager(19.3.1) which was the older version. Below are the steps to upgrade EBSCM.

Steps To Upgrade EBSCM

1) Upgrade to the latest EBS Cloud Manager version, Run the Self Update Utility

To use the Self Update utility, perform the following steps:

1. Connect to the Oracle E-Business Suite Cloud Manager VM via SSH and switch from the opc user to the oracle user:

sudo su – oracle

2. Run the Self Update utility as follows:

cd /u01/install/APPS/apps-unlimited-ebs/bin

perl selfUpdate.pl

Restore CONTROLFILE Error

2) Now, to ensure all the services are up & running run

configure.pl

configure.pl

After upgrading the version, we are able to successfully create the EBS using the on-premise backup.

To know what all hands-on guide we cover in our Build, Manage & Migrate EBS (R12) On Oracle Cloud (OCI) training Program, click here.

I hope you find the post useful in troubleshooting “Error Occurred While Creating EBS R12 Instance From backup taken On-premise Using EBSCM“. if you like the post don’t forget to share with your friends and colleague and post your doubts in the comment section.

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This blog post is the sixth blog Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Series(AZ-900) of Topic 2: Core Cloud Services.

If you have not gone through the previous topic 2.1 Azure Architecture read it at https://k21academy.com/az90016.

In this blog post, we’ll cover Topic 2.2 Azure Resource, Resource Group, how to create a Resource Group, Resource Manager(ARM) & ARM Template on Microsoft Azure cloud.

While you can technically create a resource group when adding a resource, I suggest you always start by setting up the resource group first.

By creating the resource group first, you can put yourself into a frame of mind where you are considering how exactly you want to structure the application.

This Video will help you to Create A Resource Group in Microsoft Azure Portal

What Is Resource?

All the entities and services managed by Azure are called Resources. Resources may be virtual machines including Windows and Linux machines, storage, databases, active directories or networks in Azure.

What Is A Resource Group?

In Azure, a Resource Group is a logical collection of all resources. The resource group stores metadata about the resources.

It is generally created on an environment basis such as development, production or testing resource groups.

Basically, it provides a way to monitor, control access, provision and manage to bill for collections of assets/resources that are being used by a client.

How To Create A Resource Group?

1. Sign in to your Microsoft Azure Account.

2. On the Azure portal, search for and select Resource Groups.

Resource group

3. Select Add

4. Enter the following details:

Subscription: Select your Azure subscription
Resource group: Enter a new resource group name.
Region: Select an Azure location, such as Western India, Central US, etc.

5. Select Create. It takes a few seconds to create a resource group.

6. The resource group is now created. You can view and manage it under Resource Groups.

7. Now you can use this Resource Group to store your different Resources in your Azure Subscription.

What is Resource Manager (ARM)?

Azure Resource Manager is the deployment and management service for Azure.
It provides a management layer that enables you to create, update, and delete resources in your Azure subscription.
You use management features, like access control, locks, and tags, to secure and organize your resources after deployment.

What is ARM Template?

To implement infrastructure as code for your Azure solutions, use Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.
The template is a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file that defines the infrastructure and configuration for your project.
The template uses declarative syntax, which lets you state what you intend to deploy without having to write the sequence of programming commands to create it.
In the template, you specify the resources to deploy and the properties for those resources.

Sample Questions

Here are a few sample questions from the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam[AZ-900] that you should be able to solve after reading this blog.

Q1. This question requires that you evaluate the underlined text to determine if it is correct.

“You plan to deploy 20 virtual machines to an Azure environment. To ensure that a virtual machine named VM1 cannot connect to the other virtual machines, VM1 must be deployed to a separate virtual network. “

Instructions: Review the text. If it makes the statement correct, select “No change is needed”. If the statement is incorrect, select the answer choice that makes the statement correct.

No change is needed
run a different operating system than the other virtual machines
be deployed to a separate resource group
have two network interfaces

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Q2. This question requires that you evaluate the underlined text to determine if it is correct.

“When you need to delegate permissions to several Azure virtual machines simultaneously, you must deploy the Azure virtual machines to the same Azure region.”

Instructions: Review the underlined text. If it makes the statement correct, select “No change is needed”. If the statement is incorrect, select the answer choice that makes the statement correct.

No change is needed
by using the same Azure Resource Manager template
to the same resource group
to the same availability zone

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

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Oracle provides a large number of services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) but most of them have a price attached which we have to pay to access them.

This topic comes under our training of [1Z0-1085]Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations(OCI) for the training click on this link https://k21academy.com/1z0108503

In this post, I am going to cover

Overview of pricing in OCI
Pricing Models
Factors that impact pricing
Pricing Examples
Cost analysis and Budget

Pricing Models

There are three pricing models in OCI.

Pay as you go: It means a user will pay according to their use.
Monthly Flex: There is a credit limit and you can use services according to the given period of time.
Bring your own License(BYOL): Bring existing on-premise Oracle licenses to Oracle PaaS and IaaS

For better understanding please see the below image of Pricing model

Factors That Impact Pricing:

Resource size: If resources are more then cost should be high.
Data transfer: No incoming(ingress) cost / careful with outgoing(Egress) cost
Resource: What type of resources are you using like VMs v/s BMs
OCI regions have the same prices.

Some Free Services in OCI

Two Oracle Autonomous Databases.
Two OCI Compute VMs: Block, Object, and Archive Storage; Load Balancer and data egress; Monitoring and Notifications

Pricing Examples

Here are some examples of the pricing of some OCI services.

Cost Analysis & Budget

Note: We used Cost Tracking tags in OCI to keep track of all the services and how much we are spending on these services.

Cost Analysis: It helps to understand the pattern of spendings on the resources we are using. We can filter cost analysis by Tags, Date and Compartments.

For use of Cost Analysis you must be a member of the Administrators.

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Budget: Budgeting is used to set the threshold on the spending on a specific type of resource. While creating an application on Oracle cloud we need a team and each member have access to a particular set of resources of OCI. This is where budgeting is used so that we can make a quality product within the predefined budget.

In this We can see the Actual spend and forecast spend that how much we have used.

Related/Further Readings

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This blog-post will cover the main features of Microsoft Azure DevOps services.

What is DevOps?

DevOps is a set of practices that increases an organization’s ability to deliver software at high velocity and reduce the development life cycle by combining software development and technological operations.

Azure DevOps Services

Microsoft Azure DevOps offers developer services that enable teams to plan work, collaborate on code, and deploy applications. Azure DevOps provides the following five services which span the entire life of the development cycle

DevOps Services

Let’s see one by one what each of these services has to offer.

Azure Boards

Azure boards

Azure boards help you track tasks, bugs, and features at every development stage. It also integrates with well-established tools present today like Kanban boards, Slack, Microsoft Teams, backlogs, dashboards, and scrum boards. You can customize your dashboard to have the data represented in such a way that makes sense to you. It offers three types of work items :

Epic – Tracks requirements and features.
Issue – Tracks bugs or smaller changes.
Task – Tracks work done.

Azure boards make adding and managing work very simple. You can also make use of the drag and drop feature to prioritize your work.

Azure Repos

With Azure Repos, you can create unlimited, private Git repositories. Git is a distributed version control system to keep track of changes in the source code while developing software. It lets you securely connect with and push code onto your Git repositories. Microsoft has enhanced Git to scale to enterprise-level and invested in Git Virtual File System (GVFS) which helps in managing huge enterprise-level repositories.

Azure Pipelines

Azure Pipelines allow you to automate your builds and deployments. It works with all languages and platforms like Python, Java, Ruby, iOS apps, while running in parallel on macOS, Windows and Linux. You can make use of Azure Pipelines to easily build and push images to containers registries like Docker Hub and Azure Container Registry. It even gives you the ability to integrate with popular services like Slack and SonarCloud. It lest you implement continuous delivery (CD) of your software to any cloud. For open-source projects, you get ten free parallel jobs with unlimited build munites. There are many advanced features that you can make use of like test integration, release gates, and many more.

Azure Test Plans

With Azure Test Plans you can run manual tests and log defects for your web and desktop applications. It improves your code quality by letting you track and access quality throughout your testing lifecycle that helps you to get end to end traceability. Azure Teat Plans can help you test your application across desktop and web apps.

Azure Artifacts

Azure Artifacts helps to make your workflow seamless with deeply integrated package management and lets you create and share Maven, npm, NuGet and Python package feeds from public and private sources. Your packages are protected as Azure Artifacts keeps all your public packages safe in your feed.

Related/References

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This post is the second video of our three-part video series on “Zero Downtime Migration” which is part of our FREE masterclass.

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In this blog post, we’ve covered the 8 step migration process using Zero Downtime Migration from On-Premise to the database on the cloud.

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In this video, I will be discussing the 8 Step of Installing & Configuring Zero Downtime migration.

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8 Step To Install & Configure ZDM In Oracle Cloud

1) First, step is the download ZDM script and configure the script on the machine. ZDM supports the Linux 7 or later version.

2) The second step is to connect the ZDM with the source database and target database using SSH key file. After running the ZDM command insure that you can perform the dry run/test migration operation before the actual migration process.

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3) The third step is to establish connectivity between the On-Premise database and object storage so you can transfer the source files onto the storage on the cloud and then transfer the files on the target database.

Note: For Exadata cloud at customer you can use local NFS based storage or zero data loss recovery appliance instead of on Object storage.

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4) The fourth step is to transfer all the backup files i.e Full backup and incremental Archive from the source/primary database to the object storage.

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5) The fifth step is when all the necessary files copied over, now instantiates standby using these backup files on the target, ZDM orchestrates everything it will talk to the object storage.

6) The sixth step is ZDM sets up Oracle Net Services connectivity between the source and target database and completes setting up the Data Guard configuration such that the source/primary database. after this ZDM will verify that the Standby Database is fully in sync with the Primary Database.

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7) The next step is, ZDM will perform data guard switch over and change the role of the primary databases to standby database and vice-versa.

Note: Automatic application switchover can be ensured with the proper configuration in ZDM.

8) ZDM finalizes the migration process, terminates Data Guard connectivity between the source and the target The user can request ZDM to pause before Migration, also controlling when Data Guard synchronization between the primary and the standby will complete.

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[New Feature] In this blog post, I have discussed the new feature that has been introduced by Oracle on 23rd April 2020 i.e., Variable(Flexible) OCPU Count.

Oracle has recently introduced the feature of Flexible Compute Shape in which you can customize the number of OCPUs present according to the workload that will run on the instance.

A new AMD shape with a customizable OCPU count is now available for virtual machines. The amount of memory, network bandwidth, and number of VNICs will scale accordingly.

Compute Shapes

A compute shape is a pre-defined configuration that determines the number of CPUs, amount of memory, and other resources allocated to a newly created instance. Shapes are available for both BM & VM instances.

Compute is one of the core services of OCI, if you want to know more about Compute check out K21Academy’s post here.

An OCPU is CPU capacity equivalent of one physical core of an Intel Xeon processor with hyperthreading enabled whereas, in Intel Xeon processor, each OCPU corresponds to two hardware execution threads, known as vCPUs.

Note: High-performance computing (HPC) shapes, X5-based and X6-based shapes, and AMD shapes are NOT available in Government Cloud realms. To know more about Region & Realm in Oracle Cloud, check here.

Flexible Shapes

A shape in which you can customize the number of OCPUs is known as Flexible shape. If you have created a VM instance using flexible shape, you can later increase the number of OCPUs are per the workload. When you increase the OCPU, the network bandwidth, memory, and number of VNICs also increase proportionally. Example of flexible shape – VM.Standard.E3.Flex shape(Min 1 and Max 64 OCPU).

Flexible shapes are NOT supported in all regions.

Supported Regions

Germany Central (Frankfurt)
Japan East (Tokyo)
US East (Ashburn)
US West (Phoenix)

Images Compatible With Flexible Shapes

Oracle Autonomous Linux 7.x
Oracle Linux 6.x (VMs only)
Oracle Linux 7.x
CentOS 7.x
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Windows Server 2012 (VMs only)
Windows Server 2016 (VMs only)
Windows Server 2019 (VMs only)

Note: Custom images are also supported, depending on the image.

Related/Further Readings

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This blog post is the seventh blog Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Series(AZ-900) of Topic 2: Core Cloud Services.

If you have not gone through the previous topic 2.2 Azure Resource Group, ARM & ARM Template read it at https://k21academy.com/az90017.

In this blog post, we’ll cover Topic 2.3 Azure Core Services: Compute, Network, Storage & Database.

The internet traffic first hits the Compute then through Network goes to Storage service.

Azure Compute Service

Compute is the on-demand computing service for running on cloud-based applications.
Provides computing resources such as disks, processors, memory, networking, and operating systems.
Azure offers compute services for IaaS & PaaS models.

Azure Core Service Compute

Note: Functions are popularly known as Serverless.

Azure Network Service

The Network Service is used to communicate between servers, resources, etc.
Azure lets you connect cloud and on-premises infrastructure and services.
Azure provides connectivity services such as VNet(Virtual Network), Gateways, DNS, application protection services such as Firewall, Network Security Groups, application delivery services such as CDN, Traffic Manager, Load Balancer and network monitoring services such as Azure Monitor.

Azure Core Service network

Azure Storage Service

Azure provides various storage services to store structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data.
For IaaS, Azure provides Files and Disks and for PaaS, Containers(blobs), Tables, and Queues.

Azure Core Service storage

Azure Database Service

Azure provides fully managed intelligent Database services.
Depending on the type of database, Azure offers various Database Services like SQL database and Cosmos Database.
Cosmos DB is a combination of SQL(core) API, Mongo DB API, Cassandra API, Gremlin API(graph DB) & Table API.

Sample Questions

Here are a few sample questions from the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam[AZ-900] that you should be able to solve after reading this blog.

Q1: You plan to map a network drive from several computers that run Windows 10 to Azure Storage. You need to create a storage solution in Azure for the planned mapped drive.

What should you create?

an Azure SQL database
a virtual machine data disk
a Files service in a storage account
a Blobs service in a storage account

Correct Answer: C

Explanation: Azure Files provides a managed file share service on-cloud and on-premise.

Related/References

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Are you appearing for Pearson VUE online proctored exams for Azure certifications and Oracle certifications and want to know the challenges you might face? In this blog, I have talked about the things that you should to do before, during and after the exam to have a smooth and good experience.

Did you know! Oracle is offering some free certification courses till 15th May 2020. To know more about this, click here.

Steps To Follow Before Exam

There are some things that you should check and do before starting the exam.

Make sure you perform a SYSTEM TEST from the same computer and location you will be testing from on exam day. For the Oracle certification system test, click here and for the Microsoft certification system test, click here.
Carefully review the ID requirements prior to your exam using this link.
Make sure DO NOT USE office laptops as they have so many programs that will prevent proctor to release exam or if you are using it then make sure you close all the background tasks from Task Manager.
Keep your room and desk clean (no pens no notebooks no wallet no Landline or cellphone on the desk or with you, unplug if you have a TV or monitor in the room). Items on the wall such as wall art, posters and whiteboards will be inspected. If you are unable to complete a room scan, you will not be permitted to proceed further or to take the exam.
Make sure you close SkypeApp from the background before launching the exam.
Make sure no other accounts are in a logged state on the machine and the account you are logged in has the administrator rights.
Disable Windows Defender if you are using Windows Operating System as sometimes it causes problems while launching the exam.
Download the OnVUE software.
Make sure you go to the washroom before sitting for the exam as you won’t be able to do that mid-exam.

Starting the Exam

The exam you scheduled will appear once you log into your account. Click on your exam under ‘Purchased Online Exams’. Select the exam and then select “Begin exam”. “Begin Exam” will be available 30 minutes before the exam is scheduled.
Have your acceptable identification available so that your identity can be verified.
Shut down any non‐essential applications such as email, chat, Facebook or Skype.
You will be placed into a queue and will contact with the next available Proctor.
The check-in process takes approximately 15 minutes for candidates who have previously completed a simulation test.
You have up to 15 minutes after your scheduled appointment time to begin the exam process. You are not permitted to begin the exam process after the allotted 15 minutes.

During Exam

There are a few things that might happen during the launching of the exam by the proctor. Once you have set up your machine and logged into the OnVUE software the proctor will connect with you (usually takes 10-15 minutes). Below I have discussed some errors that you might face while launching of the exam.

SkypeApp.exe error
If you happen to have this error and you already closed Skype then it means that skype is still running in the background. To resolve this issue open your task manager and look for skype and close it. If you still get the same error then uninstall skype and restart your machine.
TskManager.exe error
If you get this error then make sure you have closed the task manager too after cleaning your machine.
Sometimes the exam stops randomly and launches again after some time but if it happens with you and it won’t start after some time, please contact Pearson VUE Customer Support.

After the starting of the exam, the proctor might want to have a look at the room you are sitting in again so you will have to show him/her 360° view of the room using your webcam.

After Exam

Once you are done with the exam, the result will be generated in half an hour. You will get a mail regarding the result once it is available to check.

You can directly check the result from the link provided in the mail or you visit this link.

Related/Further Readings

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This blog post covers everything you need to know about the [AZ-500] Microsoft Azure Security Technologies certification exam.

If you’re one of those who have always aspired to become a security engineer, now’s your chance! The world is embracing the cloud and so should you, this blog post is going to cover all the important exam details like course content, weightage, and many more details and updates regarding this certification.

This exam requires basic knowledge of IT security principles and a moderate understanding of most Azure offerings as it stresses the candidate’s ability to analyze and fix vulnerabilities with multiple security tools on the cloud.

Exam Details (AZ-500):

Certification Name: [AZ-500] Microsoft Azure Security Technologies
Target Audience: Candidates who have moderate to Strong knowledge of Azure cloud and services.
Exam Duration: 150-210 minutes
Number Of Questions: 40 to 60 questions(One lab with around 12 sub-tasks)
Exam Cost: USD 165.00
Exam Languages: English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean

Additionally, you should keep the following points in mind as they can improve your chances of getting certified.

Although Microsoft doesn’t have any mandatory prerequisites for the AZ-500 exam.it is advised that you take the [AZ-900] Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam, if you are starting out on your cloud career.
Experience in security tools and a basic analytical ability to solve problems go a long way in making things easier too.

AZ-500 Exam Topics:

With the basic information of the AZ-500 Microsoft Azure security technologies certification exam out of the way, we can now dive into the individual domains that are covered in the SecOps exam’s scope.

The following points give a basic outline of the specific weightage of each domain so that you can work out the important topics and plan accordingly.

20-25% of the exam questions pertaining to the first domain which covers the Identity and Access Management topics.
The second domain covers the Implement Platform Protection topics and accounts for the most questions in the AZ-500 exam with a weightage of 35-40%.
The following domain covering the Manage Security Operations topics has the least amount of weightage at 15-20%.
The final domain is Secure Data and Applications and is responsible for 30-35% of the AZ-500 exam.

You can use the table below to get a quick idea of the AZ-500 exam topics.

AZ-500 Microsoft SecOps Azure security technologies Certification exam topics

Review the detailed exam blueprint specified here for an in-depth look at the exam objectives.

Sample Question Types:

Some of the types of questions that can be expected are listed below

Single choice scenario-based questions: These types of questions can neither be skipped nor be corrected at a later stage. You cannot reattempt them once they have been answered.
Multiple-choice questions
Case studies with multiple questions
Arrange in right sequence type questions
Single choice questions(scenario independent)

Exam Retake Policy

If a candidate fails the exam in his/her’s first attempt, they have to wait for a period of 24 hours before reapplying for the exam.
In case the candidate’s second attempt also fails they should re-access their training and retake the exam after a waiting period of 14 days.
finally, a candidate has a maximum of 5 retakes allowed in a year.

Who Does This Certification Apply To?

People with non-technical backgrounds involved in the marketing of Cloud security services and solutions.
People with technical backgrounds who are looking to start their careers and are especially interested in the security aspect of the cloud, or those who want to validate their knowledge level around cloud security.

This certification exam provides a way to develop your cloud security skills and also demonstrate your skills to potential employers, hence providing you with an edge and Practical knowledge too.

What’s Next?

If you are interested in making yourself an all-round Azure cloud professional, you can check out this blog post to find out about the [AZ-103] Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Exam.

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Sometimes, we come across scenarios where we need to track the change in the state of our OCI services and need to take immediate action for the same. For this Oracle has introduced Functions and Events in OCI

In this post, I am going to cover:

Overview of Functions & Events.
Steps to configure Functions and Events in OCI.
Integration of Functions with Events.
Use cases of Functions and Events.

Overview Of Functions

Oracle Functions is a Function-as-a-service Platform. Functions in oracle are used to perform multiple and sequential actions at a particular moment. In Oracle, we can code a Function in Java, Python, Node, Go, and Ruby. We can also integrate functions with Events which we will cover later in the blog.

Oracle Functions is based on Fn Project. Fn Project is an open-source, container-native, serverless platform that can be run anywhere (cloud or on-premises)

Note: Although, defining a function is a task for Oracle developers but its deployment and invocation in OCI is a task of OCI Architect.

Steps To Configure Functions

There are three ways to configure function in OCI:

Cloud Shell Option
Local Machine Option
OCI compute Instance Option

In this post, we will be following the Cloud Shell option.

1) We need to specify some policies

function policy

2) Navigate to Developer Services under Solutions and Platform, Click Functions.

Functions

3) Click Create Application and add application details.

function details

4) In the application created under Resources, click Getting Started and follow the steps listed

creating function

5) Here we need to specify the repository in which we want to create the image of the function.

To know more about OCIR click here.

repository craetion

6) We need to generate an Auth Token which we will use as a password to login to OCIR.

generate token

7) We will deploy the function in the application.

deploy a function in application

8) Now we will invoke the function. We can see that “Hello, world” message is printed on the screen.

invoking the function

9) We can also see that the function has been deployed in the application through the console.

function

Note: To know how to deploy function using Local Machine and OCI compute instance click here.

Overview Of Events

The event is used to automate an action to a change in the state of services in OCI. The event triggers a message that specifies a change in the resources and decides immediately what action needs to be taken.

Action for an Event can be of three types:

Notification: It will generate a message based on the topic and subscription(like email).
Streaming: It stores the stream of data such as application logs, operational telemetry.
Functions: Event trigger a specified function (integrating events with function).

Steps To Configure Events

We are going to trigger a notification using an Event that will send an email with the details of the bucket created.

1) Navigate to the Application Integration under Solutions and Platform and click Notifications.

Notification

2) Create a Topic and Subscription for a notification.

Topic and Subscription

Note: while creating a subscription we need to confirm the subscription through the mail given in the subscription.

3) Navigate to the Application Integration under Solutions and Platform and click Events Services.

Events Service

4) Create an Event with the following details.

Event details

5) Now we will create a bucket and see that a mail has been generated with the details of the bucket created.

event mail

Integration Of Functions With Events

By Integrating Functions with Events we can track changes in our cloud environment and automatically act by running our infrastructure as code. All we need to do is to select the function which we want to trigger while configuring an Event (Topic).

For eg: We want to create a bucket whenever we create an instance.

integrating function with events

To follow the complete step click here.

Use Cases Of Functions & Events

Perform cleanup tasks when resources are terminated.
Analyze network logs when anomalies are detected in the network. Network logs can be uploaded to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage or sent to third-party tools such as Splunk for further security analysis.
Process a file immediately and automatically when new files are uploaded in an Object Storage bucket.
Create an Object Storage when a new user is created.
Archive all events in a specific compartment to a stream for later analysis.
Trigger an action when long-lived tasks, such as a backup, are completed.

Related/Further Readings

Next Task For You

In our OCI Architect Professional [1Z0-997] Certification training, we cover Functions & Events in Implement and Operate Solutions module. In this module, we also cover Streaming Services, Service Requests and SLAs, and Oracle Registry Service.

For the list of Hands-On guide click here.

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This post is the third video of our three-part video series on “Zero Downtime Migration On-Premise to Cloud” which is taken from our FREE masterclass.

Note: To join FREE masterclass on Zero Downtime Migration click on the link https://k21academy.com/clouddba10

In this blog post, we’ve covered the Live Q/A asked by attendees on Zero Downtime Migration FREE masterclass from On-Premise to the database on the cloud.

Note: If you have missed my first post on ZDM In OCI: Overview & Capability, to check out here https://k21academy.com/zdm01 & If you have missed my previous (Second) post on Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) Database To Oracle Cloud In 8 Steps click here https://k21academy.com/zdm02

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ZDM FREE Masterclass Q/A

Q)~ Iftikhar: ZDM can be used for On-Premise to On-Premise scenarios meaning no cloud involved?

Ans: No, ZDM is only from On-Premise or OCI-C to Cloud (OCI: BM/VM/ExaCS or Cloud@Customer (ExaCC).

Note: To know the difference between OCI & OCI-C check here http://k21academy.com/oci12

Q) ~ Deepak: Please confirm, ZDM can be used for migration of an on-premise DB to a cloud other than Oracle cloud?

Ans: No, ZDM is only for Oracle to Oracle. If you want to migrate to Other Cloud use other migration tools mentioned in the session.

Q) ~ Andeeas: Can we use ZDM to a cross-platform migration?

Ans: No, as of April 2020, it’s only for Linux to Oracle Cloud on Linux.

Q) ~ Paul: Can we perform migration from 11g source to 19c target?

Ans: No, it’s for same source & target version so 11g to 11g or 19c to 19c.

Note: To know the more about the supported configuration check part one http://k21academy.com/zdm01

Q) ~Amila: Will this ZDM migration tool encrypts all the tablespaces encrypted in the target using TDE? Please confirm?

Ans: Yes, TDE is the default in the cloud.

Q) ~ Andeeas: Zero downtime migration is an extra tool and is this licensed?

Ans: No, the tool is FREE to migrate databases from On-Premise or OCI-C to Oracle Cloud or Cloud@Cusotmer (ExaCC).

Note: To know more about the cloud at customer click here https://k21academy.com/oci47

Q) ~ Iftikhar: Is there downtime required and at which stage?

Ans: Yes for a very short duration. During switchover/failover/Cutover when you wish to database on Cloud as Primary Database.

Q) ~ Ramesh: ZDM can convert the ASM filesystem as well from source to target?

Ans: Yes, ZDM will take care of ASM File System

Q) ~ Priyatosh: Can we just migrate the EBS database(No application Migration) to the cloud using ZDM?

Ans: Technically Yes, but EBS Team has not yet supported the ZDM tool for EBS R12 database migration. You use EBS Cloud Manager but you may not be able to achieve ZDM. For almost Zero Downtime Migration using Hybrid Data Guard (same principle as ZDM but with manual steps) to migrate EBS R12 to OCI, check free class https://k21academy.com/ebscloud10

Q) ~ Paul: Can we practice ZDM on the free oracle cloud account?

Ans: Absolutely Yes, In fact in our training students practice on a Free account. Just take care of Network Connectivity & Bandwidth.

Note: To know how to register Oracle cloud FREE account by using my step-by-step video & guide. Click here to download the guide https://k21academy.com/cloud01

Q) ~ Iftikhar: if this ZDM interrupted can we resume it after fixing the or we need to start from the beginning?

Ans: As mentioned in class by Rajeev, it’s based on Oracle’s Fleet Provisioning & Patching (FPP) framework meaning it’s rerunnable, resumable and you can even do a dry run. If there is a network connection break, you’ll be able to continue once the network is back.

Q) ~ Ramanatha: Can ZDM be used for DB upgrade with migrations like 11g to 12c along with DB schema and data?

Ans: ZDM is only for migration and can’t be used for Upgrade or can’t be used for migration from one version to another.

Q) ~ Ramesh: Can we consider Data Pump as ZDM?

Ans: No, ZDM is based on a data guard feature. Data Pump uses Logical Backup & Restore for Migration.

Q) ~ Syed: What is the difference between migration with Data Guard and migration with ZDM?

Ans: Conceptually they are the same but in ZDM oracle is doing all Data Guard tasks for you with some additional features like Pause, Re-Run, Dry Run, etc based on Oracle’s Fleet Provisioning & Patching (FPP) Framework.

Note: To know more about data guard click here https://k21academy.com/clouddba68

Q) ~ Mangesh: So does ZDM auto-create a standby database? Is this physical or logical Standby?

Ans: Yes, ZDM automatically creates a standby database and it creates a Physical Sandy database.

Q) ~ Andeeas: There is no downtime when you copy your datafiles?

Ans: Correct there is no downtime to copy datafiles (similar to physical standby/data guard setup).

Platform / Pre-requisite related

Q) ~ Iftikhar: if this ZDM interrupted can we resume it after fixing the or we need to start from the beginning?

Q) ~ Karthik: Any tablespace limitations and any prerequisites in the cloud in terms of platform mismatch between source and target cloud?

Ans: Yes, there is a bunch of prereqs that you have to be aware so follow ZDM Migration documentation.

Q) ~ Naresh: if the source is Microsoft SQL server is zero downtime applicable?

Ans: Not using ZDM but you can use Oracle GoldenGate for this use case.

Install & Configure ZDM

Q) ~Stylianou: Where do we install ZDM? On the source database server or on a separate machine?

Ans: Linux 7 or Higher and recommendation is to deploy on a separate server so it doesn’t impact existing Grid Infrastructure or source databases. All you need is connectivity to the source database.

Q) ~Andeeas: Do you have to create any schemas or users on the target database for ZDM?

Ans: No, there is no schema/user creation at source or target. All you need to do is SSH connectivity & TDE wallets for connectivity. The process is similar to what you use for Physical Standby or Data Guard Configuration.

Q) ~Pankaj: What could be the risk to migrate Production through ZDM?

Ans: Risk of using the tool as with any software, this is why recommend testing.

Connect to Object Store

Q) ~PN Reddy: Is it mandatory to have Object storage?

Ans: Yes, if you are migrating to Object Storage. If you are migrating to Exadata Cloud @ Customer (ExaCC) you can also use local NFS or Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance (ZDLRA).

Note: To know more about the cloud at customer click here https://k21academy.com/oci47

Note: To know more about object storage click here https://k21academy.com/oci68

How To Learn More

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This blog post is the eighth blog Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Series(AZ-900) of Topic 2: Core Cloud Services.

If you have not gone through the previous Topic 2.3 Azure Core Services: Compute, Network, Storage & Database read it at https://k21academy.com/az90018

For the full list of blogs, refer to https://k21academy.com/az90011

In this blog post, we’ll cover Topic 2.4 Microsoft Azure Solutions which includes IoT, Big Data Analysis, Machine Learning & Serverless.

Azure IoT

The Azure Internet of Things (IoT) is a collection of Microsoft-managed cloud services that connect, monitor, and control billions of IoT assets.
An IoT solution is made up of one or more IoT devices that communicate with one or more back-end services hosted in the cloud.
Azure Majorly offers two IoT services: Azure IoT Central & Azure IoT Hub.

Note: An IoT Device is typically made up of a circuit board with sensors attached that use WiFi to connect to the internet.

Azure IOT

Azure Big Data Analytics

Big Data refers to the huge amount of data that you cannot analyze through conventional means in the desired time frame.
Azure offers various Big Data Analytics services depending on the use case such as Azure SQL Data Warehouse aka Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure HDInsight, Azure Data Lake Analytics, Azure Databricks, etc.

Note: Azure SQL Data Warehouse is used for storing the relational database.

Note: Blobs can also be used to store big data.

Azure Big Data

Azure Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

Through AI, machines can analyze images, comprehend speech, interact in natural ways & make predictions using data, and imitate intelligent human behavior.
Azure machine learning services allow you to create, test, manage, deploy, migrate, or monitor ML models in a scalable cloud-based environment.
You can train your model over the local machine and then deploy it on the cloud.
Azure offers computing services like Azure Databricks, Azure Machine Learning Compute, and advanced hyperparameter tuning services.

Azure Azure Databricks is a fully managed, fast, easy and collaborative Apache Spark-based analytics platform
Azure Machine Learning is a Python-based machine learning service with automated machine learning and edge deployment capabilities.
ONNX is an open-source model format and runtime for machine learning which enables you to easily move between the frameworks and hardware platforms of your choice.
Azure Machine Learning Studio is a GUI-based integrated development environment for constructing and operationalizing Machine Learning workflow.

Azure Serverless

Serverless computing enables developers to build applications faster by eliminating the need for them to manage infrastructure.
With serverless applications, the cloud service provider automatically provisions, scales and manages the infrastructure required to run the code.
Azure Serverless solutions are divided into various platforms. Some services for serverless compute are Azure Functions, Azure App Service & Serverless Kubernetes and workflow & integration are Azure Logic Apps & Azure Event Grid.

Serverless

Sample Questions

Here are a few sample questions from the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam[AZ-900] that you should be able to solve after reading this blog.

Q1: Your company plans to deploy an Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution in Azure. What should the company use to build, test, and deploy predictive analytics solutions?
A. Azure Logic Apps
B. Azure Machine Learning Studio
C. Azure Batch
D. Azure Cosmos DB

Correct Answer: B

Explanation: Azure Machine Learning Studio offers a development environment for constructing and operationalizing Machine Learning workflow

Q2. Your company plans to deploy several million sensors that will upload data to Azure.
You need to identify which Azure resources must be created to support the planned solution. Which two Azure resources should you identify?
A. Azure Data Lake
B. Azure Queue storage
C. Azure File Storage
D. Azure IoT Hub
E. Azure Notification Hubs

Correct Answer: B & D
Explanation: When there are millions of messages from sensors, we need a place for them to wait before it hits a target product. Hence Queue storage is used. The devices used here are sensors which are IoT devices, therefore, IoT Hub service is used.

Related/References

Next Task For You

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This blog post covers everything you must know if you are appearing for the 1Z0-1070 Oracle Cloud Platform Identity and Security Management 2019 Associate Certification.

What Is [1Z0-1070] Oracle Cloud Platform Identity & Security Management Associate?

1Z0-1070 is designed for security professionals who have good knowledge of implementing Cloud Solutions. This certification covers topics such as:

Oracle Identity Cloud Service
Oracle CASB Cloud Service
Services Architecture and Deployment
Identity Security Operations Center Framework

The certification validates an understanding of the Oracle Cloud Security concepts.

Note: This certification comes under the Cloud Recertification policy.

How To Become Oracle Cloud Platform Identity & Security Management 2019 Associate Certified?

1Z0-1070 exam

Exam Details:

Name of the Certification: [1Z0-1070] Oracle Cloud Platform Identity and Security Management 2019 Associate
Platform: Available on Oracle University and delivered via Pearson VUE.
Exam Duration: 105 minutes
Exam number: 1Z0-1070
Number of Questions: 66
Passing score: 69%
Exam Cost: $150 or INR 10,475

Exam Syllabus [1Z0-1070]

1Z0-1070 Exam syllabus

Registration

Register for the exam at Oracle’s official website i.e. Oracle Cloud Platform Identity and Security Management 2019 Associate.

Related/References

1Z0-1072 | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate
Cloud Security With Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) Click here
Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS): Step By Step Lab Activity Guide for Beginners Click here
High-level Steps to Protecting an On-premises Application with IDCS by Using WebGate Click Here
Oracle Identity Cloud Service: Configuring Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

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In this post, I am going to discuss Oracle Cloud Certifications that are currently in demand. I have divided them among various groups of certifications based on your field of interest.

Who Should Go For Oracle Cloud Certification?

DBAs & Apps DBAs: Because both Database & Application (EBS, Peoplesoft, JD Edwards & Seibel) run on OCI.
WebLogic & FMW Admins: Because JCS, SOA CS, ICS, ODI CS, etc run on the top of OCI.
SOA Admins: Because SOA too runs on the top of OCI.
Security Admins: SSO, Federation, OAuth because you can secure your application by configuring SSO, federate with various identity providers & these can be done on the top of OCI.
Architects & DevOps: Network, App, Storage, HA & DR because you are responsible for designing the infrastructure of your application & databases

OCI Certifications

With the release of OCI Foundation Certification, now there are a total of 5 Certification of OCI.

Currently, there are 5 certifications for OCI:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations Associate [1z0-1085-20], To know more https://k21academy.com/1z0108511
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Certified Architect Associate[1z0-1072], To know more check https://k21academy.com/1z0107211
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Certified Cloud Operations Associate [1z0-1067], To know more check https://k21academy.com/1z0106711
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Certified Architect Professional[1z0-997], To know more check http://k21academy.com/1z099711
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Developer 2020 Associate [1Z0-1084-20], To know more check here

[1Z0-1085-20] OCI Foundations 2020

This is a beginner level certification for individuals seeking to start a career in Cloud. Cloud services require users to have a fundamental understanding of the core concepts and terminologies of a cloud platform.

Prerequisite for 1Z0-1085-20

There is no prerequisite for this certification as, it is a beginner level certification for the basic cloud concepts and terminologies, so anyone from the cloud or non-cloud background can go for this. To know more about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations 2020 Associate [1Z0-1085-20] Certification, check https://k21academy.com/1z0108511.

[1Z0-1072] OCI Architect 2019 Associate

The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Architect Associate exam is designed for individuals who possess a strong foundation knowledge in architecting infrastructure using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services.

This certification validates a deep understanding of OCI services to spin up infrastructure and provides a competitive edge in the industry

Prerequisite for 1Z0-1072

It is an Associate level certification, you should have the foundation certification (1Z0-1085) and then you can go for this.

[1Z0-997] OCI Architect Professional

1Z0-997 is known as the next level of credential for those who have already earned the title of an OCI Architect Associate. It required knowledge to plan, design, implement and operate solutions on OCI.

Prerequisite for 1Z0-997

You must have already earned the Associate Level Certification (1Z0-1072) to appear for this certification. To know more about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate [1Z0-1072] Certification, check https://k21academy.com/1z0107211.

[1Z0-1067] OCI Cloud Operations Associate

An Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Certified Cloud Operations Associate is has demonstrated hands-on experience and knowledge required to:

Automate Cloud tasks,
Tune Performance,
Troubleshoot, manage cost,
manage security and compliance policies,
Monitor and Alert OCI,
Implement Data Retention and Archival,
creating shell scripts with the Command Line Interface (CLI) and design Cloud-scale Agility on OCI.

Note: There is no Pre-requisite for 1Z0-1067 Certification, you can directly appear for the same

[1Z0-1084] OCI Cloud Developer Associate

Cloud-native technologies require developers to adopt a new set of frameworks. The Developer Associate certification is intended for developers who have six months of experience in developing and maintaining applications.

Developers need to have a solid understanding of cloud-native fundamentals and in-depth knowledge of at least one programming language. They should demonstrate knowledge of developing, securing, testing, and operating applications in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and the ability to use the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure service APIs, CLI, and SDKs to write applications.

Prerequisites for 1Z0-1084-20

Before appearing to this exam you must have the basic knowledge of OCI & it’s features and components.

Database on Cloud Certifications

Currently, there are 3 certifications:

Oracle Database Cloud Service 2019 Operations Certified Associate[1Z0-998], To know more check https://k21academy.com/1z099811
Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud 2019 Specialist[1Z0-931], To know more check https://k21academy.com/1z093111
Oracle Cloud Platform Data Management 2019 Associate[1z0-1044], To know more check https://k21academy.com/1z0104411

[1Z0-931] Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud Certification

Oracle Autonomous Database is the world’s only data management system to automatically patch, upgrade and tune itself. It handles routine database maintenance tasks while the system is running—without human intervention.

It is further divided into two types:

ATP: The Autonomous Transaction Processing workload type configures the database for a transactional workload, with a bias towards high volumes of random data access. Eg Transactions, Batch, Reporting, IOT
Application Dev, Machine Leaming, etc
ADW: The Autonomous Data Warehouse workload type configures the database for decision support or data warehouse workload, with a bias towards large data scanning operations. Eg Best for all Analytic Workloads Data Warehouse, Data Mart
Data Lake, Machine Learning, etc

Note: No Prerequisites for 1Z0-931

[1Z0-998] Oracle Database Cloud Service Certification

Oracle Database Cloud Service provides you with the ability to deploy Oracle databases in the Oracle Public Cloud (OCI) with each database deployment containing a single Oracle database or an Oracle Data Guard configuration consisting of a primary Oracle database and a standby Oracle database.

Note: No Prerequisites for 1Z0-998

[1Z0-1044] Oracle Cloud Platform Data Management 2019 Associate

An Oracle Cloud Platform Data Management 2019 Certified Associate has demonstrated the knowledge required to create, manage, migrate and deploy database instances in Oracle Database Cloud Service. Individuals who earn this certification are able to move data from on-premises to cloud, manage and migrate to Autonomous Database. Certified individuals are well-versed in Exadata cloud service provisioning, migration, and backup strategies.

Note: No Prerequisites for 1Z0-1044

Security Admin Certification

Oracle Cloud Platform Identity and Security Management 2019 Associate [1Z0-1070], To know more check http://k21academy.com/1z0107011

Integration & SOA Admin Certification

Oracle Cloud Platform Application Integration 2019 Associate[1Z0-1042], To know more check here

[1Z0-1070] Oracle Cloud Platform Identity & Security Management Associate

1Z0-1070 is designed for security professionals who have good knowledge of implementing Cloud Solutions. This certification covers topics such as:

Oracle Identity Cloud Service
Oracle CASB Cloud Service
Services Architecture and Deployment
Identity Security Operations Center Framework

The certification validates an understanding of the Oracle Cloud Security concepts.

[1Z0-1042] Oracle Cloud Platform Application Integration 2019 Associate

The Oracle Cloud Platform Application Integration 2019 Associate exam is designed for individuals who possess a strong foundational knowledge in using and configuring Application Integration services.

Prerequisites for 1Z0-1042

There is no Pre-requisite for this certification, you can go for this exam directly. Up-to-date Oracle Cloud Platform Application Integration 2019 Associate learning and hands-on experience are recommended.

Apps DBA Certification

Currently, there is 1 certification:

Oracle EBS R12: Install, Patch and Maintain Applications[1Z0-238], To know more check here

[1Z0-238] Oracle EBS R12: Install, Patch And Maintain Applications

The Oracle E-Business Suite R12 Applications Database Administrator Certified Professional Certification is designed for individuals who possess a strong foundation and expertise in implementing Oracle E-Business Suite solutions.

This exam is required as part of earning the new Oracle EBS R12 Applications Database Administrator Certified Professional certification

Prerequisites for 1Z0-238

Candidate must have the following certification.

Oracle Database 12c Administrator Certified Professional

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This is the ninth blog in the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Series(AZ-900) of Topic 2: Core Azure Cloud Services.

If you have not gone through the previous topic 2.4 Microsoft Azure Solutions: IoT, Big Data Analysis, ML & Serverless read it at https://k21academy.com/az90019

For the full list of blogs in Azure Fundamentals series, go to https://k21academy.com/az90011

In this blog post, we will be covering topic 2.5 Azure Management Tools which includes Azure Cloud Portal, Powershell, Cloudshell & Cloud Advisor.

Built-in Azure management and governance tools help your system administrators and developers to keep your resources secure and compliant, both on-premises and in the cloud.

Azure Cloud Portal

The Portal is a web-based console that provides a graphical user interface and is the most common way for interactions with the cloud.
You can build, manage, and monitor things such as simple web apps, subscriptions, billings, and even complex cloud deployments.
The Azure portal is designed for resiliency, low access latency, and high availability as it is present in every datacenter.
It is kept continuously updated hence it does not suffer any downtime.

Azure Cloud Powershell

Azure Powershell is an extension of windows PowerShell that has its modules and cmdlets.
Through these same cmdlets a user can perform powerful common tasks on the Azure cloud bypassing the need of the Azure Portal.
Users can create automation scripts using PowerShell for repetitive tasks on the cloud resulting in a drastic decrease in Administrative overhead.

Azure Cloud powershell_example

Azure Cloud Shell

The Cloud shell grants access to a browser-based command-line experience that has been built keeping Azure management tasks in mind.
As it is browser-based, it provides more flexibility than PowerShell as it remains machine and OS independent.
It further differentiated itself from Azure PowerShell by offering a choice between Bash and PowerShell itself inside the browser.
Microsoft manages Cloud Shell themselves, hence it comes with updated command-line tool and language support.
Cloud Shell is also automated to securely authenticate and provide you with instant access to your resources.

Azure Cloud CLI

Azure Cloud Advisor

The Azure Advisor is a personalized cloud consultant that provides you guidance and helps you to follow best practices to optimize your Azure cloud deployments for cost-effectiveness, performance, high availability, and security.
It analyzes your resource configurations and usage telemetry to give you recommendations that are proactive, actionable, and personalized.

Sample Question

Here is a sample question from the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification Exam[AZ-900] that you should be able to solve after reading this blog.

Q1. You need to manage the settings of a web app from an iPhone. What is the Azure management tool that you can use?

The Azure portal.
Azure Cloud Shell.
Windows PowerShell.
Azure Storage Explorer.

Correct Answer: B

Explanation: The Azure Cloud shell is platform and OS independent and requires no configuration on the device it is being used.

Q2. An Azure administrator plans to run a PowerShell script that creates Azure resources. You need to recommend which computer configuration to use to run the script.

Solution: Run the script from a computer that runs macOS and has PowerShell Core 6.0 installed.
Does this meet the goal?
A. Yes
B. No
Correct Answer: A

Explanation: Irrespective of OS, PowerShell is the main tool here. Hence, Answer A

Related/Reference

What’s Next?

Check out the official certification page and start your learning towards Azure Cloud, Get certified, and earn a lot more in 2020 by joining our FREE Masterclass.

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Data safe is a cloud service used to provide security over Data stored in various Databases in Oracle cloud. Oracle Database service offers many security features depending on the target Database type and edition.

In this post, we are going to:

Overview of Data Safe in OCI
Features of Data Safe
Configuring Data Safe on Oracle Databases

Overview of Data Safe

Oracle Autonomous Database provides various security features that are automatically implemented on the database (like network security, OS security, patches, and lot more).

Although the security of the Databases is a shared responsibility between Users and Providers (Oracle). Users have to manage things like User accounts, identifying sensitive data, recording user activities, and lot more.

Oracle Data Safe provides an integrated cloud-based center for users to manage and mitigate risks over Oracle databases. From here users can manage their part of securing sensitive data stored in databases.

Note: Data Safe service is not available in a free trial account.

Features of Data Safe

There are 5 key features of using Data Safe in OCI.

1) Security Assessment

Databases with loose configurations like weak password policies, over-privileged accounts, less activity monitoring, and so on need Security Assessments. Security Assessment provides an overall status of Database Security.

It filters and gives a report based on comprehensive assessments, security controls, user security, and security configuration.

security assessment

To know more about Security Assessment click here.

2) User Assessment

It is important to know which users have what kind of privileges and access to Oracle Databases to analyze and mitigate risks. It diversifies the users based on the measure of the impact made due to changes done by users on databases. User assessments keep an eye and calculate a risk score based on those users whose actions make a great impact on databases.

For eg: Hackers taking over user accounts to get access to databases, weak password policies, and passwords haven’t changed for a long time.

user assessment

To know more about user assessment click here.

3) Data Discovery

It is necessary to analyze what types of data we have and what are the sensitive data. There are 125 predefined sensitive types against which we can check sensitive data in databases. These data can be categorized into identification, biographic, IT, financial, healthcare, employment, and academic information.

Data discovery

To know more about Data discovery click here.

4) Data Masking

Data masking is the process of hiding sensitive data behind fictitious looking data. It is used to replicate the data which is having similar characteristics that of original data.

Challenge: To limit the unnecessary spread and exposure of sensitive data.

Solution: Data masking can be used in scenarios where we don’t want to expose the actual sensitive data like in a non-productional environment and will expose the virtualized data having the same features as that of original data.

Data Masking provides:

Masking sensitive data identified using the Sensitive Data Discovery feature.
more than 50 predefined masking patterns
Automatic format selection depending on the format type
custom masking
Generate masking reports

data masking

To know more about Data Masking click here.

5) Activity Auditing

It is used to track Database user activity and alert them from doing any risky actions on databases. This is done because there is always a chance that the user account can be compromised and misused.

User Activity Auditing lets us:

Configure audit, compliance, and alert policies for any risky action.
Collect audit data from databases, and track sensitive operations.
View Audit Reports
- Interactive reports for forensics
- Summary and detailed reports
Can download reports in pdf formats

activity auditing

To know more about Activity Auditing click here.

Configuring Data Safe on Oracle Databases

1) Enable Data Safe through Oracle Console.

Enablingh data safe

To know in detail how to enable Data safe click here.

2) Registering target databases in Data safe.

Target databases

To know more about how to register target databases in data safe click here.

3) Log on to oracle Data Safe console and use various features available for providing security to the oracle database.

Data safe console

To know how to sign in Oracle data safe console click here.

Conclusion

The responsibility of securing data inside databases is divided between two bodies Providers(Oracle) and Users. For managing User’s part in OCI Data Safe have been used. In this post, I have covered the Overview of Data Safe, Features of Data Safe, and how to configure data safe in OCI. I hope it will help you understand the concept of Data Safe in OCI.

Data Safe is also covered in our OCI Architect Professional [1z0-997] Certification training. To know more about this training click here.

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In our OCI Architect Professional [1Z0-997] Certification training, we cover Data Safe in OCI in Design for Security & Compliance module. In this module, we also cover the Security Overview, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Web Application Firewall (WAF), KMS.

For the list of Hands-On guide click here.

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This blog-post will cover everything you need to know about the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator certification exam.

You must be having many questions like, why is this certification important? What domains does it cover? What are the eligibility criteria? How to prepare for it? And whatnot. Continue reading to find out the answers.

What Is Azure Administrator Certification?

The AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Certification is geared towards those who implement, manage, and monitors identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment. The Azure Administrator will provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources as appropriate.

Why Should You Learn Azure?

Validates technical skills like storage, networking, compute, security, and other Cloud operations on Microsoft Azure.
Top-paying info-tech certification in the world.
It provides you with global recognition for your knowledge, skills, and experience.
The organization looks for those who know Oracle Cloud, AWS, Azure, etc.

Why Azure Certification Is Beneficial?

As a result of the increase in demand for Azure, the need for Azure administrators is rapidly increasing along the lines. Hence, one CV with this gleaming certification will have an enormous advantage.
In terms of job prospects and earning, a certification leads to a rampant increment in both.
Almost 70% of people agree that certification has improved their earning and 84% of people have seen better job prospects after getting certified.
Updating your LinkedIn profile with this certificate will boost your job profile and increase your chances of getting chosen.

Exam Details (AZ-104)

Certification Name: AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
Beta phase: AZ-104 is in the beta phase as of now and beta exams are not scored immediately which means you would have to wait for the result.
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for taking this course. Microsoft recommends candidates to have a minimum of six months of hands-on experience administering Azure.
Exam Cost: USD 165.00

AZ-104 Exam Topics

Candidates should have a strong understanding of core Azure services, Azure workloads, security, and governance. Candidates for this exam should have experience in using PowerShell, the Command Line Interface, Azure Portal, and ARM templates.

AZ-104 Admin path The important domains covered in the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator certification exam are:

Manage Azure identities and governance (15-20%)
Implement and manage storage (10-15%)
Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (25-30%)
Configure and manage virtual networking (30-35%)
Monitor and back up Azure resources (10-15%)

Is It Same As AZ-103?

AZ-103 is the predecessor of the AZ-104 Azure Administrator Certification. After the AZ-104 beta phase, AZ-103 will be retired and replaced by AZ-104. To know more check out our blog-post AZ-104 | Microsoft Azure Certification Exam.

Exam Retake Policy

First of all, if a candidate fails in the first attempt, he/she has to wait 24 hours before exam retake.
Secondly, if he/she fails in the 2nd attempt, then they should wait for 14 days to retake the exam.
A candidate can take a maximum of 5 retakes in a year.

Who This Certification Is For?

People who are involved in selling or purchasing Cloud-based solutions and services or who have some involvement in Cloud-based solutions and services.
Anyone with a technical background who needs to validate their administrator-level knowledge around Cloud services.

The certification exam enhances your skills as well as demonstrates it among your employers, thus making you stand out. To learn about the roles and responsibilities of a Microsoft Azure Administrator click here.

Registration

Register for [AZ-104] Azure certification exam at Microsoft’s official website i.e. Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator (beta).

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This blog-post will cover everything you need to know about Azure Dashboard, which is sometimes overlooked but is a powerful tool.

Azure Dashboard

Advantages Of Azure Dashboard

Microsoft Azure gives you the ability to create custom dashboards.
Imagine you have set up multiple services on the Azure portal and now want to be able to keep track of all of them, here Azure Dashboard comes into the picture.
It is kind of a collection of shortcuts to resources in Azure, which makes it easy for you to access, organize, and visualize. Azure dashboard lets you have direct access to all your favorite resources in a way that works for you.
Creating a custom dashboard can enable you to quickly consume relevant information, identify issues, and make navigation easier.

Suports Multiple Dashboards

Dashboard type 2

Microsoft Azure supports multiple dashboards in the Azure portal that each include tiles showing data from different Azure resources across different resource groups and subscriptions, so you can create different dashboards for different teams or clone an existing one.

How To Create A Dashboard

To create a new private dashboard, sign in to the Azure portal and from the menu select Dashboard, then click on the +New dashboard tab on top.
Now you will be shown the Tile Gallery, where you can select tiles that you can arrange on an empty grid.
To change the name of the dashboard click on My Dashboard and enter the name you like.
After you are done click on Done customizing in the page header.
The dashboard view will now show your newly created dashboard.

Creating Custom Dashboard

Azure provides multiple ways to create and customize dashboards within the portal:

Dashboard editor
Pinning Azure Resources to your dashboard
Creating a dashboard in JSON
Auto-generated dashboards

You can make use of the graphical user interface or create a dashboard in JSON where the dashboard is represented programmatically as JSON. It looks similar to the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Template, and it lets you deploy new dashboards from within this template. To learn more about creating dashboards in the Azure portal click here.

Sharing Azure Dashboard

Sharing Dashboards To share the dashboard amongst others who are working in your Azure environment, click the Share button at the top of the dashboard tab and then choose a name, location, subscription. Dashboards by default will have a resource group created, but you can deploy it to different resource group if you like. Shared dashboards give you the ability to control which user gets access to view the dashboard.

Sample Question

Here is a sample question from Microsoft Azure DevOps Certification Exam [AZ-400]

Q. You need to recommend project metrics for dashboards in Azure DevOps. Which chart widgets should you recommend for each metric? Each chart widget may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

Ans.

Explanation:

Box 1: Lead time measures the total time elapsed from the creation of work items to their completion.

Box 2: Cycle time measures the time it takes for your team to complete work items once they begin actively working on them.

Box 3: Burndown charts focus on remaining work within a specific time period.

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In this blog, I am going to show how to use REST Adapter with Multiple resources and verbs support in Oracle Integration Cloud(OIC).

Oracle recently added this feature allows us to create only one Integration for Multiple REST API with different verbs.

OIC REST Adapter Multiple resources and verbs support

REST (Representational State Transfer)

This was designed specifically for working with components such as media components, files, or even objects on a particular hardware device. Any web service that is defined on the principles of REST can be called a RestFul web service. A Restful service would use the normal HTTP verbs of GET, POST, PUT and DELETE for working with the required components.

Let’s Dive Into Integration & See How Can We Achieve This

Create an App Driven Orchestration integration.
Drop the REST connection as a trigger point, provide information as below and click the checkbox
- What do you want to call your endpoint?
- Enable multiple resources or verb checkbox
Enter the below information and click Next.
- Name of the endpoint. (In our case we have named it EmployeeDetails)
- Select checkbox for configuring multiple resources or verb
Enter below information and Click
1. Provide an operation Name (In our case it is InsertData)
2. What does this operation do? (Provide a description)
3. Relative URI(must start with /). (In our case it is /insert)
4. What action do you want to perform on the endpoint: POST
5. Configure a request payload for this endpoint: Select this checkbox (This option allows us to assign payload in the next step).
6. Configure this endpoint to receive the response: Select this checkbox
Select the request payload format to choose JSON Sample: This option allows us to take input in JSON format. Select <<<inline>>> link to give sample payload.

Enter payload and click OK.

{
"Users":[{
"id":"",
"FIRSTNAME":"",
"LASTNAME":"",
"DESIGNATION":"",
"QUALIFICATION":""
},{
"id":"",
"FIRSTNAME":"",
"LASTNAME":"",
"DESIGNATION":"",
"QUALIFICATION":""
} ] }

OIC Rest multi verb resource

Click Next.
Select the request payload format to choose JSON Sample: This option allows us to take input in JSON format. Select inline link to give sample payload.
Enter payload and click OK.
```
{
"status":""
}
```
Click Next.
Now the Operation InsertData has been added.
Check the checkbox and click on Next for Add another operation.
Enter below information and Click
1. Provide an operation Name (In our case it is GetUsers)
2. What does this operation do? (Provide a description)
3. Relative URI(must start with /). (In our case it is /getusers)
4. Relative URI(must start with /). (In our case it is /users)
5. What action do you want to perform on the endpoint: GET
6. Configure this endpoint to receive the response: Select this checkbox
Select Json Sample in the request payload format dropdown. This option allows us to take input in JSON Select <<< inline >>> link to give sample payload.

Enter payload and click OK.

{ 
"Users":[{ 
"id":"", 
"FIRSTNAME":"", 
"LASTNAME":"", 
"DESIGNATION":"", 
"QUALIFICATION":"" 
},{ 
"id":"", 
"FIRSTNAME":"", 
"LASTNAME":"", 
"DESIGNATION":"", 
"QUALIFICATION":"" 
} ] }

OIC Rest multi verb resource

Click Next.
Now the Operation GetUsers has been added
Check the checkbox for Add another operation
Click on Next button.
Now your integration will look like this both the operations are branched from REST trigger EmployeeDetails

This now you can utilize the REST adapters Multiple resources and verbs support in Oracle Integration Cloud(OIC)

Note: If you want to enhance your knowledge and become a certified Oracle Cloud Platform Application Integration 2019 Associate then check on the blog on certification exam [1Z0-1042].

Summary

This new feature of REST Adapter with Multiple resources and verbs support is very useful when multiple operations on the database are to be performed using the same REST connection. It allows for creating one integration for the operations instead of creating separate integration for all. Reduces clutter when monitoring integrations and reduces the time needed to create the integration.

Related/References:

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In January 2020, Microsoft announced the AZ-104 certification which is the new version of AZ-103. This blog post will be discussing the differences between the [AZ-104] vs [Az-103]Azure Administrator Certification Exam.

If you have not gone through my previous blog on [AZ-104] Microsoft Azure Administration Certification exam you can click here to read everything you need to know about it.

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For people who have already started preparing for AZ-103, the good news is that they will still be able to take this 103 exam for ~90 days after the release of AZ-104. So, they should be able to give the exam until June 30, 2020.

Also, you may ask if my current certificate would be valid if I already cleared the exam? Yes, if you have already cleared the exam then your certificate will be valid for 2 years.

Changes Introduced In The AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Certification Exam:

There is a change in the Percentage weightage of sections in AZ-104.
Two sections (“subscriptions” and “identity”) are merged into one (“identity”) section. There will be less emphasis on this.
The overall weightage of (“storage”) section has been reduced in favor of the (“Azure Compute Resources”) section.
The (“Azure Compute Resources”) section now includes two additional topics other than the virtual machine management namely Kubernetes and Web Apps.
Finally, the last section of the exam is now dedicated more towards Monitoring and Backup services.

Detailed Look At Topics Changes

Below is a further break down of topics that have been added to the exam (Right) and topics which are being removed (Left)

Previously, everything was based on IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) but now with time, things are moving to PaaS (Platform as a Service). Due to this shift, there has been an increased demand in the use of services like Kubernetes (a microservices deployment and management system) and Web Apps in the cloud ecosystem.

Additionally, Azure Hybrid Active Directory systems are being removed from the exam and also being phased out of use because of the increased robustness of Azure AD on the cloud.

So these were the changes that were introduced in the new AZ-104 Azure Administrator certification Exam. If there are any more changes in the Exam, we will notify you through our blogs. Meanwhile, you can also click here to read my blog post on everything you need to know about the AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification exam.

Related/References

[AZ-103] Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Exam: Everything You Need To Know
[AZ-104] Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Exam: Everything You Need To Know
Azure Cloud Administrator [AZ-104] Certification Q/A (Free Masterclass)
Official Microsoft Azure Administration certification exam details can be found here for both AZ-103 and AZ-104.

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Background/Cause

Issue Encountered

Fix: Upgrade EBS Cloud Manager

Steps To Upgrade EBSCM

Related/Further Readings

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What Is Resource?

What Is A Resource Group?

How To Create A Resource Group?

What is Resource Manager (ARM)?

What is ARM Template?

Sample Questions

Related/References

Pricing Models

Factors That Impact Pricing:

Some Free Services in OCI

Pricing Examples

Cost Analysis & Budget

Related/Further Readings

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What is DevOps?

Azure DevOps Services

Azure Boards

Azure Repos

Azure Pipelines

Azure Test Plans

Azure Artifacts

Related/References

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8 Step To Install & Configure ZDM In Oracle Cloud

Related Post

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Compute Shapes

Flexible Shapes

Supported Regions

Images Compatible With Flexible Shapes

Related/Further Readings

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Azure Compute Service

Azure Network Service

Azure Storage Service

Azure Database Service

Sample Questions

Related/References

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Steps To Follow Before Exam

Starting the Exam

During Exam

After Exam

Related/Further Readings

Exam Details (AZ-500):

AZ-500 Exam Topics:

Sample Question Types:

Exam Retake Policy

Who Does This Certification Apply To?

What’s Next?

Overview Of Functions

Steps To Configure Functions

Overview Of Events

Steps To Configure Events

Integration Of Functions With Events

Use Cases Of Functions & Events

Related/Further Readings

Next Task For You

ZDM FREE Masterclass Q/A

Platform / Pre-requisite related

Install & Configure ZDM

Connect to Object Store

Related Post

How To Learn More

Azure IoT

Azure Big Data Analytics

Azure Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

Azure Serverless

Sample Questions

Related/References

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What Is [1Z0-1070] Oracle Cloud Platform Identity & Security Management Associate?

How To Become Oracle Cloud Platform Identity & Security Management 2019 Associate Certified?

Exam Details: