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Monday, 20 July 2026

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Subject: WMHKALL backup migration – impact check

Hi Team,

I assume we do not have any database infrastructure hosted in WMHKALL and that all database servers are under IBHKALL.

I also expect no impact to Commvault database backups, assuming this activity is limited to Qtree migration. However, it would be good to perform a quick impact assessment and confirm whether any database backup or restore services could be affected.

Regards,
Nikhil

Posted By Nikhil07:31
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 Thank you for your patience while we checked this internally.

We have now received confirmation that the Key Vault migration has been put on hold for the time being. Once the remaining resources have been removed from the subscription, the subscription will be assigned to the database team for ownership.

Therefore, no immediate migration action is required from your side at this stage. We will share a further update once the next steps and timeline are confirmed.

Posted By Nikhil04:54
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 Emerging DB content, including diagrams and internal engineering session recordings, has been migrated from the existing SharePoint location to the secure ITD SharePoint.

Confluence documents have been reviewed, classified and copied to ITD. The original content will be removed from Confluence after final validation.

Posted By Nikhil03:48
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 Azure Managed Redis: Validating the RBAC onboarding and migration approach through a dedicated test deployment before wider adoption.

Azure Managed Redis: Enabled and tested Premium SSD v2 with CMK using the latest Microsoft updates to improve storage performance.

Emerging DB pipelines: Validated the removal of legacy AzureRmAlias and AzureRM module dependencies with no portfolio impact; the changes are expected to improve pipeline execution time and reduce waiting time and associated costs.

MongoDB vCore: Enhancing automated role assignment through the Red Zone Function App.

Posted By Nikhil03:24

Saturday, 18 July 2026

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Oracle Alert Incident Closure Analysis – W25 to W28

Hi Ranjit,

Please find below the Oracle alert incident closure analysis for W25 to W28.

The data has been grouped based on the week in which the incident was either resolved or cancelled, rather than the week in which the ticket was originally opened.

WeekTotal IncidentsHuman InterventionAutomation ResolvedHuman Intervention %Automation Resolution %
W251811126961.88%38.12%
W262962039368.58%31.42%
W272351449161.28%38.72%
W2835920915058.22%41.78%
Total1,07166840362.37%37.63%

Human intervention includes incidents cancelled or marked as resolved by a human, including cases assigned to automation but ultimately handled manually.

Posted By Nikhil02:56

Thursday, 16 July 2026

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To create Power BI versus Validated Result, first prepare a summary table for each week.

Week Power BI – Human Validated – Human Power BI – Automation Validated – Automation
W25 12 15 38 35
W26 10 8 40 42
W27 14 16 36 34
W28 9 11 41 39

Recommended visual: Clustered column chart

For a clean management view, create two separate charts.

Chart 1: Automation closures

Use:

  • X-axis: Week
  • Values: Power BI – Automation and Validated – Automation
  • Chart type: Clustered column chart

For every week, two bars will appear side by side:

  • Power BI reported automation count
  • Your manually validated automation count

This makes differences immediately visible.

Chart 2: Human closures

Use:

  • X-axis: Week
  • Values: Power BI – Human and Validated – Human
  • Chart type: Clustered column chart

In Excel

  1. Select the columns:
    • Week
    • Power BI – Automation
    • Validated – Automation
  2. Go to Insert → Column or Bar Chart.
  3. Select Clustered Column.
  4. Set the title as:

Power BI vs Validated Automation Closures – Weekly

  1. Enable Data Labels so the count appears above each bar.

Repeat the same process for human closures.

Also add a variance column

This shows how much the Power BI report differs from your validation.

Week Power BI Automation Validated Automation Variance
W25 38 35 3
W26 40 42 -2

Excel formula:

=B2-C2

Interpretation:

  • 0: Power BI matches your validation.
  • Positive value: Power BI reported more automation closures.
  • Negative value: Your validation identified more automation closures.

You can also calculate the absolute mismatch:

=ABS(B2-C2)

Best final presentation

Show:

  1. Automation comparison chart
  2. Human comparison chart
  3. A small variance table underneath

Add one observation below the charts, such as:

Power BI broadly aligns with the validated results; however, differences were identified where service accounts were used after manual intervention or where automatically resolved incidents were manually closed by engineers.

Posted By Nikhil18:25
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Hi Vikram and Ranjit,

I wanted to share some context regarding a production support discussion that took place earlier.

Sunil added me to the group based on Prashant’s suggestion, as I was the DM and had CS access. After reviewing the issue and discussing it with the user, it appeared to be related to application/configuration rather than the database.

I explained this to the user and also included the EMEA DBA team for assistance, but there was no acknowledgement at the time. As the user continued reaching out for support, I added Prashant back to help with coordination. However, he subsequently left the group again, so I included both of you for visibility before leaving the chat.

The situation was difficult to manage due to access dependencies, limited documentation on the support process, and uncertainty around the correct ownership and escalation path. This resulted in the issue continuing to be directed to available individuals, even though it was outside their area of responsibility.

I am sharing this for awareness and to request clearer guidance on the appropriate ownership and escalation process for similar production issues going forward.

Regards,
Nikhil

Posted By Nikhil10:34