Oracle Forms: Newly Created Runtime Process Has Terminated Abnormally

After applying a Critical Patch Update (CPU) or a specific bundle patch to an Oracle Forms 12c environment, ...

Oracle Data Integrator 12c release

The wait is over—Oracle Data Integrator 12c has arrived, and it fundamentally changes the game ...

Oracle APEX - Hosting and Licensing

Oracle APEX is a powerful no-cost feature of the Oracle Database, but deploying it effectively ...

Linux cluster sysadmin -- SSH keys

Typing passwords for every single node in your Linux cluster isn't ...

The Top 10 SQL Server Managed Service Providers (MSP)

Microsoft SQL Server is seen by many as the workhorse of the enterprise. It powers everything from high-transaction ...

Introducing Oracle Enterprise Data Quality

Pythian Published : Dec 4, 2025 Last Updated : Dec 10, 2025 9 min read

The Ultimate List: Top Oracle Managed Service Providers (MSP)

Oracle environments power the enterprise. They run everything from mission-critical ERPs to complex data warehouses. ...

The Top 10 Remote DBA Services Companies

Your databases power your applications, your reporting, and your daily operations. When they fail, your business ...

The Future of the Data Estate: Why Pythian Acquired Rittman Mead

Pythian Published : Nov 20, 2025 Last Updated : Nov 20, 2025 4 min read

Why Reactive DBA Is Obsolete and the Future Is Outsourcing to a Proactive Partner

The cost of 'break-fix'

Many organizations use a "break-fix" model—or ...

What are Database Administration Services?

Database administration services keep your business running. Shifting ...

Top 5 Considerations for Selecting a Database Managed Service Provider for your RFP

The customer consensus: what the data says about winning the database managed service RFP

We used artificial ...

Checklist: Choosing the Right Database Managed Service Provider for Your RFP

Why your current database managed service RFP process fails

The request for proposal (RFP) process for ...

How Database Administration Services Dramatically Reduce TCO

When organizations calculate their data infrastructure expense, they often fixate on the most obvious cost: the ...

The Essential Guide to Modern Database Administration Services

Your data infrastructure is growing more complex and demands constant attention. The demands on in-house database ...

Checklist: How to Evaluate Database Managed Service Providers (MSP)

Key criteria for choosing a strategic database managed service provider (MSP)

Pythian Published : Nov 17, 2025 Last Updated : Nov 17, 2025 9 min read

The Ultimate MSP List: Top Database Managed Service Providers

Your database is a critical asset, but managing it 24/7 across multiple technologies is a major challenge. ...

What is an MSP's role in a hybrid-cloud strategy?

A managed service provider (MSP) for hybrid cloud acts as an expert service layer that unifies management, security, ...

The Difference Between Database Managed Services and Managed Database Services

The terms 'database managed ...

Pythian: A Leading Datavail Competitor in Remote Database Administrative (DBA) Services

Remote database administrative (DBA) services

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Pythian: A Leading Datavail Competitor in Remote DBA and Managed Services

Positioning overview

Pythian is a global professional and managed services provider with over 25 years of ...

The hidden cost of too many indexes in MySQL

Important pre-checks before running pt-online-schema-change to Add/Drop an index in MySQL

When you're working with large MySQL tables in production, making schema changes like adding or dropping indexes can ...

Improving Backup efficiency on SQL Server 2025 with the new ZSTD algorithm

Native backup compression was introduced in SQL Server 2008 and was a game changer as it reduced the data space ...

Next-Gen Data Intelligence: How SQL Server 2025 Redefines the Modern Database

SQL Server 2025 is not just another upgrade—it’s a dramatic reimagining of the database for the AI era.

Oracle PDB Default Service Limiting SQL Parallelism

Configuring CDC for Oracle Databases

An Oracle Database deployment comes with various integration features, and one particularly interesting one is ...

Controlling Oracle Fetch Sizes with Oraaccess.xml

DML Part of a Parallel INSERT Suddenly Started to Execute Serially in Oracle

This post is about investigating a non obvious reason an INSERT running in parallel suddenly started taking longer ...