OGG - always in-sync
December 08, 2020
OGG - always in-sync
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Oracle GoldenGate
Our company in EMEA region has two data centers, working in the Active/Passive(standing by) mode. We use Oracle GoldenGate to "clone" the live data transactions from the master database (which resides in the currently active data center) to the standing-by database (which is in the limited read-only mode, and resides in our passive data center). If the active DC is down and DR is required, the standing-by database in the passive DC will be promoted to the master one which can take R/W transactions, and the OGG will reverse the uni-direction data copy. This pattern is applied on all business critical IT application's DB instances.
Pros
- As the product under the Oracle umbrella, it perfectly and natively supports the Oracle database very well.
- For the standard scenario and use cases, the configuration is straight-forward (in our case uni-direction copy from source to target).
- It is robust and the performance meets our SLA, even for a large amount of data volume.
- The error report is not only detailed but hits the right points, so trouble shooting is easy.
Cons
- The metrics UI is another product that should be purchased separately, with high price, we use open source Grafana as a replacement.
- Documentation can be improved. Sometimes [it is] not so easy to find the correct information quickly.
- Oracle GoldenGate guarantees our standing-by database in passive data center, is always in "pre-warmed" status, as the data is always in-sync with the master database in our active data center. At any time, the standing-by database can kick in in case the active DC encounters the serious issue. This significantly increases the IT application's high availability and promise to "business as usual".
Do you think Oracle GoldenGate delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Oracle GoldenGate's feature set?
Yes
Did Oracle GoldenGate live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Oracle GoldenGate go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Oracle GoldenGate again?
Yes
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