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Performance monitoring and tuning [Recommended]

Database Administration Guidelines Database maintenance

Implement real-time monitoring to promptly detect and respond to performance issues as they ari...

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Monitoring and database events logging [Recommended]

Database Administration Guidelines Security and data privacy

Employ real-time monitoring tools to detect and respond to unauthorized access attempts as they...

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Protecting database contents [Mandatory]

Database Administration Guidelines Security and data privacy

Database administrators and database users should know the sensitivity or classification associ...

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Access control [Mandatory]

Database Administration Guidelines Security and data privacy

Implement strict access controls to restrict access to authorized personnel only Access to a D...

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Separation of development, testing and production database servers [Mandatory]

Database Administration Guidelines Security and data privacy

Using production database servers for development and testing activities could result in accident...

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Network separation [Recommended]

Database Administration Guidelines Security and data privacy

Placing database servers on the same network segment as user workstations can increase the likeli...

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Communications between database servers and web servers [Recommended]

Database Administration Guidelines Security and data privacy

Data communicated between database servers and web servers, especially over the internet, is susc...

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Functional separation between database servers and web servers [Recommended]

Database Administration Guidelines Security and data privacy

Due to the higher threat environment that web servers are typically exposed to, hosting database ...

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Non critical database systems [Recommended]

Database Administration Guidelines Database storage and hosting

For other systems and applications deemed non-critical and kept on premises, entities are require...

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Migration of critical database systems [Mandatory]

Database Administration Guidelines Database storage and hosting

For critical database systems and applications hosted on premises, the government entity should i...

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Database hosting location [Mandatory]

Database Administration Guidelines Database storage and hosting

Database systems and applications should be hosted in the data hosting environment officially ado...

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DBMS Choice [Mandatory]

Database Administration Guidelines Selecting a DBMS

Evaluate different DBMS technologies based on the institution's requirements. Consider factors ...

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Data model [Recommended]

Database Administration Guidelines Selecting a DBMS

Determine the appropriate data model for your DBMS such as relational or NoSQL based on the natur...

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Scope and applicability

Database Administration Guidelines

These guidelines aim to provide best practices for effective Database Management Systems (DBMS) i...

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Access Control[Mandatory]

DevOps Guidelines Infrastructure

SSH login for root user must be disabled and a dedicated user with sudo access for CI/CD pipeline...

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Continuous integration & Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) [Recommended]

DevOps Guidelines Automation

The technical goal of CI/CD is to establish a consistent and automated way to build, package, tes...

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Containerization and service orchestration [Mandatory]

DevOps Guidelines Automation

Containers provide an isolated environment for running software. Docker or Kubernetes is the reco...

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Infrastructure as Code [Mandatory]

DevOps Guidelines Automation

Infrastructure as code is the process of managing and provisioning computer data centers through ...

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Tagging[Mandatory]

DevOps Guidelines Version Control

Test branch must always contain tagged version from development branch and production branch must...

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Scope and objectives

DevOps Guidelines

This document covers the DevOps approach to be followed by Government institutions in Rwanda. The...

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