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Revision as of 19:17, 14 March 2011

What is SecureFiles?

  • Current solutions to store unstructured or semi-structured data
    • LOB – part of database but there is a limitation in sizing, low concurrency of DMLs
    • OS Files – ease of access, compressed format, but not part of db backup nor security
  • The SecureFiles in 11g gives the best features of database-resident LOBs and OS files.
  • Note that traditional LOBs are still available in the form of BasicFiles.

Benefits of the SecureFiles

  • Variable chunk size
  • De-duplication
    • Oracle stores only reference if identical copy of LOB data is already in database. Oracle uses a secure hash index to detect duplication.

alter table contracts_sec modify lob(orig_file)(DEDUPLICATE LOB);

    • Main benefit is dramatic reduction in storage usage.