Øyvind Isene
@oyvindisene.bsky.social
Oracle ACE Pro. Independent consultant. Mostly Oracle stuff.
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🎤 Don’t miss DOAG Konferenz + Ausstellung 2025 — Nov 18–21, the premier event for database technologies in the German-speaking region!
Join #OracleACE experts and industry leaders for in-depth sessions on Oracle tech, modern IT trends, open source, and more. 👉 anwenderkonferenz.doag.org/de/home/
Join #OracleACE experts and industry leaders for in-depth sessions on Oracle tech, modern IT trends, open source, and more. 👉 anwenderkonferenz.doag.org/de/home/
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🎤 Don’t miss DOAG Konferenz + Ausstellung 2025 — Nov 18–21, the premier event for database technologies in the German-speaking region!
Join #OracleACE experts and industry leaders for in-depth sessions on Oracle tech, modern IT trends, open source, and more. 👉 anwenderkonferenz.doag.org/de/home/
Join #OracleACE experts and industry leaders for in-depth sessions on Oracle tech, modern IT trends, open source, and more. 👉 anwenderkonferenz.doag.org/de/home/
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Happy beached whale dynamite day for all who celebrate
On this day 55 years ago, Oregon blew up a beached whale with 20 cases of dynamite.
The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
The infamous exploding whale incident occurred Nov. 12, 1970, in Florence, Oregon. A whale washed ashore on the Oregon beach and with no other means to dispo...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Happy beached whale dynamite day for all who celebrate
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I felt like writing a blog post —a little write-up on why fixing failed #database deployments is challenging.
Spoiler: The part about undo-scripts might feel like a rant, probably because it is. 🙃
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Spoiler: The part about undo-scripts might feel like a rant, probably because it is. 🙃
medium.com/@jasminfluri...
Database Rollbacks in CI/CD: Strategies and Pitfalls
Database rollbacks would be incredibly valuable and essential if we want quick fixes for failed deployments. But they are rarely feasible.
medium.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I felt like writing a blog post —a little write-up on why fixing failed #database deployments is challenging.
Spoiler: The part about undo-scripts might feel like a rant, probably because it is. 🙃
medium.com/@jasminfluri...
Spoiler: The part about undo-scripts might feel like a rant, probably because it is. 🙃
medium.com/@jasminfluri...
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Java devs, please instrument your code 🧠
Have you ever struggled tracing SQL back to the app? Use setClientInfo(...) to add meaningful metadata to your JDBC queries. It makes tracing and perf debugging way easier.
New blog post with real code & tips:
🔗 martincarstenbach.com/2025/10/16/j...
Have you ever struggled tracing SQL back to the app? Use setClientInfo(...) to add meaningful metadata to your JDBC queries. It makes tracing and perf debugging way easier.
New blog post with real code & tips:
🔗 martincarstenbach.com/2025/10/16/j...
Java devs, please instrument your code 🥺
While preparing a talk for Java developers I revisited the topic of code instrumentation. Within the database, for example when writing PL/SQL or MLE/JavaScript code, you would use DBMS_APPLICATION…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Java devs, please instrument your code 🧠
Have you ever struggled tracing SQL back to the app? Use setClientInfo(...) to add meaningful metadata to your JDBC queries. It makes tracing and perf debugging way easier.
New blog post with real code & tips:
🔗 martincarstenbach.com/2025/10/16/j...
Have you ever struggled tracing SQL back to the app? Use setClientInfo(...) to add meaningful metadata to your JDBC queries. It makes tracing and perf debugging way easier.
New blog post with real code & tips:
🔗 martincarstenbach.com/2025/10/16/j...
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Joel Kallman Day 2025 : Announcement
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#JoelKallmanDay
@oracleace @OracleAPEX #orclapex @OracleDatabase
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#JoelKallmanDay
@oracleace @OracleAPEX #orclapex @OracleDatabase
September 24, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Joel Kallman Day 2025 : Announcement
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#JoelKallmanDay
@oracleace @OracleAPEX #orclapex @OracleDatabase
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#JoelKallmanDay
@oracleace @OracleAPEX #orclapex @OracleDatabase
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2 new positions in the lab as postdoc & PhD!
Interested in stress, pain, or reward? This project has it all!
We are a friendly but ambitious group. Oslo is a capital city on the fjord & bordered by forest, great urban & outdoors opportunities: 💃 ⛷️ 🚣 🎭 🎶
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
2 new positions in the lab as postdoc & PhD!
Interested in stress, pain, or reward? This project has it all!
We are a friendly but ambitious group. Oslo is a capital city on the fjord & bordered by forest, great urban & outdoors opportunities: 💃 ⛷️ 🚣 🎭 🎶
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (286516) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (286516), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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2 new positions in the lab as postdoc & PhD!
Interested in stress, pain, or reward? This project has it all!
We are a friendly but ambitious group. Oslo is a capital city on the fjord & bordered by forest, great urban & outdoors opportunities: 💃 ⛷️ 🚣 🎭 🎶
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
2 new positions in the lab as postdoc & PhD!
Interested in stress, pain, or reward? This project has it all!
We are a friendly but ambitious group. Oslo is a capital city on the fjord & bordered by forest, great urban & outdoors opportunities: 💃 ⛷️ 🚣 🎭 🎶
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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You can define your own inline JavaScript code delimiters in Oracle MLE — even emojis (💥).
A small but useful detail I explored after a great question from @oyvindisene.bsky.social at #POUG2025.
Blog post 👉 martincarstenbach.com/2025/09/08/i...
#oracle #MLE #javascript
A small but useful detail I explored after a great question from @oyvindisene.bsky.social at #POUG2025.
Blog post 👉 martincarstenbach.com/2025/09/08/i...
#oracle #MLE #javascript
Inline JavaScript and some further details about code delimiters
I recently attended POUG 2025, perhaps the most technical conference in Europe with focus on Oracle Database. My friend Øyvind Isene presented about Multilingual Engine (MLE)/JavaScript and made a …
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September 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
You can define your own inline JavaScript code delimiters in Oracle MLE — even emojis (💥).
A small but useful detail I explored after a great question from @oyvindisene.bsky.social at #POUG2025.
Blog post 👉 martincarstenbach.com/2025/09/08/i...
#oracle #MLE #javascript
A small but useful detail I explored after a great question from @oyvindisene.bsky.social at #POUG2025.
Blog post 👉 martincarstenbach.com/2025/09/08/i...
#oracle #MLE #javascript
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Wow…can’t believe it took me 10 years to get to @pougorg.bsky.social but it delivered in every possible way. So great to see old friends and I haven’t learned that much at a conference in a very long time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
September 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Wow…can’t believe it took me 10 years to get to @pougorg.bsky.social but it delivered in every possible way. So great to see old friends and I haven’t learned that much at a conference in a very long time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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And it’s over, sadly. #poug2025 ended yesterday, and it was a great 10th anniversary event very well organised by the @pougorg.bsky.social team.
Well done @luizafrompoland.bsky.social and @ora600pl.bsky.social
Looking forward to #poug2026, no idea where it will be, but I will be there.
Well done @luizafrompoland.bsky.social and @ora600pl.bsky.social
Looking forward to #poug2026, no idea where it will be, but I will be there.
September 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
And it’s over, sadly. #poug2025 ended yesterday, and it was a great 10th anniversary event very well organised by the @pougorg.bsky.social team.
Well done @luizafrompoland.bsky.social and @ora600pl.bsky.social
Looking forward to #poug2026, no idea where it will be, but I will be there.
Well done @luizafrompoland.bsky.social and @ora600pl.bsky.social
Looking forward to #poug2026, no idea where it will be, but I will be there.
Doing my best to treat post-conference blues. #POUG2025 was as usual fantastic. Learned a lot and met great people. Thanks to @luizafrompoland.bsky.social, @ora600pl.bsky.social and the rest of the team for a great conference.
September 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Doing my best to treat post-conference blues. #POUG2025 was as usual fantastic. Learned a lot and met great people. Thanks to @luizafrompoland.bsky.social, @ora600pl.bsky.social and the rest of the team for a great conference.
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/me needs moar coffee
September 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
/me needs moar coffee
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September 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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September 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Join the Oracle ACEs at POUG 2025 this week in Poznań.
Knowledge, lectures, discussion and networking for two full days! Join them now ♠️ 👉
poug.org/en/edycja/po...
#OracleACE @edelweissk.bsky.social @ora600pl.bsky.social @julianfrey.ch @danischnider.bsky.social @chandlerdba.bsky.social
Knowledge, lectures, discussion and networking for two full days! Join them now ♠️ 👉
poug.org/en/edycja/po...
#OracleACE @edelweissk.bsky.social @ora600pl.bsky.social @julianfrey.ch @danischnider.bsky.social @chandlerdba.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Join the Oracle ACEs at POUG 2025 this week in Poznań.
Knowledge, lectures, discussion and networking for two full days! Join them now ♠️ 👉
poug.org/en/edycja/po...
#OracleACE @edelweissk.bsky.social @ora600pl.bsky.social @julianfrey.ch @danischnider.bsky.social @chandlerdba.bsky.social
Knowledge, lectures, discussion and networking for two full days! Join them now ♠️ 👉
poug.org/en/edycja/po...
#OracleACE @edelweissk.bsky.social @ora600pl.bsky.social @julianfrey.ch @danischnider.bsky.social @chandlerdba.bsky.social
Insulting the AI.
September 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Insulting the AI.
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Pretty proud and excited to announce that #POUG2025 is sold out!😎
Thank you for your support & trust. It's gonna be super fun, just look at the agenda: poug.org/edycja/poug-...
See you next week!
POUG Team
Thank you for your support & trust. It's gonna be super fun, just look at the agenda: poug.org/edycja/poug-...
See you next week!
POUG Team
August 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Pretty proud and excited to announce that #POUG2025 is sold out!😎
Thank you for your support & trust. It's gonna be super fun, just look at the agenda: poug.org/edycja/poug-...
See you next week!
POUG Team
Thank you for your support & trust. It's gonna be super fun, just look at the agenda: poug.org/edycja/poug-...
See you next week!
POUG Team
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Materialized Columns are new in #Oracle #Database 23.7
Let's take a closer look at them!
⚠️ Lots of code coming next! 🤓
Let's take a closer look at them!
⚠️ Lots of code coming next! 🤓
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 post, I’ll dive deeper into what materialized columns are, how they work, and when you might want to use—or avoid—them.
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August 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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⚠️ New feature in 23.9! ⚠️
Now you can raise the COMPATIBLE without bouncing your database!
Learn more: www.dbarj.com.br/en/2025/08/o...
Now you can raise the COMPATIBLE without bouncing your database!
Learn more: www.dbarj.com.br/en/2025/08/o...
August 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
⚠️ New feature in 23.9! ⚠️
Now you can raise the COMPATIBLE without bouncing your database!
Learn more: www.dbarj.com.br/en/2025/08/o...
Now you can raise the COMPATIBLE without bouncing your database!
Learn more: www.dbarj.com.br/en/2025/08/o...
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we have an official MCP Server for Oracle Database as of...today
July 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
we have an official MCP Server for Oracle Database as of...today
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Want to use Oracle SQL Developer in VSCodium, Cursor, Windsurf or Theia?
In this blog post, I explain how to do it.
www.salvis.com/blog/2025/07...
In this blog post, I explain how to do it.
www.salvis.com/blog/2025/07...
Installing SQL Developer in IDEs Implementing the VS Code Extension API
Introduction The Oracle SQL Developer team is working on bringing the essential functionality built over the last 20 years in the classic SQL Developer IDE—a JDeveloper extension running as a standalo...
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July 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Want to use Oracle SQL Developer in VSCodium, Cursor, Windsurf or Theia?
In this blog post, I explain how to do it.
www.salvis.com/blog/2025/07...
In this blog post, I explain how to do it.
www.salvis.com/blog/2025/07...
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ora2know Hands-On Workshop: Upgrade to Oracle 19c and 23ai
Let's kick it off. When the ora2know group started at DOAG conference in Nuernberg in November 2024, we committed ourselves to support them. And this is exactly the reason why I am going to invite you to this unique event in Munich on July…
Let's kick it off. When the ora2know group started at DOAG conference in Nuernberg in November 2024, we committed ourselves to support them. And this is exactly the reason why I am going to invite you to this unique event in Munich on July…
ora2know Hands-On Workshop: Upgrade to Oracle 19c and 23ai
Let's kick it off. When the ora2know group started at DOAG conference in Nuernberg in November 2024, we committed ourselves to support them. And this is exactly the reason why I am going to invite you to this unique event in Munich on July 10, 2025. I will run an ora2know Hands-On Workshop: Upgrade to Oracle 19c and 23ai. And you are going to type 🙂 You need to sign up early since we have only a limited number of seats available.
mikedietrichde.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
ora2know Hands-On Workshop: Upgrade to Oracle 19c and 23ai
Let's kick it off. When the ora2know group started at DOAG conference in Nuernberg in November 2024, we committed ourselves to support them. And this is exactly the reason why I am going to invite you to this unique event in Munich on July…
Let's kick it off. When the ora2know group started at DOAG conference in Nuernberg in November 2024, we committed ourselves to support them. And this is exactly the reason why I am going to invite you to this unique event in Munich on July…
ITOUG Tech Day starts. #itougtd2025 #oracleace
May 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
ITOUG Tech Day starts. #itougtd2025 #oracleace
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If smoke isn't coming out of your machine, you aren't really working :-)
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Smashing a database on my PC
Colleague Martin Berger posted this recentlyand it got me thinking: If we take out the network (by running a program locally on the database server) how many requests per second can a modern but af…
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May 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If smoke isn't coming out of your machine, you aren't really working :-)
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