Dbvisit - Oracle Disaster Recovery Solution within your reach
How much does 30 minutes of down time cost your business?
Maintenance overheads aside, think about the opportunity costs in lost productivity.
Now imagine a 16 hour downtime. Will your company's operations be hurt because
of inaccessibility to critical data? In the US, 43% companies never reopen after a
major disaster*, and only 7% survive for an additional 5 years**.
While we cannot control external forces - natural, human or technical;
we can control the impact they have on our businesses. No company is immune to
such catastrophes. Companies are protecting their data against disruptions more
seriously today with contingency plans and standby servers, because of our
excessive dependencies on machines.
We’ve been using Dbvisit for almost three years. Yes – it functions exactly as advertised.
And it saved us: Our internal Oracle database server failed and we had to failover to the standby server. The failover was entirely successful...they’ve been excellent: responsive and helpful. As you can tell, we’re very happy with the product. It provides strong functionality at a value price. Highly recommended.
-Michael J. Muha, Ph.D. | Manager, Systems & Hosting | WorkForce Software - Winner of the Inc. 5000, Entrepreneur’s Hot 500, Software Magazine’s Software 500, and Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 |
Time or data loss has huge costs in terms of overheads and lost opportunities.
Loosing integral data to disasters not only impacts the security and finances of your
business, it jeopardizes its existence completely.
So the question is, how prepared are you to face such unforeseen situations? Do
you have the peace of mind that no matter what happens, your company's data will
be protected and your business will continue without stalling even for a moment?
Your business success, bottom line, and growth depend on how prepared and
secure your systems and processes are at all times.

You won't ever have to recover from disasters, if you are ready for them.
Mitigating your risks from disasters isn't a technical issue, it is a business decision.
It's important to have a reliable solution for responding to such interruptions, and
restoring your critical business functions smoothly. Modern day businesses demand
minimalistic tolerance for down-time and greater expectations of data availability.
Typically, business owners turn to two different types of solutions for adding this
level of security to their databases. Either they turn to 'home-bred in-house
solutions' or 'high cost investments'.
In-house data protection solutions may seem cost effective in the short run but are
unstable and often create hindrances in business, since they demand considerable
attention from the DBAs. Many of these solutions fail to be practical and offer
minimum stability and reliability.
Other solutions like Oracle's Data Guard are priced at premium values of $30,000,
making it difficult for small to mid-sized companies to afford. Most companies
cannot bear the heavy expenses of Oracle Enterprise Edition solution licensing and
maintenance fees, and hence compromise on their data security.
Dbvisit was made to fill this gap, and is now considered to be one of the
most popular disaster recovery solutions for Oracle databases. It provides
the level of security every business deserves, at much more economical costs. This
makes it an affordable alternative for all businesses without compromising on
quality, efficiency and reliability. Dbvisit ensures business continuity by making a
copy of your databases at a remote location and keeping it constantly updated. In
case disaster strikes, standby databases can automatically switch to primary
database status, making the transition almost seamless.
You don't have to compromise on features or functionality to save costs. Dbvisit
becomes a viable business decision as companies are now required to comply with
stringent industrial rules and regulations for security and data accountability.
Finding a high functionality solution at a value price.
Since Dbvisit was made to fill an evident gap in data recovery solutions, it aims to support the unique protection needs of every company - making it a prudent business choice. Dbvisit offers the following benefits that can ensure your business continuity.
- Convenient to install - Installing Dbvisit for the first time is simple and intuitive and requires no additional training costs. It takes only about 30 minutes to set it up.
- Supports multiple platforms - It provides freedom, flexibility and openness to migrate from one platform to another without limitations - it works with Microsoft Windows, UNIX and Linux. No matter what systems or platforms you use, you can have the peace of mind that your data will always be protected.
- Compatibility with other Oracle versions - Dbvisit supports oracle versions 8i to 11g. Even if you switch or upgrade your Oracle servers to newer versions, your data will still be protected without requiring any manual input from you.
- Flexibility to use Oracle’s latest features - As your Oracle database feature set changes, your recovery systems also automatically update. Dbvisit is always in sync with Oracle's functionality making it simpler to upgrade your systems.
- Reduce down time duration - You don't have to deal with down time during maintenance outages anymore. Dbvisit allows you to easily switch between your primary and standby databases instantaneously, using its role reversal capabilities (Automatic Graceful switchover).
- Access to local databases - Dbvisit allows local users to access the same applications through local databases (for better performance and local support) in different parts of the world. In each time zone a new primary database becomes the active database, thus making it easier to manage teams across the globe.
- Safety and Security - We ensure that your crucial data is protected at all times by applying reliable industry strength security standards. Safety and security is integral for any company's existence.
- Easy to revert changes - Dbvisit offers measures of additional protection in case of human or software errors. Changes in the database are replicated in the standby server but are applied only after 60 minutes - thus providing a comfortable buffer for situations where the changes need to be reversed.
- Automatically creates the standby database - Once the systems have been setup you won't ever have to manually create copies of your database on your standby servers. Dbvisit has automated this process completely, so that you can focus your time and resources elsewhere.
- Automatic continuation - Even if network or database problems occur, everything continues to work without requiring additional support from a DBA.
- Database management - Dbvisit automatically manages and monitors archive logs on both primary and standby servers. This ensures that your database does not get stuck, consequently resulting in continued uptime.
- Protection from errors - Access to comprehensive trace files for analysis by the support team limits time-loss significantly. In case of any software errors, you can rest assured knowing that your turnaround time to resolve issues will be minimalistic.
- Load balancing - Maximize return on standby hardware investment as reports can be run against standby databases instead of impacting the primary database.
- Quick and easy activation - When the time comes, Dbvisit activates the disaster recovery database in the quickest amount of time, making sure that your business keeps running with ease.
These benefits result in zero downtime with instant data recovery, and no training
overheads. Dbvisit solution is a robust, efficient and secure solution for any
business looking for protection. You don't have to compromise on your data
protection measures anymore.
What makes Dbvisit different from the rest?
- Dbvisit runs outside the database therefore causing minimal interruption of the database. It runs as an executable allowing it to capture precise snapshot images of the database for rollback purposes.
- Dbvisit eliminates the need of external monitoring as it does not run on agent or daemons (unlike Data Guard), it thus remains active without supervision.
- Greater bandwidth is not required because it automatically compresses archive logs before replicating to the Oracle standby database.
- Dbvisit does not use complex SQL*Net configurations, reducing the number of open firewall ports; thus making the data more secure and less vulnerable.
For more information, please see our complete list of features.
Companies in 50 countries have already switched to Dbvisit.
Because of the above functionalities, our product is a popular alternative to Data
Guard. With its unique features and benefits, Dbvisit is gaining customer's loyalty
all over the globe.
Dbvisit has a diverse customer base all the way from manufacturing sectors to city
councils. Multinational names such as Net2Phone, ATG, Kelloggs and Work Force
Software are some of our valued clients.
Our Dbvisit world map shows companies in 50 countries all around the world
are trusting Dbvisit.
Our clients say that
"Dbvisit can take care of itself once it is setup so that you can
worry about more important business decisions. It shields your DBAs from
complexities of managing standby databases, thus allowing them to focus on other
tasks."
More importantly, our clients are satisfied with us because we give them back their
peace of mind. You can read more feedback from our esteemed clients here.
Dbvisit is definitely a tool which helps hard pressed technical staff by TRULY simplifying and automating the complex management of standby databases.
My company was able to save quite a bit on Oracle licensing by being able to deploy the Standard Edition of Oracle 10g and still get the same DR functionality (thru Dbvisit) as with the more expensive options of Oracle Enterprise Edition and Data Guard. I found it relatively easy to setup and use, and very important to me was the speed and quality of the support from the Dbvisit team during my testing phase. Those guys are very much on the ball. Of the Dbvisit features, an unexpected bonus feature for me was the fact that the transmission of the archive logs is in an encrypted tunnel out of the box and the logs are also compressed, so it is not only secure but works well even where you have a slow connection to your DR site like what I have currently.
-Wayne Straughn | Database Administrator | The Barbados Light & Power Co Ltd | Barbados |
Who said security has to come at a high cost? Get back your peace of mind!
Dbvisit is the best alternative of Data Guard not only because of its price, but also
because it has all the main features and additional functionalities to provide
maximum protection, reliability and flexibility. Download Dbvisit fact sheet (PDF) today!
** We believe the decision to failover to the standby database should not be automatic, as it could just be a temporary glitch. However the failover is a simple command in Dbvisit and can be automated if this feature is required.
Nothing beats Dbvisit on price, features or functions. The price package includes
free ongoing support and services for the first three months. After the initial
3 months, we provide full support for an annual fee. We guarantee full co-operation
and we value our clients and like to maintain excellent business relations with them.
For queries or further inquiries, you can always contact us. We look forward to
helping you make your businesses more secure and successful.
Try out our fully featured Dbvisit 30 day evaluation version!
(** US Bureau of Labor)

Was it Einstein who once said "Things should be as complex as they need to be, but no more ..."?

We’ve been using Dbvisit for almost three years. Yes – it functions exactly as advertised.
