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Joel Kallman Day 2026 : It’s a Wrap! (#JoelKallmanDay)

Tim... — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:05:31 +0000

Yesterday was an Oracle community day called the Joel Kallman Day (#JoelKallmanDay) 2026. I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who took the time to join in. Here is the list of posts I saw. If I missed you out, give me a shout and I’ll add you. Thanks to everyone who … Continue reading "Joel Kallman Day 2026 : It’s a Wrap! (#JoelKallmanDay)"

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Continuous Delivery of Oracle Database Features #JoelKallmanDay

Tim... — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:38:40 +0000

As my entry for #JoelKallmanDay 2026, I thought I would write about the continuous delivery of Oracle database features. Quick history lesson In the past there used to be quite a slow release cycle for the database. It varied a lot over the years, but it moved towards a first and second release of each … Continue reading "Continuous Delivery of Oracle Database Features #JoelKallmanDay"

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Continuous Delivery of Oracle Database Features #JoelKallmanDay was first posted on October 14, 2026 at 7:38 am.
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SQL Plan Management (SPM) Baseline Issue

Tim... — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:30:50 +0000

I had an odd issue with a baseline recently in 19c (19.32). I thought I would share it in case someone else comes across a similar issue. The initial problem We had a SQL statement that was running fine on non-production environments, but was getting a really odd execution plan in production. The non-production environments … Continue reading "SQL Plan Management (SPM) Baseline Issue"

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SQL Plan Management (SPM) Baseline Issue was first posted on September 29, 2026 at 11:30 am.
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Oracle Database 19c supported on Oracle Linux 10 (OL10), but…

Tim... — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:54:05 +0000

A couple of weeks ago a work colleague pointed out that Oracle database 19c was now supported on Oracle Linux 10 (OL10). I was pretty happy about this, and started looking at it that evening, but I quickly ran into some issues… I wasn’t going to post about this until the issues were resolved, but … Continue reading "Oracle Database 19c supported on Oracle Linux 10 (OL10), but…"

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Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.20

Tim... — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:22:38 +0000

Hot on the heels of VirtualBox 7.2.18, which I wrote a few days ago, we now have VirtualBox 7.2.20. The only update in this release is a fix for Windows, which didn’t affect me, but I’ve heard people complain about it.. The downloads and changelog are in the usual places. I’ve done installations on Windows 11 and Linux Mint … Continue reading "Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.20"

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Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.20 was first posted on September 23, 2026 at 2:22 pm.
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Joel Kallman Day 2026 : Announcement

Tim... — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:05:22 +0000

Since 2016 we’ve had an Oracle community day where we push out content on the same day to try and get a bit of a community buzz. The name has changed over the years, but in 2021 it was renamed to the “Joel Kallman Day”. Joel was big on community, and it seems like a … Continue reading "Joel Kallman Day 2026 : Announcement"

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Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.18

Tim... — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:42:42 +0000

Oracle released VirtualBox 7.2.18 was released a couple of days ago. The downloads and changelog are in the usual places. I’ve done installations on Windows 11 and Linux Mint and both seem OK. Vagrant If you are into Vagrant you can find my builds here. https://github.com/oraclebase/vagrant You can see the list of Vagrant boxes I build and use here, but it’s … Continue reading "Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.18"

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Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.18 was first posted on September 17, 2026 at 8:42 am.
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Oracle AI Database 26ai (23.26.2) Supported on Oracle Linux 10 (OL10)

Tim... — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:13:10 +0000

A few weeks ago Laurent Schneider messaged me to say Oracle Database 26ai (23.26.2) was supported on Oracle Linux 10 (OL10). That started the usual series of test builds. Basic Installations I already had an installation article for 26ai on OL10, but I updated it, including using the new preinstall package which is now in … Continue reading "Oracle AI Database 26ai (23.26.2) Supported on Oracle Linux 10 (OL10)"

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Oracle AI Database 26ai (23.26.2) Supported on Oracle Linux 10 (OL10) was first posted on August 21, 2026 at 7:13 am.
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Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16 and Vagrant Box Hosting Issues

Tim... — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:41:16 +0000

Oracle released VirtualBox 7.2.16 was released yesterday. The downloads and changelog are in the usual places. I’ve done installations on Windows 11 and Linux Mint and both seem fine. Vagrant If you are into Vagrant you can find my builds here. https://github.com/oraclebase/vagrant You can see the list of Vagrant boxes I build and use here. https://portal.cloud.hashicorp.com/vagrant/discover/oraclebase As normal. I’ll be doing … Continue reading "Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16 and Vagrant Box Hosting Issues"

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Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.16 and Vagrant Box Hosting Issues was first posted on August 19, 2026 at 8:41 am.
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Oracle Support : An Update

Tim... — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:17:17 +0000

My last post was a rant about Oracle Support. As a result of that some folks from Oracle reached out for a meeting to discuss my experience. This was not about the specific SR, but my general experience of using Oracle Support as a customer. In this post I’ll discuss some of the information that … Continue reading "Oracle Support : An Update"

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Oracle Support : An Update was first posted on August 5, 2026 at 10:17 am.
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