Service
Infrastructure and hardening
Your database is only as secure as the server it runs on.
The problem
Servers installed years ago with generic users, unnecessary services running, no OS patches and the same root password since day one. An audit flags them red; an attacker finds them first. And when the only server fails, there is no plan B.
How we work
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Assessment
Configuration review against CIS benchmarks and Oracle recommendations: users, permissions, services, network, patches, logs.
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Hardening
Controlled application of controls: SSH, sudo, firewall, SELinux or the AIX equivalent, auditing, credential rotation, OS patches.
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High availability
Architecture with real redundancy: Data Guard, RAC, application clusters, load balancers, off-site backups.
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Continuity
Disaster recovery plan with defined RTO/RPO and periodic failover tests.
Frequently asked questions
Can hardening break the application?
It can, if applied without testing. That is why we start in a non-production environment, document every control and apply it to production in agreed windows with rollback.
Do you still work with IBM AIX?
Yes. Many critical Oracle databases still run on Power/AIX. We administer it and, when it makes sense, plan the move to Linux.
Does it include penetration testing?
We do not perform offensive pentests. We do configuration assessment and hardening, and we can coordinate with your pentest provider to close findings.
Related services
All services →Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Architecture, deployment, operations, cost optimization and hardening of your OCI tenancy.
Business Intelligence
Data models, Power BI dashboards and management/SLA indicators that leadership actually uses.
Migrations
On-premise to OCI, version upgrades, platform moves (IBM Power/AIX, Linux) and Autonomous Database, with minimal downtime.