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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Nov 5

Find the Oracle Data Guard's latest technical deck here:
www.ludovicocaldara.net/dba/slides/o...
More than 200 slides of technical content cover almost all aspects and features, including 23ai new features.

Oracle (Active) Data Guard – Master Technical Slide Deck

This is the most recent and comprehensive technical slide deck for Active Data Guard.Download the slides here.

www.ludovicocaldara.net

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Alex Blyth @alexblyth.net · Sep 10

New Blog Post: Exadata AI Smart Scan Deep Dive

Deep dive into my latest post and video on the #Exadata PM blog and discover how #AI #Smart #Scan accelerates #Oracle #Database #23ai AI #Vector Search workloads!

blogs.oracle.com/exadata/post...

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Aug 22

Claude, using the SQLcl MCP server, tried vector search with the search embedding generated on-the-fly by the ONNX runtime inside my Oracle 23ai Active Data Guard standby.
Claude is impressed.

Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Aug 18

Although the standard charger is magnetic, I can charge my MacOS with USB-C. Isn't it the same for Surface?

Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Aug 18

💬 My latest post on the Maximum Availability Architecture Blog explains how Oracle Active Data Guard is an extraordinary and flexible solution for scalability 📈, allowing both conventional and AI workloads to scale and perform at their best.
🔍 Read more: blogs.oracle.com/maa/post/app...

blogs.oracle.com

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Aug 14

The DGMGRL command SHOW CONFIGURATION VERBOSE won't trigger a health check anymore starting with 23.9. More details here:
www.ludovicocaldara.net/dba/show-con...

SHOW CONFIGURATION VERBOSE changes in 23.9 - DBA survival BLOG

Traditionally, the DGMGRL command SHOW CONFIGURATION VERBOSE not only retrieved detailed configuration information but also triggered a health check. The health check operation can be resource-intensi...

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Oracle Exadata Product Management @exadatapm.bsky.social · Jun 27

The latest #Oracle #Exadata System Software maintenance updates for 25.1 and 24ai (24.1) have just been released! For full details, visit the @exadatapm.bsky.social PM Blog.

blogs.oracle.com/exadata/post...

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Jun 23

How many "real" readers have you seen dropping in your blog? I wonder how things will change now.

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Oracle Exadata Product Management @exadatapm.bsky.social · Jun 6

🚨 Hot off the Press! 🚨

Excited about the powerful new #Oracle Database Snapshot and Cloning features now available with #Exadata #Exascale? Don’t miss out—get the latest #MAA Best Practices Guide and start cloning with confidence!

A huge thank you to the incredible MAA and Engineering teams!

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · May 19

Meanwhile, my way of contributing to their success is going to live concerts, cheering them up, and spending money on t-shirts and vinyls.

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · May 19

It’s heartbreaking that fantastic bands like The Bobby Lees can’t survive in a streaming economy that rewards algorithms over artistry. I’d rather pay more if it meant my money actually went to the artists I love, not industry execs and playlist puppeteers. 🎸💔
hudsonvalleyone.com/2023/11/08/t...

The Bobby Lees plays what might be their last Woodstock show - Hudson Valley One

What use is being a rising star in the music industry when major labels and tech companies are black holes sucking all the money out of the room?

hudsonvalleyone.com

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · May 12

If we insist on calling it in Italian, then the vegan ice cream is "Sorbetto" 😋 I know places where a dark chocolate sorbetto is even better than chocolate gelato. (my daughters know) 💅

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · May 12

Use the Broker, Luke! 🪄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj6h...

A Coffee with Ludo - Use the Data Guard Broker!

YouTube video by Ludovico Caldara

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · May 12

We have missed you ever since!

Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · May 5

Two loves 😂

Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Apr 23

In the era of LLMs, I need to find another way to start blog posts that is not "In the era of <something>" 😜

Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Apr 23

Not the em-dashes!–cried the editors, clutching their style guides like lifelines, as yet another software update threatened to replace them with sterile commas and robotic semicolons.

Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Apr 11

Yep

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Apr 7

Oracle Data Guard switchover and failover have changed from 19c to 23ai.
🎥 This short video lists the main steps of a Database switchover in Oracle Data Guard 19c and compares them to a 23ai switchover.
Spoil alert: in 23ai, we make it significantly faster. 🏎️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOEd...

Oracle Data Guard Switchover Changes in 23ai

YouTube video by Oracle Database Product Management

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Apr 1

That's what I call a packed room! 🤩

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Polish Oracle User Group @pougorg.bsky.social · Mar 26

ONLY TODAY! To celebrate Luiza's birthday, we're sharing a 25% discount code for the #POUG2025 tickets.

Why 25%? Because 34 doesn't sound so good. 🙁

It's the cheapest you can get our tickets. Code is valid until midnight. Go get them!
poug2025.konfeo.com/en/groups

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Mar 17

Oracle 23ai JDBC driver supports transparent redirection to the True Cache service, which can be served by either a True Cache instance or an Active Data Guard standby Database 🤓
Read more here 👇
blogs.oracle.com/maa/post/tru...

blogs.oracle.com

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Mar 13

Oracle CloudWorld Tour is a big success in Paris!

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Alex Blyth @alexblyth.net · Mar 13

Discover how #Oracle #Exadata #X11M delivers extreme performance and cost-effective storage on-premises and in the cloud. Learn how intelligent, database-aware software and features like #XRMEM and Exadata Smart Flash Cache optimize performance and scalability for modern workloads.

blogs.oracle.com

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Mar 3

select TNT(blast_target);

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Ludovico Caldara @ludovico.bsky.social · Feb 19

SNEAK OUT to leave the transaction (and its locks) pending

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