11G Active Data Guard

Oracle Active Data Guard enables read-only access to a physical standby database for QUERIES, sorting, reporting, web-based access, etc., while continuously applying CHANGES received from the production database.

Oracle Active Data Guard ALSO enables the use of fast incremental backups when offloading backups to a standby database, and can PROVIDE additional benefits of high availability and disaster protection against planned or unplanned outages at the production site.

11g Active Data Guard

Oracle Active Data Guard enables read-only access to a physical standby database for queries, sorting, reporting, web-based access, etc., while continuously applying changes received from the production database.

Oracle Active Data Guard also enables the use of fast incremental backups when offloading backups to a standby database, and can provide additional benefits of high availability and disaster protection against planned or unplanned outages at the production site.