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To the Release Update and Beyond: Everything You Didn’t Know About Patching

Patching Oracle databases means more than just applying the quarterly bundled Release Updates (RU) or Monthly Recommended Patches (MRP). Many DBAs aren't aware that RU and MRP are not comprehensive and that databases remain exposed to critical vulnerabilities and regressions without supplemental patching.

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