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Secure SAP on AWS Migration: Best Practices for Compliance and Disaster Recovery

SAP is increasingly moving to the cloud, with Amazon Web Services (AWS) being a popular choice for hosting SAP environments. The benefits of SAP on AWS migration are clear in terms of scalability, agility, and cost-efficiency. The paramount concerns, however, when performing a migration are security and compliance. In this post, we will delve into […]

SAP on AWS Migration: How to Prepare for a Technical Assessment

Embarking on an SAP on AWS migration journey can seem daunting, but with the right preparation and team, it can be a smooth and successful process. This blog post aims to provide comprehensive guidance on how to prepare for an AWS migration technical assessment and how to navigate the move to the cloud successfully.   Understanding […]

SAP on AWS migration: 5 common mistakes and how to avoid them

SAP on AWS migration can be a complex and challenging endeavour due to the critical nature of these systems. The process demands meticulous planning, resource understanding, effective communications with business and IT as well as comprehensive training and awareness across the entire teams to reap all the benefits of AWS. To ensure the full benefits, […]

Demystifying Data Sharing in Oracle 19c Multitenant Architecture

Oracle introduced multitenant architecture in 12c. The purpose of multitenant is consolidation. Instead of having multiple databases on a server you can now create one consolidated database called the CDB. The CDB can contain multiple pluggable databases (PDBs). To an application, a PDB would appear as if it is a separate database. But behind the […]

Disk Space and Journaling Issues on the iSeries Operating System

by Jean Driscoll Senior Technical Consultant, Syntax Sometimes you come in on a Monday morning and nothing is working. Suddenly you have a P1 and many users and their managers calling. Most IT workers have been called in the middle of the night or have arrived at work walking into this situation. Data growth is […]

Identifying E-Business Suite 12.2 CPU Patches and Security Fixes Using the ECPUC Tool

A valuable new utility, EBS Critical Patch Update Checker (ECPUC), was released with the July 2023 CPU (Critical Patch Update). This utility brings some valuable functionality to your Oracle E-Business Suite environment. It is highly recommended that you incorporate ECPUC into your system to benefit from the following features: Accurately assess your EBS environment’s current […]

Identify and resolving record locks on iSeries

In all databases with multiple processes accessing the data, record locks occur. These come up in the alerts you get from the web and enterprise server logs. Message: 11812/10172 WRK:Starting jdeCallObject jdbodbc.C8416 ODB0000164 – STMT:00 [HY000][-913][2] [IBM][System i Access ODBC Driver][DB2 for i5/OS]SQL0913 – Row or object F0101 in PRODDTA type *FILE in use. Failed […]

Setting Up Self-Service Password Reset in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

The Self-Service Password Reset capability available in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne allows users to reset their passwords without having to get an administrator involved. This allows users to avoid the downtime of waiting for an administrator and allows administrators to continue working on their tasks rather than stopping to reset a user’s password. With the ability […]