If you are into data science use cases with Python and also use Oracle Database, I'd appreciate your feedback on the utility of this: icodealot.com/posts/build-... tl/dr: What are data scientists in the real world using to store and retrieve large data sets into their pipelines and notebooks?

NEW POST ALERT!!! For those one-off database APIs that you want your LLM to call in a deterministic way. My goal with this post was to walk you through creating your first custom SQL tool and to provide some guidance therein. icodealot.com/posts/creati...

NEW POST ALERT!!! In honor of all my friends and colleagues sharing knowledge at Kscope26 this week: Build Tools That Speak to Data in OCI icodealot.com/posts/build-... This is a post about bridging the gap between two worlds, data science and relational databases in the cloud.

NEW POST ALERT! In 2026 the Database Tools team introduced a new data plane that enables many ways of interacting securely with a database in Oracle Cloud over HTTPS. I wrote about using the new CLI to execute SQL statements here. icodealot.com/posts/make-s...

On the new blog design, 100%. I'll take it. Posts with images are also not scoring badly, actually but of course take a small hit. My goal on the new design was "keep it simple", no JS libs, favor CSS and HTML, help the scrapers and LLMs where feasible (a'la GEO).

The team is on fire today! Here is a great post shared by my colleague Nikhlesh. This allows for the real user identity to propagate to the database using OCI Database Tools connections and IAM with Oracle Database (instead of a generic database user.) www.nikhleshagrawal.dev/posts/integr...

Check out this new tutorial by my colleague Simon, showing off some of our new MCP features including OAuth client registration and Codex setup. Note, the example is geared for a Linux-ish environment and shows a lot of the command-line interface too! kotfs.com/blog/from-ad...

This is fresh content, highly rec for our cloud subscribers, or folks running oracle @ aws, azure, gcp

Jeff Smith@thatjeffsmith.com · 2mo ago

Previously on @thatjeffsmith... Who is using your Oracle data (AI!), and how to secure it!

I wrote about using IDCS roles to customize end user access to MCP tools using the new Database Tools MCP server in OCI. If interested, as always, I appreciate your readership and your constructive feedback on the post. Check it out! 👇 icodealot.com/posts/how-to...

A zero-install, enterprise-grade, MCP server for the Oracle Database landed in OCI and it is free to use! This intro from @thatjeffsmith.com and @krisrice.io does a great job explaining the OCI Database Tools MCP Server at a high level. blogs.oracle.com/database/gai...

Happy Wednesday! We shipped a new type of OCI resource principal called Database Tools Identity. It gives schemas a way to have distinct resource principals. You can read all about it here or check the documentation linked in the post. icodealot.com/give-oracle-...

I have not used Quarkus yet for anything in production but exploring it in development and I like what I am seeing so far. Developer productivity feels like it will be 🔥

Thanks everyone who came to my talk at @commityourcode.bsky.social '25 or watched the stream. I appreciate you taking the time to be there and I hope you took something useful away from it. Thanks also for the feedback! Slides with examples and links are here: speakerdeck.com/icodealot/ma...

Manage Complexity with Terraform

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I look forward to nerding out about cloud tech at #CommitYourCode and learning from what others have put together. 🤓 See you in September!

And... we're back! On est de retour! Join us for the first event of the season Event in english 🇬🇧. 📢 Architect's Guide to Managing a Code Base 🎙️ @prpatel.dev 🗓️ August 26th 2025 at 5:30pm 📍 TS Imagine,355 Rue Sainte-Catherine O #700, Montréal, QC H3B 1A5 Signup now! www.meetup.com/montreal-jug...

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Presenting or attending Commit Your Code 2025 in Plano, TX this September? I look forward to seeing you there! Great event for a good cause and even better outcomes. www.commityourcode.com

Just wrapped up the final exam for the Summer trimester and I think I nailed it 🤞 That's 2 classes down for the master's. 🤓📈

Official announcement/introduction to our MCP Server for Oracle Database blogs.oracle.com/database/pos...

First adventure (on the tabletop) in Tamriel. Daughter and I are playing through the intro campaign in Black Marsh.

ORDS 25.2 is now available for download! Download directly from www.oracle.com/database/tec... And review the Release Notes too www.oracle.com/tools/ords/o... I'm following up with a blog with some examples, so stay tuned! #newrelease #productupdate #ords #oracledatabase #newordswhodis #plsql #rest

New post! PARs are easier to manage in ORDS now, and a quick note for the #orclapex community www.thatjeffsmith.com/archive/2025...

More on PARs and a note re: APEX RESTful Data Services

ORDS version 25.2 is now available! Also a quick overview on the new PAR support in SQL Developer Web and a note regarding RESTful Services interface in APEX.

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My home for the next 1.5 hours or so. #Kscope25

Today is the day #Kscope25 at 1:30 Central in San Antonio room 5-6. > Get Connected to Databases in the Cloud with the Database Tools Service. There will be: - Content (live demos if the wifi holds true 🤞) - Quizzes to gain bragging rights + swag Come one, come all!

Going old school with The Chet today for #Kscope25 Wish you guys were here. 🍻

ODTUG is pleased to announce the ODTUG Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) community—a space designed to empower, connect, and support professionals who are building the future with Oracle’s next-generation cloud technology. To learn more and get involved, visit odtug.com/news/oci-community.

A little less than a week away from being able to learn with colleagues at #Kscope25! Come for the swag, stay for the content. 🍻 We will explore the meaning of all these cryptic symbols and how to use the tools Oracle is building to make using database connections in the cloud simple.

Justin Biard@icodealot.com · last yr.

I look forward to talking with folks at Kscope25 and walking through use cases for the Database Tools service in OCI. Hopefully I'll connect with you there in June!

Do you use `jshell` ? (installs with Java) I find it nice for: - scratching out quick ideas - testing small syntax issues - or anything else you might do with a REPL (quick calculations, etc.) Tab completion is decent and it presents some JavaDoc content.

This is a great write up. Thanks for sharing it @frobertrti.bsky.social

Francois Robert@frobertrti.bsky.social · last yr.

Why would someone with years of ML experience retake a foundational course? I did just that with Andrew Ng's revamped Machine Learning specialization. If you're curious about what the best starting point for AI looks like in 2025, see my new blog post here: francois-robert.ghost.io/my-journey-t...

So @krisrice.io and I started a new thing: a fast paced monthly news update for all things Oracle Database and Oracle Cloud, with a developer-first focus. Learn all about it, catch up from our first event, and sign up for the upcoming session next week! www.thatjeffsmith.com/archive/2025...

Oracle Developer Coaching: Monthly News Edition

Fast-paced, 30-minute broadcasts, to stay in the know. Delivered newsroom-style, the monthly News Edition brings you rapid-fire updates, announcements, and insights from Oracle product teams.

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