Why is Fast-Start Failover a crucial component for mission-critical Data Guard deployments?
The observer lowers the RTO in case of failure, and the Fast-Start Failover protection modes protect the database from split-brain and data loss.

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Ludovico

Principal Product Manager at Oracle

Ludovico is a member of the Oracle Database High Availability (HA), Scalability & Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) Product Management team in Oracle. He focuses on Oracle Data Guard, Flashback technologies, and Cloud MAA.

Latest posts by Ludovico (see all)

• Data Guard 26ai – #4: Faster DML Redirection - January 30, 2026
• Data Guard 26ai – #3: Choice of Lag Type for Fast-Start Failover - January 29, 2026
• Data Guard 26ai – #2: Minimized Stall in Maximum Performance - January 28, 2026