Tim Hall
@oraclebase
A DBA/Developer who has a website.
Oracle APEX Patch Set Bundle 3 (26.1.3) was released a couple of days ago. www.oracle.com/tools/downlo... @OracleAPEX #orclapex
Well, they aren't really here yet. 🙄 Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2026 www.oracle.com/security-ale...
Just noticed Patch Set Bundle APEX 26.1.2 was released 3 days ago. www.oracle.com/tools/downlo... @OracleAPEX #orclapex
Running Large Language Models (LLMs) Locally : Some Clarification oracle-base.com/blog/2026/06...
Join me online at the ODTUG - Oracle ACE Alliance where I'll be presenting a session on public speaking tips. Wednesday, June 24, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT) www.odtug.com/events/odtug... @odtug @oracleace @debralilley @thtechnology
AI Vector Search : Generating vectors outside of the database using Ollama and EmbeddingGemma oracle-base.com/blog/2026/06...
Running Large Language Models (LLMs) Locally : My new inference machine oracle-base.com/blog/2026/06...
via @JulianFreyCH If you have any public facing ORDS installations, you need to patch them again. Oracle Critical Security Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement - May 2026 www.oracle.com/security-ale... @OracleREST
No Agile? No DevOps? Without them your AI assisted development will fail! oracle-base.com/blog/2026/05...
Could this be the APEX 26.1 upgrade? oracleapex.com/ords/r/apex/... @OracleAPEX #orclapex
APEX Patch Set Bundle 16 released (APEX 24.2.16). www.oracle.com/tools/downlo... @oracleapex #orclapex
The delayed Linux x86-64 Oracle database patches were scheduled for release today. Looking at the patch notes they have been delayed again, and are now due out on 01-MAY-2026. This is really starting to mess up our patching schedule... 😡
OMG the OPatch page on My Oracle Support has to be the worst experience ever! Does nobody actually do any testing anymore? support.oracle.com/support/?pat... Heaven forbid you don't want the top option...
Unfortunately, lots of delayed patches. 🙁 Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2026 www.oracle.com/security-ale...
It's nearly time... Oracle Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement - April 2026 www.oracle.com/security-ale...
Running LLMs locally. One size does NOT fit all oracle-base.com/blog/2026/04...
The Oracle ACE Program : My 20 Year Anniversary oracle-base.com/blog/2026/04... @oracleace
Database Links from Oracle to Snowflake : How to fix a couple of problems… oracle-base.com/blog/2026/03...
Calendar Functions in Oracle AI Database 26ai oracle-base.com/articles/26/...
Aggregation Filters in Oracle AI Database 26ai oracle-base.com/articles/26/...
Oracle AI Database 26ai : Latest articles on my website oracle-base.com/blog/2026/02...
I thought oracleapex.com was down and got excited, thinking they might be upgrading to APEX 26.1. Unfortunately I had a typo in my URL. Oh well, I can dream... @OracleAPEX #orclapex
Running Large Language Models (LLMs) Locally using LM Studio oracle-base.com/blog/2026/02...
Oracle AI Database 26ai On-Prem Installations oracle-base.com/blog/2026/01...