Martin Berger

📍 SOUG Day Bern — March 11 🇨🇭
Big #OracleACE presence this year: many Oracle ACEs will be speaking—come learn from their real-world experience, ask questions, and network with them and the wider community 🤝

🎟️ Tickets: soug.ch/landingpage-... #OracleACE

KB590189 - schöne Sunnti 👍

Is there a KB or just an OMSPatcher message: Sorry to new? 😉

Wir haben noch freie Plätze für den #SOUGDay am 11.03. in Bern. Aber es füllt sich. Wer sich zu spät anmeldet, könnte ggfs. keinen Platz mehr bekommen. Darum meldet Euch bei @soug.ch schnellstmöglich an!

No Internet access and you want to use the Oracle SQL Developer Extension for VSCode? No problem: martinberger.swiss/posts/2026/2... @oracleace.bsky.social #community #codingisfun

Refreshable Clone PDB – From 19.27(DST 44) to 26ai (DST 43) using AutoUpgrade

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Great news Chris!

Upgrading Oracle Autonomous AI Database with Cross-Region Data Guard from 19c to 26ai – Bijoos OracleNotes Bijoos OracleNotes

Is the upgrade to Oracle Database 26ai really as easy as clicking a button? 🤔

I tested it on an environment with Cross-Region Data Guard. Here is exactly what happened and how long it took.

Check it out: bijoos.com/oraclenotes/...

#OracleDatabase #26ai #TechBlog

Überwachungstechnologie: Wie hartnäckig Palantir die Schweiz umwarb Das umstrittene Tech-Unternehmen blitzte wieder und wieder ab. Teil 1 unserer Recherche.

Hier nochmals wie Palantir während 7 Jahren erfolglos versucht hat ihre Überwachungssoftware der Schweiz zu verkaufen und von der Armee als Sicherheitsrisiko eingestuft wurde.

Jetzt geht ihnen der Arsch auf Grundeis und sie verklagen die @republik.ch
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The February 2026 release of AutoUpgrade (26.2) is available This is a ground-breaking new release of AutoUpgrade, and the team worked hard to release it last weekend. This means for you that you should renew your AutoUpgrade tools as The February 2026 release of AutoUpgrade (26.2) is available now for download. 1..2..3..4..5..0 ... In case you wonder about this cryptic headline, no worries. Stefan Panek from TK smiled at me yesterday and said: "You've picked one of the best possible MOS note numbers in the new portal!".

The February 2026 release of AutoUpgrade (26.2) is available

This is a ground-breaking new release of AutoUpgrade, and the team worked hard to release it last weekend. This means for you that you should renew your AutoUpgrade tools as The February 2026 release of AutoUpgrade (26.2) is available…

AutoUpgrade 26.2 also introduced the RAC Rolling patching capability. Now you can use AU to patch your environments with no downtime! 🤓 Check it out!

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What has happened to the 19.29 and 19.30 RUs? Many of you mailed us asking why AutoUpgrade does not download 19.29 or 19.30 RUs anymore. Others just noticed that the RUs got pulled without further communication visible. And a few people informed me about an issue with the 19.30 RU when you don't have OJVM configured but install the OJVM bundle. So, what has happened to the 19.29 and 19.30 RUs??

What has happened to the 19.29 and 19.30 RUs?

Many of you mailed us asking why AutoUpgrade does not download 19.29 or 19.30 RUs anymore. Others just noticed that the RUs got pulled without further communication visible. And a few people informed me about an issue with the 19.30 RU when you don't…

Transportable Tablespaces with M5 scripts support now 26ai We have a lot of information in our seminars and blogs about Transportable Tablespace migrations. And since we have the M5 scripts for RMAN incrementally rolled forward backups and new RMAN functionality which avoids the spare storage, life has gotten so much easier. Now, some good news from the authors of the M5 scripts: Transportable Tablespaces with M5 scripts support now 26ai…

Transportable Tablespaces with M5 scripts support now 26ai

We have a lot of information in our seminars and blogs about Transportable Tablespace migrations. And since we have the M5 scripts for RMAN incrementally rolled forward backups and new RMAN functionality which avoids the spare storage,…

GA of Oracle AI Database 26ai for Linux x86-64 on-premises platforms

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Thx for adding my link to your blog Mike, appreciate it.

It’s there – Oracle AI Database 26ai is available for download This was a long wait - and finally, it's there - Oracle AI Database 26ai is available for download on-prem. And as you may remember our announcement from Oracle AI World, Oracle AI Database 26ai replaced Oracle Database 23ai. What is available? You can download now the Linux version of Oracle AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition, 23.26.1.0.0, from the usual sources as a Gold Image include the RU or as a separate RU.

It’s there – Oracle AI Database 26ai is available for download

This was a long wait - and finally, it's there - Oracle AI Database 26ai is available for download on-prem. And as you may remember our announcement from Oracle AI World, Oracle AI Database 26ai replaced Oracle Database 23ai. What is…

I changed from WP to Hugo, no overhead, just HTML. Markdown and Pipeline in use to push new blog posts.

Upgrade Oracle Database 19c Non-CDB to 26ai and Convert to PDB with Data Guard and Reusing Data Files (Enabled Recovery) Here's how to upgrade your 19c non-CDB to Oracle AI Database 26ai when you have Data Guard and want to re-use the data files and go live faster.

Here's how to upgrade your 19c non-CDB to Oracle AI Database 26ai when you have Data Guard and want to re-use the data files and go live faster.

Oracle AI Database 26ai for Linux x86‑64 is finally here - and with AutoUpgrade, setting it up is easier than ever.

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@oracleace.bsky.social @dohdatabase.com @mikedietrichde.com

#community #curiosity #passion #38743961 #38842609 #6880880

Time for a new Release Update - patch your @Oracle Enterprise Manager 24ai now! The Release Update 07 is here: www.martinberger.com/2026/01/orac...

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NASA's Artemis II Live Views from Kennedy Space Center YouTube video by NASA

Zurzeit läuft der Rollout der Mondrakete für die Mission Artemis 2. Wer sich entschleunigen will: Im mehrstündigen Livestream sieht man, wie der riesige Crawler mit 1,6 km/h die Rakete samt Turm zum Startplatz rollt. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVn...

This is the last day to submit for

SOUG Day Bern.

CfP ends TODAY!
So head to https://www.papercall.io/sougdaybern26 now and submit.

@SOUG_CH #SOUGDay

See all Events and CfPs on www.clocwise.org.

10 Seconds to get the #Oracle #SQLcl prompt in OL9 running in @microsoft.com WSL2? Oracle SQLcl on WSL2: Fixing the 10-Second Startup Delay - www.martinberger.com/2026/01/orac...

Saisoneröffnung Skiarena Balmberg / Solothurn / Jurasüdfuss 😁 - cool hets glängt für ne Pischte!

Upgrade Oracle Database 19c Non-CDB to 26ai and Convert to PDB Use these step-by-step instructions and AutoUpgrade to bring your non-CDB safely to Oracle AI Database 26ai

Use these step-by-step instructions and AutoUpgrade to bring your non-CDB safely to Oracle AI Database 26ai

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Install a New Oracle home for Oracle AI Database 26ai You need to download software and patches plus install a new Oracle home before you can upgrade. AutoUpgrade does all that with just two commands.

You need to download software and patches plus install a new Oracle home before you can upgrade. AutoUpgrade does all that with just two commands.

Will you have some "downtime" between Christmas and New Year?

How about using that time to learn how to upgrade your database to Oracle AI Database 26ai and be ready for the January release?

I’m compiling high-quality material in this blog post.

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Not anymore, they changed timetable in Switzerland at Monday 😪