Reading List – Gerald on IT

Reading List – March 2026 #4

Announcements, SQL fun and more!

Lots of tools, announcements and some thoughts

AI, SQL and financial results

Closer look at Oracle Database setups, AI and a bit of Linux

New SQL features and an extended partnership

Lots of good 26 (and) ai content

Customer wins, AI integration and more

📰 Dealing with TNS database connections with Oracle MCP (SQLcl) – Jeff Smith explains how to connect your MCP server

🏆 Oracle Advances American AI Innovation and Local Economic Prosperity in New Mexico – Oracle will be the tenant of

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” — Joseph Addison

🏆 Community Memorial Hospital Chooses Oracle Health to Enhance Patient Care and Power Operational Excellence – CMH will use Oracle

📰 Upgrade Oracle Database 19c Non-CDB to 26ai and Convert to PDB Using Refreshable Clone PDB – Daniel Hansen shows