If you still try to use this syntax to add a database to the Data Guard broker in 26ai, beware, it won't work: ADD DATABASE ... MAINTAINED AS {PHYSICAL|LOGICAL} "MAINTAINED AS" was deprecated in 11.1 docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01... Time to let it go!

New blog post: Reinstate an Oracle Database after failover without Flashback logging enabled www.ludovicocaldara.net/dba/reinstat... Sometimes I just blog because there's no comprehensive step-by-step to achieve something. Especially when it's a non-standard configuration 😬

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SQLDaily@sqldaily.bsky.social · 10mo ago

You can run in-database AI inference on Oracle Active Data Guard @ludovico.bsky.social shows you how to do this to find images with semantic search Loading an ONNX model & pictures Creating PL/SQL to generate embeddings Running this proc and searches on the standby

New Blog Post: Exadata AI Smart Scan Deep Dive Deep dive into my latest post and video on the #Exadata PM blog and discover how #AI #Smart #Scan accelerates #Oracle #Database #23ai AI #Vector Search workloads! blogs.oracle.com/exadata/post...

Claude, using the SQLcl MCP server, tried vector search with the search embedding generated on-the-fly by the ONNX runtime inside my Oracle 23ai Active Data Guard standby. Claude is impressed.

💬 My latest post on the Maximum Availability Architecture Blog explains how Oracle Active Data Guard is an extraordinary and flexible solution for scalability 📈, allowing both conventional and AI workloads to scale and perform at their best. 🔍 Read more: blogs.oracle.com/maa/post/app...

The DGMGRL command SHOW CONFIGURATION VERBOSE won't trigger a health check anymore starting with 23.9. More details here: www.ludovicocaldara.net/dba/show-con...

The latest #Oracle #Exadata System Software maintenance updates for 25.1 and 24ai (24.1) have just been released! For full details, visit the @exadatapm.bsky.social PM Blog. blogs.oracle.com/exadata/post...

🚨 Hot off the Press! 🚨 Excited about the powerful new #Oracle Database Snapshot and Cloning features now available with #Exadata #Exascale? Don’t miss out—get the latest #MAA Best Practices Guide and start cloning with confidence! A huge thank you to the incredible MAA and Engineering teams!

It’s heartbreaking that fantastic bands like The Bobby Lees can’t survive in a streaming economy that rewards algorithms over artistry. I’d rather pay more if it meant my money actually went to the artists I love, not industry execs and playlist puppeteers. 🎸💔 hudsonvalleyone.com/2023/11/08/t...

The Bobby Lees plays what might be their last Woodstock show - Hudson Valley One

What use is being a rising star in the music industry when major labels and tech companies are black holes sucking all the money out of the room?

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Use the Broker, Luke! 🪄 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj6h...

A Coffee with Ludo - Use the Data Guard Broker!

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Oracle Data Guard switchover and failover have changed from 19c to 23ai. 🎥 This short video lists the main steps of a Database switchover in Oracle Data Guard 19c and compares them to a 23ai switchover. Spoil alert: in 23ai, we make it significantly faster. 🏎️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOEd...

Oracle Data Guard Switchover Changes in 23ai

YouTube video by Oracle Database Product Management

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ONLY TODAY! To celebrate Luiza's birthday, we're sharing a 25% discount code for the #POUG2025 tickets. Why 25%? Because 34 doesn't sound so good. 🙁 It's the cheapest you can get our tickets. Code is valid until midnight. Go get them! poug2025.konfeo.com/en/groups

Oracle 23ai JDBC driver supports transparent redirection to the True Cache service, which can be served by either a True Cache instance or an Active Data Guard standby Database 🤓 Read more here 👇 blogs.oracle.com/maa/post/tru...

Oracle CloudWorld Tour is a big success in Paris!

Discover how #Oracle #Exadata #X11M delivers extreme performance and cost-effective storage on-premises and in the cloud. Learn how intelligent, database-aware software and features like #XRMEM and Exadata Smart Flash Cache optimize performance and scalability for modern workloads.

Imagination is the limit! 🤯

SQLDaily@sqldaily.bsky.social · 2y ago

Oracle Database 23.6 added sessionless transactions These enable you to: Start a transaction in session 1 Suspend it Resume the transaction in session 2 Complete it in session 2 This allows the app to release DB connections while doing other work mid-transaction

The latest #Oracle #Exadata System Software Updates for 25.1, 24ai (24.1), 23.1, and 22.1 are now available. Details on the @OracleExadata PM Blog site - blogs.oracle.com/exadata/post...

This winter break I'm finally doing... winter activities! Time to recharge the batteries and get ready for 2025 ☺️

I think this is the Oracle database weekend ;-) Now playing with ORDS and JSON-Relational Duality views. Awesome stuff!

Happy birthday to me 🥳

New - or updated - event ITOUG Tech Day 2025 on www.clocwise.org. CfP ends on 02-FEB-2025, but dont wait and head over to https://sessionize.com/itoug-tech-day-2025/ now and submit! #ITOUG25

🎶 My 2024 in music: I've listened to 788 hours of music (>2h per day). 1171 different artists (109 discovered this year). Top 5: Godspeed You! Black Emperor Oranssi Pazuzu Colour Haze IDLES PJ Harvey Deezer ranks my tastes "Super Niche" (less than 1% mainstream). That's a good stat 🤘

❤️ #java23

I really enjoy presentations by @ludovico.bsky.social . He has references to all data sources/research the information is from. This kind on presentation requires a huge knowledge and a lot of work. Fantastic! #kudos

Hey! Where did everyone go? They're focused on @ludovico.bsky.social talking about Oracle Data Guard 23ai.

📣📽️ Fresh new video 📽️: Oracle Active Data Guard 🛡️ Far Sync 👨‍🏫 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lYJ... Yet to be published on oracle.com, but I think BlueSky deserves some premiere content 😁

Oracle Active Data Guard: Far Sync

YouTube video by Oracle Database Product Management

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I'm happy to report that starting this week, @bsky.app will be my Twitter of choice 🙃

Find the Oracle Data Guard's latest technical deck here: www.ludovicocaldara.net/dba/slides/o... More than 200 slides of technical content cover almost all aspects and features, including 23ai new features.

Oracle Data Guard customers implementing FSFO: what's the infrastructure for your observers? If you choose #3, please comment on how many observers you deploy per physical host. 🙏