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Tim Hall
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A DBA/Developer who has a website.
I've included some important updates. Thanks everyone for your continued feedback. This is starting to feel like a fulltime job. 😀
My Oracle Support (MOS) Portal : What needs fixing?

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December 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Official response from Oracle.

MOS - Key Known Issues
support.oracle.com/support/?kmC...
My Oracle Support (MOS) Portal : What needs fixing?

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December 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Lots of user submitted issues have been added to the post, taken from comments and social media feedback. Let's hope the feedback is being seen.
My Oracle Support (MOS) Portal : What needs fixing?

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December 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Happy 2nd arrival Birthday for Klaus🐈‍⬛. It was 2 years ago today he turned me into his own personal slave.
December 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
My Oracle Support (MOS) Portal : What needs fixing?

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December 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Oracle Linux 10.1 Now Generally Available

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December 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.4 (Thanks Connor McDonald)

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@virtualbox
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Oracle AI Database 26ai On-Prem Announced

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December 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
UKOUG Discover 2025 : Retired again...

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@UKOUG
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Reposted by Tim Hall
I'll be speaking at @UKOUG in December.

ukoug.org/page/UKOUGDi...

See you there.
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
OMG I love this feature so much, and it is in 19c...

IF [NOT] EXISTS DDL Clause in Oracle Database 23ai/26ai

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December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Oracle Linux 9.7 Now Generally Available

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@OracleLinux
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Gartner Hype Cycle

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November 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I'll be speaking at @UKOUG in December.

ukoug.org/page/UKOUGDi...

See you there.
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
OMG this channel about a guy looking after Honey Badgers! Yes, Honey Badgers...

www.youtube.com/@BuckeyeHone...
Buckeye Honey Badgers
MADE FOR AWE & INSPIRATION 🍯 Thys, Marlize, Annalize, Kolletjies & Tsotsi
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November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Reposted by Tim Hall
Thank you for joining us yesterday for our monthly program update meeting! It was great seeing so many ACEs and catching up on the many great initiatives from the program! See you next week! ♠️
#OracleACE
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I wrote about the GraphQL table function over a year ago, but in 26ai it is now in the documentation.

GraphQL in Oracle Database 23ai/26ai

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@OracleDatabase #database #26ai
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Just noticed Patch Set Bundle 24.2.11 has been release for APEX 24.2.

www.oracle.com/tools/downlo...

@OracleAPEX #orclapex
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
QUALIFY Clause in Oracle AI Database 26ai

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@OracleDatabase #database #26ai
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Small change, but so useful.

RESETTABLE Clause to in Oracle AI Database 26ai

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@OracleDatabase #database #26ai
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Running Large Language Models (LLMs) Locally using Ollama

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November 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I wish I was joking. 😱

I asked my boss if we had some blue roll in the office. The next web page I opened had an advert for this. Get my tin foil hat!
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
November 3, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Getting Started with Oracle

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October 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Automation: Perfection is the enemy of good

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October 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM