One of the key Oracle 11g database upgrade features that has been long waited for is the ability to use the disaster recovery “standby” database as a “read-only” database for reporting and other purposes so that it’s not just sitting out there idle waiting for a disaster to occur.

This article below outlines how to use the standby database for other activities while still maintaining critical business continuity.

Oracle EBS Techstack Blog: Business Continuity for EBS Using Oracle 11g Physical Standby DB

Business Continuity for EBS Using Oracle 11g Physical Standby DB
Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:16 PM PDT
Our Applications Technology Group database architects have released two new documents covering the use of Oracle Data Guard to create physical standby databases for Oracle E-Business Suite environments:
Business Continuity for Oracle E-Business Release 12 Using Oracle 11g Physical Standby Database (Note 1070033.1)
Business Continuity for Oracle E-Business Release 11i Using Oracle 11g Physical Standby Database (Note 1068913.1

Thanks to Steven Chan for the excellent news.