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Database Administration (DBA)

Managing administrative and student data systems at West Virginia University.

The Database Administration (DBAs) Group manages, secures and monitors the University's administrative and student data systems housed in the Data Center. This includes the administration and management of the actual application or software, the fixes/updates to the application or software as shipped from the vendor, the installation of custom code built by ESD, and the security of these data systems. As caretaker of the University's data systems, the DBAs advise ESD and SSM staff on how best to access/use the databases and make any agreed upon changes to accommodate user requirements.

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Supported Systems

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Recent Posts

Technical Articles for DBAs and Sysadmins

Oracle Security Alerts

Critical Patch Update - October 2009 October 20, 2009
Critical Patch Update - July 2009 July 15, 2009
Critical Patch Update - April 2009 April 14, 2009
Critical Patch Update - January 2009 April 14, 2009
Critical Patch Update - October 2008 October 15, 2008
Critical Patch Update - July 2008 July 15, 2008
Critical Patch Update - April 2008 April 15, 2008
Critical Patch Update - January 2008 January 15, 2008
Critical Patch Update - October 2007 October 16, 2007
Critical Patch Update - July 2007 July 17, 2007

Oracle Blogs

Tricks for the New JSF Visual Editor in JDeveloper 11g PS1 November 20, 2009
You're Invited: OPN Specialized Launch November 20, 2009
Choosing which documents to index with a document service November 20, 2009
Oracle BI Servisleri ve Görevleri November 20, 2009
DOAG 2009: Minimal Downtime Upgrade Presentation (German!) November 20, 2009
New TaskFlow Tutorial on OTN November 19, 2009
Building Loyalty is a Great Way to Compete November 19, 2009
Cheers Theme at QCon 2009 November 19, 2009
David Chappell at QCon 2009: Next Generation Service Orientation November 19, 2009
QCon 2009: Brian Oliver on Connected Clouds November 19, 2009