Simpler Services on Autonomous Database 26ai YouTube video by SQL and Database explained!

Fresh video!
Services are simple and more consistent in their behaviour on Autonomous 26ai
youtu.be/RKcs713mces

🚀 The Oracle ACE Program website just got even better! 😍
We’ve refreshed the main page so that every visit highlights different Oracle ACEs.

🌍 Plus, the ACE Directory now features an interactive map, so you can explore where ACEs are around the world.

Take a look👇
ace.oracle.com/ords/r/ace/o...

Blast from the past. Scalar SQL Macros -cherry pick the best features. connor-mcdonald.com/2024/02/26/scalar-sql-ma...

Kscope 26 Preview, Tue, May 26, 2026, 4:00 PM | Meetup Kscope26 Preview will provide you a sneak peek into the ODTUG Kscope 2026, highlighting the upcoming advancements in our field. Experienced speakers will lead sessions on w

The agenda is live #Kscope26preview
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keynote by
@msewtz.bsky.social

in collaboration with
@alexnuijten.bsky.social @apexconsulting.nl @kthyssen.bsky.social @patch72.bsky.social @oracleace.bsky.social #thedocnl
Free registration!

Blast from the past. What can you find out in 60 seconds?. connor-mcdonald.com/2023/07/04/what-can-you-...

From the vault. Taking a peek at SYS_CONTEXT. connor-mcdonald.com/2016/10/20/taking-a-peek...

From the vault. Grab all the DDL. https://connor-mcdonald.com/2019/04/24/grab-all-the-ddl

GROUP BY ALL – Is it ALL you ever need? You have probably seen a couple of cool GROUP BY features that came with Oracle Database 26ai. You can check out the short video below but since you’re on a blog, here’s the TL;DR &#821…

Fresh post!

26ai gives you one GROUP BY to rule them all! Well...almost

connor-mcdonald.com/2026/04/17/g...

Delighted to see the Singapore Oracle user group growing in strength and numbers. Sandesh Rao talks agents and AI 🔥

I've been busy in the last months!

Announcing a brand new "Practical Exadata Performance" training course!

I'm not aware of any other training *like this* offered in the world. 😎 Also, a *free* seminar!

Exadata is an awesome platform, if used right!

learn.tanelpoder.com

Why has my SQL history gone MISSING? YouTube video by SQL and Database explained!

Fresh vid!
The new SQL History feature in Oracle Database 26ai lets you track every single execution in your session. So why is it empty all of a sudden?
youtu.be/XKN-SjrpzLc

Blast from the past. The CEIL function- dates and floating point numbers. connor-mcdonald.com/2020/09/08/float-ing-on-...

Come with me on a journey through the Marina Bay Sands to Oracle AI world 🔥

Hasan Rizvi digs into the 26ai database at OracleAIWorld Singapore

In Singapore for AI World? Come see the 26ai database in action at my 2pm session and say "Hi"

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It's time for @OracleAIWorld in Singapore. First task ... getting out of the airport :-)

Blast from the past. SQL Macros complex SQL made easy. Elapsed time calculation. connor-mcdonald.com/2021/11/16/sql-macros-co...

Never tire of this view #singapore

I can't read a word of it so I can't comment 😂

The importance of learning physics:

Boarded a plane via stairs. As they refuel the plane, it got lower due to the weight. Now the stairs are too high so they had to stop boarding in case people fall to their deaths... Waiting for a maintenance man to come lower them 😂😂😂

a yellow school bus is flying through the air on the side of the road ALT: a yellow school bus is flying through the air on the side of the road

So... My *flight* has just been delayed by an hour because of a shortage of ... *Buses*

That's not how this is supposed to work 🤦

Previously on the blog. Buzzword Bingo. https://connor-mcdonald.com/2017/10/15/buzzword-bingo/

Blog greatest hits :-) . Why does SUM look broken for window functions?. connor-mcdonald.com/2021/04/27/why-does-sum-...

We couldn't have done it without her.💐

a close up of a red alien figurine with blue bubbles coming out of it 's mouth ALT: a close up of a red alien figurine with blue bubbles coming out of it 's mouth

Its one chopper per astronaut just in case someone's stomach explodes ...

No matter how high the stakes... customer support is always the same. As just heard on the live stream

Recovery Ship: "We cannot get comms to the capsule"
Houston: "Did you press the PushToTalk button?"

😂

I've had some stressful software/database deployments over the years, but I can't begin to imagine the adrenalin that would going through the NASA control room during that comms blackout period....

Blog greatest hits :-) . The death of the demo script. connor-mcdonald.com/2016/03/23/the-death-of-...

Let's say the ban works for ...say...only 30% of kids, the rest being savvy to work around it. Isn't this still better than zero? #curious

Blog greatest hits :-) . Twas the night before log4j. connor-mcdonald.com/2021/12/22/twas-the-nigh...