Whether you are a novice or an experienced DBA, you will be drawn to these pages time and again. Troubleshooting is an everyday task for many IT professionals, but no one can master each and every eventuality. This chapter has captured some of the most common failure scenarios, offering help and guidance to a successful resolution. From using LOGDUMP to drilling into the GoldenGate trail files to automatic exception handling, you learned the importance of a methodical approach to troubleshooting.

We also discovered how to upgrade our GoldenGate environment with ease using OUI, providing the mechanism to keep us abreast of the constant demand for enhanced performance and new features.

In the next chapter, we will take a look at the technologies that are evolving from the Cloud, including the Oracle Integration Cloud Service and GoldenGate's role in the Big Data space.