Many of you did wait for this - and since (I think) two weeks it is official. Oracle Database 19c is supported on OL/RHEL 10. Furthermore, I am going to show you how to find the certifications for Oracle AI Database 26ai since your search attempts may lead to different results depending on the filters you use. How can you look up certification information?

Be aware, this is a longer Monday blog post. Upfront, I am not the master of patching. And I clearly see that many of you struggle with the current situation. Not only regarding Oracle software but I guess, this extends to almost every software or OS. Since I get asked almost daily about the ideal approach, and since we discuss these topics internally across the tech teams as well, I thought I would share here my personal…

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Oracle AI Database 23.26.3 Free multi-platform images are now available on container registries docker.io/gvenzl/oracle-free and ghcr.io/gvenzl/oracle-free. With this release, 23.26.1 images have now gone into Unsupported. See the support matrix for more information. If you want to see what’s in 23.26.3, check out the New Features Guide. While there is not too much new in this Release Update for Developers, take note of DATEADD(), a nice little declarative helper function for datetime additions.

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For more information on what’s new in Oracle AI Database 23.26.0, see: What's new for Developers in Oracle AI Database 23.26.0 This release introduces new SQL constructs, new functions, and extensions to existing functionality, making analytic SQL cleaner, data integrity even better, and SQL syntax easier. What follows are my favorite features of this release.

Oracle AI Database 23.26.2 Free multi-platform images are now available on container registries docker.io/gvenzl/oracle-free and ghcr.io/gvenzl/oracle-free. With this release, 23.26.0 images have now gone into Unsupported. See the support matrix for more information. If you want to see what's in 23.26.2, check out the New Features Guide. My personal favorite, probably because I was directly involved in this new invention, is a brand new join type JOIN TO ONE.

TL;DR: for security reasons you cannot possibly store sensitive information in Git. There have been too many occasions where API keys, passwords, or other configuration data has been exposed. Abuse…

Since several people mailed me yesterday and this morning about Release Update 19.31 been not available for download from My Oracle Support, here is a the explanation about why RU 19.31 has been put on hold and will be available soon again. What has happened? We released a MOS Note with detailed information: (KB888427) Oracle Database 19.31 Patch Hold Due to ORA-00600 Errors on Exadata 25.2…

I guess you all read the announcements and predictions over the past weeks. New AI models and improvements to existing models may allow to find security issues in existing software much quicker. While this sounds alarming on one side (yes, it does), it also enables software vendors to secure their software. But in order to benefit from it, you must patch your databases against AI-enabled cybersecurity threats…

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Yesterday, I delivered a full-day workshop for ora2know in Düsseldorf. And we discussed the most recent RUs as well, especially since "Database Patching" consumed a significant part of the day content-wise. I learned that the RUs have now a target date of April 28 for Linux, and May 12 for other ports. Which means that the April 2026 Release Updates (RUs) 19.31 and 23.26.2 are delayed…

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25-30 years ago I worked a lot with the Danish developed ERP system called Concorde XAL. It ran on top of a database (choice of several, mos...

Many Oracle guides are written for DBAs or long-time developers, and as a newcomer it feels like you’re expected to already know the jargon. I started in the same place, learning the as I went, and I’m still learning each day. If you're considering using Oracle AI Database, I'm here to make this easy for you. Prefer code samples over blogs?

Introduction Referential integrity constraints have been available since version 7 of the Oracle Database. While these constraints ensure that referenced rows exist, they cannot express more complex i...

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