New podcast episode! ORACLE-BASE enters the chat
What happens when you get two mates who haven’t had a chance to catch up at a conference like they
19c Express Edition #JoelKallmanDay
Since 18c, Express Edition (XE) has typically been my “Go-To” release of the Oracle Database. It is free, quick to
The HOST command in SQL*Plus and SQLcl
Truth be told, the original title of this post was going to be “How I lost an entire day debugging
Get the SQL_ID for a SQL statement BEFORE you run it
An AskTom customer asked the question recently: “We often use the SQL_ID to dig into the performance views once we
Integration with SQL
A friend threw me a puzzle yesterday which I thought would be challenging, but turned out to be easy to
EZconnect for SQL*Plus
Just a quick tip to solve a common issue that is catching people out. The EZconnect syntax is a great
21cXE – post install tip
Hopefully by now you have seen the buzz about the release of 21c Express Edition (XE) and here’s a walkthrough
Is my table temporal?
Just a quick post in response to a question that came from Oracle Ace Alex Nuijten recently. He asked if
SQL trace on your cloud database
There are so many great performance monitoring tools that have come along in the Oracle Database since 10g – things
Can you solve this blocksize puzzle?
Here’s a little puzzle to get your mind working It is generally well known that there is a limit to
Learning is not a spectator sport 