Philippe Fierens
pfierens.bsky.social
Philippe Fierens
@pfierens.bsky.social
Belgian based from Brussels.
Geuze lover, hiker, backpacker, photographer, loving father and husband. Product Manager at Oracle. My opinions expressed on this platform are my own and do not necessarily reflect my employers.
Happy to meet you next week in Nürnberg at the @doagev.bsky.social conferenced I have two talks on Wednesday. At 10:00 I will talk about how you can enhance your update experience by using the Oracle Update Advisor and at 15:30 I talk with @alexblyth.net about the latest on Exadata MAA,see you there
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I am more than excited to be able to announce Oracle Update Advisor, check you the blog for all the details blogs.oracle.com/maa/post/ann...
blogs.oracle.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Reposted by Philippe Fierens
#Oracle #Exadata System Software #25ai (25.2) is here! 🚀 Enjoy accelerated AI Vector Search, performance boosts, smarter #Exascale management, and enhanced security (SELinux by default). Thanks to our stellar Engineering & PM teams for making it happen! blogs.oracle.com/exadata/post/exadata252
blogs.oracle.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
You want to upgrade your Oracle Databases and Grid Infrastructure to Oracle Database 23ai on ExaDB-D or ExaDB-C@C? I have great news for you! You can now use Exadata Fleet Update to upgrade your fleet. More info on blogs.oracle.com/maa/post/exa...
blogs.oracle.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Happy to be part of the Make IT conference next week, join my sessions if you want to hear the latest about Fleet Patching & Provisioning and Application Continuity

Agenda: makeit.si/schedule/

#makeit
May 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Reposted by Philippe Fierens
The latest #Exadata System Software Updates for 25.1, 24ai (24.1), and 23.1 are now available. Details on the @exadatapm.bsky.social PM Blog site - blogs.oracle.com/exadata/post...
May 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Reposted by Philippe Fierens
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
March 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reposted by Philippe Fierens
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
March 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Reposted by Philippe Fierens
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January 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Want to know what is new in Oracle Fleet Patching & Provisioning 23ai? Join me in Meeting Room 11 at #ukougdiscover24 for my session, including live demo's.
December 2, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Join me at Noon in Meeting room 11 for my talk
Out-of-place patching automation: the answer to almost everything. And learn how to supercharge your patching experience.
December 2, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Great atmosphere at #ukougdiscover24 packed for the keynote. Great to meet up with customers, the community and @oracleace.bsky.social good to be back.
December 2, 2024 at 11:21 AM
See you in Birmingham on Sunday and Monday 1th and 2nd Dec
On Sunday for Application Continuity with Oracle Database 23ai. And on Monday for :
Out-of-place patching automation: the answer to almost everything
and of course
What's new in Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning 23ai
#ukougdiscover24
November 28, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Reposted by Philippe Fierens
1️⃣ thing to look at if you're using our modern command line interface to the Oracle Database - take advantage of our stored connections feature!

Easier, faster, more secure

Read more here -
www.thatjeffsmith.com/archive/2023...

Docs -
docs.oracle.com/en/database/...
November 13, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Reposted by Philippe Fierens
UKOUG annual conference is happening in just under 3 weeks. SYM42 will be "around"...
November 12, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Hello all my first post on bluesky. Hello world, hopefully we can make this platform as good as the first years on twitter !
July 3, 2023 at 8:55 AM