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Alex Blyth

@alexblyth.net

Husband, father, traveler, doer of things, Oracle Exadata Product Manager. Views expressed are my own.

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Alex Blyth@alexblyth.net · 8mo ago

A “general” #Oracle #database question I got recently is, “How can an administrator prevent a standby database from being used in a switchover or failover event?” Read on to see why and how you can use Data Guard Broker can help! #Exadata #Exascale #26ai #19c alexblyth.net/2026/01/12/u...

Using Data Guard Broker to prevent a standby database becoming the primary

I often get questions about Exadata, running Oracle Database on Exadata, and running Oracle Database in general. A more “general” database question I got recently—though it has an Exada…

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Alex Blyth@alexblyth.net · 10mo ago

Looking for a quick way to get the correct patch numbers for the Gold Image Clone database and grid infrastructure files used on Exadata?

Quick Guide to Oracle Database and GI Gold Image Clone Patch Downloads for Exadata

In which the author shares frustrations with finding Oracle database gold images for Exadata, emphasizing the efficiency of OEDACLI commands for retrieving patch information. They outline steps for using OEDA and OEDACLI to streamline the process.

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Alex Blyth@alexblyth.net · 11mo ago

Take a look at this quick "demo" of ultra-fast PDB thin cloning with Oracle Database 23ai on Exadata Exascale!

Ultra-fast PDB thin clones on Exadata Exascale

Want to see how quick it is to create a clone of an Oracle 23ai PDB on Exadata Exascale? First a little background information. I have a "simple" database in the example, with a PDB - named DEMOPDB1. show pdbs SQL> show pdbs CON_ID CON_NAME OPEN MODE RESTRICTED _________ ___________ _____________ _____________ 2 PDB$SEED READ ONLY NO 3 PDB1 READ WRITE NO 4 DEMOPDB1 READ WRITE NO…

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Alex Blyth@alexblyth.net · last yr.

Need to get files in and out of Exascale storage? I recently need to replace the spfile for a database - here's how I did it!

Getting Oracle Database spfiles (and other files) in and out of Exadata Exascale

I was recently playing with the new AI Vector Search capabilities of Database 23ai, when I did something a little daft. Without really thinking about what I was doing, I increased the memory allocated to vector_memory_size. "Ok" you say, "Whats wrong with that?" At face value nothing, I changed a parameter. But as I didn't think about the any of the other memory parameters, like…

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Maria Colgan@sqlmaria.com · 2y ago

Join Kothanda Umamageswaran and Bob Thome on January 7 for the announcement of the newest @OracleExadata X11M system, delivering extreme performance for AI, OLTP, and analytics. Register at 👇https://www.linkedin.com/events/oracleexadata-next-generationin7280643074777563136/theater/

Oracle Exadata: Next-Generation Intelligent Data Architecture | LinkedIn

Join Kothanda Umamageswaran, SVP of Exadata and Scale-Out Technologies and Bob Thome, VP of Exadata Product Management for the announcement of the newest Oracle Exadata system delivering extreme perfo...

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