"Dreams come true". I am happy to share that I started to work as a Consulting Member of Technical Staff at #Oracle for the #MAA Team under the development side.

I am grateful for this opportunity and for being able to join this incredible team inside Oracle.

Got accepted to talk at #POUG2025. Jealous to be at the same stage as other #Oracle nerds there. Really, just follow the # and check who got accepted too. See you soon at @ora600pl.bsky.social.

ASMCA_ARGS - Fernando Simon How to set ASMCA_ARGS during Oracle Grid installation to allow call asmca create ASM with needed parameters.

New blog post. Check how to set the ASMCA_ARGS to define parameters to be used at ASM instance creation during the #Oracle Grid installation.

This allows us to solve errors, define special configurations, and bypass limitations for on-prem installations.

www.fernandosimon.com/blog/asmca_a...

ASMCA_ARGS - Fernando Simon How to set ASMCA_ARGS during Oracle Grid installation to allow call asmca create ASM with needed parameters.

I found one better and clean way to get installation done: www.fernandosimon.com/blog/asmca_a...

Look at the #Exadata datasheet: www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/...

Interesting for the X11M -Z machines and how fit compared with other small #Oracle engineered systems.

Thanks, I updated my post pointing to the docs.

Upgrade EM from 13.5 to 24ai (24.1.0.0.0) - Fernando Simon Steps on how to upgrade the EM/OMS from 13.5 to 24ai (24.1.0.0.0). All steps covered, errors, and troubleshooting are described in detail.

Published yesterday, mentioned this thread and you @julianfrey.ch and @oraclebase.bsky.social

www.fernandosimon.com/blog/upgrade...

Upgrade EM from 13.5 to 24ai (24.1.0.0.0) - Fernando Simon Steps on how to upgrade the EM/OMS from 13.5 to 24ai (24.1.0.0.0). All steps covered, errors, and troubleshooting are described in detail.

New blog post about the steps how to upgrade the #Oracle EM/OMS from 13.5 to 24ai (24.1.0.0.0). Everything covered in details, errors, and troubleshooting.

www.fernandosimon.com/blog/upgrade...

#acesinaction #sym42

The @sym42.bsky.social delegation at #DOAG2024

So many friends and colleagues, loved to meet you all in my home area!

#Nuremberg #Germany

@fsimondba.bsky.social @oraesque.bsky.social @dohdatabase.com @mirelarooug.bsky.social @pioro.bsky.social @chandlerdba.bsky.social @gianniceresa.bsky.social ++

Thank you DOAGeV for the amazing #DOAG2024 event (and for accepting my talks). And thank you ACE Program for this amazing community and friends built around #Oracle. To all my friends that I saw here, see you soon! #acesinaction #sym42 @sym42.bsky.social

Third day of DOAGeV #DOAG2024 starting with Sandesh Rao talking about #Oracle #AHF Insights.

My own last session at #DOAG2024 is about to start. Talking about patching online tor #Oracle #23ai. #acesinaction #sym42

Starting soon the co-speaking session with ZDLRAPM at DOAGeV #DOAG2024 about new features for #Oracle rman and #ZDLRA.

Exadata PM talking about #Oracle #ExaScale at the #DOAG2024 conference.

@christophlutz.bsky.social talking about internals about #Oracle connections at the #DOAG2024 conference. #acesinaction #sym42

@julianfrey.ch talking about #Oracle ORDS at @DOAGeV #DOAG2024 conference. #acesinaction #sym42

My first session at #DOAG2024 will start soon. Talking about simple things that can help you when using #Oracle.

@connormcd.bsky.social starting the second day of DOAGeV #DOAG2024 at 08:00 in the morning talking about #AI and #Oracle.

Last session of the first day of DOAGeV event #DOAG2024 with ZDLRAPM talking about protection for #Oracle.

@ludovico.bsky.social talking about #Oracle #23ai Data Guard. Session at Doag event #DOAG2024

@mikedietrichde.com and @dohdatabase.com talking about #Oracle migrations to #23ai at #DOAG2024.

Sandesh talking about #Oracle #AHF at #DOAG2024. New features, new usages. From simple to diagnostics using LLMs.

@gvenzl.bsky.social talking about how important the networking is for you, #Oracle #ACE, and (most important) for the community. Session at #DOAG2024. @mirelarooug.bsky.social will talk about the #MASH program too.

If you are new to @bsky.app , make sure you check out this #Oracle #ACE starter pack: go.bsky.app/MZjZDjE

If you are an ACE and are missing, PM me please.

List of Bluesky profiles of members of Symposium 42:

bsky.app/profile/did:...

@sym42.bsky.social sym42.org/members/

Can be pinned as feed if you're interested in posts by these people.

New blog post about how to use the #23ai Release Update to patch #Oracle Grid Infrastructure doing Zero-Downtime Patch (zeroDowntimeGIPatching, #ZDOGIP) with Silent Mode Installation. All the steps are covered.

www.fernandosimon.com/blog/23ai-ze...

#acesinaction #sym42

23ai, Zero-Downtime Oracle Grid Infrastructure Patching – GOLD IMAGE with Silent Install - Fernando Simon How to use the Zero-Downtime Patch (zeroDowntimeGIPatching, ZDOGIP) for Oracle Grid Infrastructure 23ai using Gold Image with Silent Mode Installation. All the steps covered.

New blog post about how to use the Zero-Downtime Patch (zeroDowntimeGIPatching, #ZDOGIP) for #Oracle Grid Infrastructure #23ai using Gold Image with Silent Mode Installation. All the steps are covered.

www.fernandosimon.com/blog/23ai-ze...

#acesinaction #sym42

New blog: Testing the Silk Platform in Google Cloud: Achieving 20 GiB/s I/O Throughput in a Single Cloud VM

tanelpoder.com/posts/testin...

Impressive results, also the testing was lots of fun!

Not bad here, 3 of 10. Not so many traumas.