Database automation: Can you get too much of a good thing?

Can one have too much of a good thing? Apparently, it depends on whom you ask. Jerry Garcia would have told you that “too much of a good thing is just about right.” Apparently, Mark Twain had similar thoughts with respect to whiskey: “Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.”

So, context matters.

For several years, I’ve been posting about how NetApp (through automation) can help enhance your control over your Oracle, SAP, and SQL Server database environments. The benefits are incontrovertible: reduced risk, greater production with fewer errors, and shorter time to market. I’ve previously posted about those benefits. PwC even goes so far as including smoother audits and stronger shareholder value.

With respect to automation, perhaps you can’t get too much. At least we’re not at “the line” yet.

So, why am I rehashing old content? Good question. NetApp has made significant strides in its automation offerings. The latest additions include:

• NetApp^® Console and automation hub. Storage provisioning of Azure NetApp Files for Oracle is among the many scripts available on Automation Hub. This script, available for Ansible and Terraform modules, automates the provisioning of Azure NetApp Files volumes and makes them available for use by Oracle within Azure.
• New Workload Factory updates. For Oracle users running self-managed deployments, migrating to and operating in AWS just got easier: NetApp Workload Factory now supports using Oracle databases with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP storage. Also, Microsoft SQL Server logs can be difficult and time-consuming to interpret—even for specialized database administration experts—slowing down problem resolution and creating bottlenecks. Workload Factory now addresses this challenge with its SQL Server log analyzer, an agentic AI–powered feature for self-managed SQL Server deployments using FSx for ONTAP storage.
• Boot an SAP system from Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization with NetApp solutions on bare metal servers. In complex enterprise environments, testing and migration scenarios from virtualized workloads on physical hardware are often time critical and resource intensive. With Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, NetApp Trident^™ software, and NetApp FlexClone^® technology, VMs running in Red Hat OpenShift can be seamlessly migrated to physical servers in seconds.

If you would like to see for yourself what NetApp can do to improve your experience with SAP landscapes and Oracle and SQL Server database environments visit us today.