Reading List – January 2026 #1
📰 What’s new with MLE 23.26.0 – support for PL/SQL Collections and Records Pt 2 – Martin Bach shows how […]
Technology
Oracle Database 32k VARCHAR2 storage
Not too long ago, I responded to an email list regarding the storage of Oracle Database’s extended VARCHAR2 data types,
Tiny but mighty new SQLcl feature
Last week, a new version of SQLcl was released, SQLcl 25.4. The release contains a lot of cool new features,
Introducing the Oracle Database Documentation MCP server
The Oracle Database is one of the most robust and feature-rich databases available. Naturally, its documentation is vast and frequently
Mastering Disk Space on GitHub Actions Runners: A Deep Dive into Cleanup Strategies for x64 and arm64 Runners
If you’ve ever hit that dreaded No space left on device error mid-build in your GitHub Actions workflow, you’re not
What’s new for Developers in Oracle AI Database 23.26.0
For more information on what’s new in Oracle Database 23.9, see: What’s new for Developers in Oracle Database 23.9 Oracle
Oracle AI Database 23.26.0 Free multi-platform images now available on gvenzl/oracle-free
Oracle AI Database 23.26.0 Free multi-platform images are now available on container registries docker.io/gvenzl/oracle-free and ghcr.io/gvenzl/oracle-free. With this release, 23.8 images have now gone
How to Unplug an Oracle Database PDB into a .pdb File and Replug into Another Container Database
Oracle’s Multitenant architecture allows you to unplug a Pluggable Database (PDB) from one Container Database (CDB) and plug it into
Non-Positional INSERT statement – the insider story
Oracle Database 23.9 implements the non-positional INSERT statement. In my social media posts, I called out that Oracle Database is
Oracle Database Materialized Columns – a closer look
My recent blog post about Oracle Database 23.7 has generated significant interest in one particular feature: materialized columns. In this
What’s new for Developers in Oracle Database 23.9
For more information on what’s new in Oracle Database 23.8, see: What’s new for Developers in 23.8 Oracle Database 23.9
Oracle Database 23.9 Free multi-platform images now available on gvenzl/oracle-free
Oracle Database 23.9 Free multi-platform images are now available on container registries docker.io/gvenzl/oracle-free and ghcr.io/gvenzl/oracle-free. With this release, 23.7 images have now gone into Unsupported.