www.pythian.com | White Paper 1 BACKGROUND One of the feature requests Oracle Database customers have been asking for for the longest time is simplified user management and sign-on, especially customers who also run Microsoft SQL Server databases where integrated logins have been standard virtually since that product’s inception. They see how simple it is with SQL Server and want the same with Oracle. With Oracle Database 18c and above, Oracle included a new feature branded as “Centrally Managed Users” or “CMU” allowing direct synchronization and connectivity with Microsoft Active Directory (AD). The implication of this is profound yet the news has largely flown under the radar with modest promotion and little fanfare. But this is exactly what customers have been wanting all the

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