Dbas Find Simplified Solution For Data Recovery - database administrators - Product Announcement

BMC Software, Inc., Houston, a provider of enterprise management, has introduced an advanced backup and recovery solution for Oracle(R) that provides database administrators (DBAs) with a simplified solution for addressing one of the most complex and potentially damaging issues, recovery of data. PATROL(R) Recovery for Oracle assures business availability by providing surety to companies that the data that is critical to their business will be recoverable, with minimal loss, in the event of a disaster through an easy-to-use centralized management tool.

PATROL Recovery for Oracle version 2.0 expands upon the functions of previous versions with new features that allow companies to maximize resources while increasing availability of their critical data. The new back up and recovery features include:
-- Centralized management of heterogeneous databases across the enterprises, allowing customers for the - first time - to manage databases other than Oracle, all from a single console;

-- The elimination of management boundaries through remote management of backup and recovery tasks;

-- Greater flexibility and the elimination of guess work by allowing DBAs to perform the smallest, most efficient recovery through precise point-in-time recovery analysis; and

-- The enabling of quick and efficient transaction recovery of bad transactions through log analysis. "With responsibilities for 70+ Oracle databases, we have a strong need for a single solution that will allow us to simplify our complex management environment," said Mike Harris, senior Oracle DBA of Volvo IT North America. "Our team of four Oracle DBAs, with a range of experience from beginner to knowledgeable with BMC's PATROL Recovery for Oracle, were able to install and configure backups for all servers within a matter of two weeks. The simple drag and click process used in BMC's management solution simplified what had been a rather time consuming task for us in the past. Since then we have seen several times how straightforward and clear database recovery can be. The easy three-step process: configure it, do the setup, and let it run on its own, has not only saved us time and money in setting up backups and recoveries, but frees up the entire team's time, allowing us to focus on more critical business issues."

PATROL Recovery for Oracle provides the ability to develop intelligent backup and recovery strategies tailored for a company's specific business and application needs. It is the only product available today that can offer customers such a high-level of functionality across a multitude of platforms, including Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL-Server and Exchange, all through a single management console. Further, by insulating the DBA from becoming experts in every platform supported, PATROL Recovery for Oracle enables companies to better maximize their resource management.

"Disasters happen, it is unavoidable. How a company handles them and to what level they let them affect their business is a different story," said Chris Gahagan, vice president and general manager of the Recovery and Storage Management Division of BMC Software. "BMC Software understands that user and application errors happen and systems do go down, that is the unfortunate nature of business. Backup and recovery solutions are as critical to effectively managing a business as understanding that not all applications and databases can be managed the same across a company. The ability to tailor PATROL Recovery to meet a company's individual application and business needs is required by our customers to assure their business availability."

PATROL Recovery for Oracle enables users to perform rapid recovery from a wide range of user or application errors, database outages and physical failures by right-sizing their recovery. It initiates the smallest, most efficient recovery possible to keep a business up and running. PATROL Recovery for Oracle provides assurance of recovery through automation, consistency, guidance and dry-run functionality to eliminate errors and minimize the recovery time.