Alex Zaballa
@alexzaballa.bsky.social
Christian,Husband, Father, Oracle DB PM - Migrations, Upgrades and Patching. OCM 12c/MAA/11g/Cloud, Speaker, Blogger. Ex-#ACED, Ex-@Enkitec. My opinions are my own. https://alexzaballa.com
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Oracle AI Database 26ai coming soon for Linux x86-64 on-premises platforms
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Preparations are the key to success. Here's my list of recommended actions that increases your chance of upgrading with success.
How to Prepare Your Oracle Database for Release 26ai
Preparations are the key to success. Here's my list of recommended actions that increases your chance of upgrading with success.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Preparations are the key to success. Here's my list of recommended actions that increases your chance of upgrading with success.
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While doomscrolling I came across an interesting discussion. How do you protect your database before an upgrade?
Here are my thoughts!
Here are my thoughts!
The Best Approach For Backup Before Upgrade
While doomscrolling I came across an interesting discussion. How do you protect your database before an upgrade?
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December 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
While doomscrolling I came across an interesting discussion. How do you protect your database before an upgrade?
Here are my thoughts!
Here are my thoughts!
From Oracle Database 19c Standard Edition to Oracle AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition
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December 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
From Oracle Database 19c Standard Edition to Oracle AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition
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Moving Older Oracle XE Versions to Oracle AI Database Free 26ai – Is it possible?
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December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Moving Older Oracle XE Versions to Oracle AI Database Free 26ai – Is it possible?
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Get a head-start on your upgrade to Oracle AI Database 26ai. Get to know the basics - also about the multitenant conversion.
Upgrade to Oracle AI Database 26ai
Get ready for the future and enjoy the many new cool features in Oracle AI Database 26ai. It is just an upgrade away. This blog post gives you a quick overview of the upgrade to Oracle AI Database 26ai. Plus, it is the starting point of a whole series of blog posts with all the details. Things to Know…
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December 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Get a head-start on your upgrade to Oracle AI Database 26ai. Get to know the basics - also about the multitenant conversion.
Oracle AI Database 26ai coming soon for Linux x86-64 on-premises platforms
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December 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Oracle AI Database 26ai coming soon for Linux x86-64 on-premises platforms
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Finally … Oracle AI Database 26ai is going to be available on non-Oracle hardware
Many of you have read my blog post from October during Oracle AI World in Las Vegas about Oracle AI Database 26ai replacing Oracle Database 23ai. But the main question remained: When is it available on-prem on…
Many of you have read my blog post from October during Oracle AI World in Las Vegas about Oracle AI Database 26ai replacing Oracle Database 23ai. But the main question remained: When is it available on-prem on…
Finally … Oracle AI Database 26ai is going to be available on non-Oracle hardware
Many of you have read my blog post from October during Oracle AI World in Las Vegas about Oracle AI Database 26ai replacing Oracle Database 23ai. But the main question remained: When is it available on-prem on non-Oracle hardware? It's December now, and Christmas is coming soon, it is time for presents. Yes, finally ... Oracle AI Database 26ai is going to be available on non-Oracle hardware…
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December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Finally … Oracle AI Database 26ai is going to be available on non-Oracle hardware
Many of you have read my blog post from October during Oracle AI World in Las Vegas about Oracle AI Database 26ai replacing Oracle Database 23ai. But the main question remained: When is it available on-prem on…
Many of you have read my blog post from October during Oracle AI World in Las Vegas about Oracle AI Database 26ai replacing Oracle Database 23ai. But the main question remained: When is it available on-prem on…
Migrating to Exascale and Upgrading to Oracle AI Database 26ai using AutoUpgrade
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November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Migrating to Exascale and Upgrading to Oracle AI Database 26ai using AutoUpgrade
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🚀🚀 Start Preparing Today! 🚀🚀
Although Oracle AI Database 26ai is not available on all platforms yet, you should still start your preparations today.
In our next webinar, we'll give our best advise to prepare your database for the next release.
Join us on December 11, 14:00 CET
Although Oracle AI Database 26ai is not available on all platforms yet, you should still start your preparations today.
In our next webinar, we'll give our best advise to prepare your database for the next release.
Join us on December 11, 14:00 CET
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🚀🚀 Start Preparing Today! 🚀🚀
Although Oracle AI Database 26ai is not available on all platforms yet, you should still start your preparations today.
In our next webinar, we'll give our best advise to prepare your database for the next release.
Join us on December 11, 14:00 CET
Although Oracle AI Database 26ai is not available on all platforms yet, you should still start your preparations today.
In our next webinar, we'll give our best advise to prepare your database for the next release.
Join us on December 11, 14:00 CET
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Free learning coming your way! Sign up today, so you don't miss out. All tech, no marketing!
New Webinars
Free learning coming your way! Sign up today, so you don't miss out. All tech, no marketing!
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November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Free learning coming your way! Sign up today, so you don't miss out. All tech, no marketing!
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🚨🚨 Free Webinars 🚨🚨
* Best Practices for Upgrading to Oracle AI Database 26ai
* Database Patching for DBAs – Patch smarter, not harder
* Patch smarter, not harder – MS Windows Special Edition
😎😎 All tech, no marketing! 😎😎
* Best Practices for Upgrading to Oracle AI Database 26ai
* Database Patching for DBAs – Patch smarter, not harder
* Patch smarter, not harder – MS Windows Special Edition
😎😎 All tech, no marketing! 😎😎
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🚨🚨 Free Webinars 🚨🚨
* Best Practices for Upgrading to Oracle AI Database 26ai
* Database Patching for DBAs – Patch smarter, not harder
* Patch smarter, not harder – MS Windows Special Edition
😎😎 All tech, no marketing! 😎😎
* Best Practices for Upgrading to Oracle AI Database 26ai
* Database Patching for DBAs – Patch smarter, not harder
* Patch smarter, not harder – MS Windows Special Edition
😎😎 All tech, no marketing! 😎😎
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A kill-switch terminates blocking sessions during patching
You will find a good number of datapatch posts on my blog. And with Oracle AI Database 26ai from RU 23.26.0.0.0 onward (the October 2025 RU), we introduce a new functionality when you run datapatch: A kill-switch terminates blocking…
You will find a good number of datapatch posts on my blog. And with Oracle AI Database 26ai from RU 23.26.0.0.0 onward (the October 2025 RU), we introduce a new functionality when you run datapatch: A kill-switch terminates blocking…
A kill-switch terminates blocking sessions during patching
You will find a good number of datapatch posts on my blog. And with Oracle AI Database 26ai from RU 23.26.0.0.0 onward (the October 2025 RU), we introduce a new functionality when you run datapatch: A kill-switch terminates blocking sessions during patching. What is changing? From Oracle AI Database 26ai onwards by default the invocation of datapatch will terminate any session currently holding a requested KGL X lock (Kernel Global Lock), an exclusive lock on an SQL or an PL/SQL procedure.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
A kill-switch terminates blocking sessions during patching
You will find a good number of datapatch posts on my blog. And with Oracle AI Database 26ai from RU 23.26.0.0.0 onward (the October 2025 RU), we introduce a new functionality when you run datapatch: A kill-switch terminates blocking…
You will find a good number of datapatch posts on my blog. And with Oracle AI Database 26ai from RU 23.26.0.0.0 onward (the October 2025 RU), we introduce a new functionality when you run datapatch: A kill-switch terminates blocking…
A great way to wrap up October—especially on a Friday!
It took some time to get the results. The OU servers must have been pretty busy with everyone rushing to finish the certification race on the last day!
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It took some time to get the results. The OU servers must have been pretty busy with everyone rushing to finish the certification race on the last day!
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November 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A great way to wrap up October—especially on a Friday!
It took some time to get the results. The OU servers must have been pretty busy with everyone rushing to finish the certification race on the last day!
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It took some time to get the results. The OU servers must have been pretty busy with everyone rushing to finish the certification race on the last day!
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You can’t miss it!
Oracle AI World 25: Upgrade to Oracle AI Database 26ai – let’s do it again
We'll do it another time. This is your chance in case you missed our session on Tuesday: Marco Polo 806, Level 1 Upgrade to Oracle AI Database 26ai: Best Practices and Customer Experience We collided with the delayed…
We'll do it another time. This is your chance in case you missed our session on Tuesday: Marco Polo 806, Level 1 Upgrade to Oracle AI Database 26ai: Best Practices and Customer Experience We collided with the delayed…
Oracle AI World 25: Upgrade to Oracle AI Database 26ai – let’s do it again
We'll do it another time. This is your chance in case you missed our session on Tuesday: Marco Polo 806, Level 1 Upgrade to Oracle AI Database 26ai: Best Practices and Customer Experience We collided with the delayed keynote of Larry Ellison, and obviously attending the keynote was way more important than our talk. Therefore, if you couldn't show up but still want to learn about the…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
You can’t miss it!
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Great session on autoupgrade hacks @mikedietrichde.com @martinberger.bsky.social @alexzaballa.bsky.social @oracleace.bsky.social #AIWorld
October 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Oracle AI World 2025: Your Essential Guide to Upgrades, Migrations & Patching
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October 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Oracle AI World 2025: Your Essential Guide to Upgrades, Migrations & Patching
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We're happy to share that CPAT version 25.9.0 is now available as of September 2025!
CPAT New Features – Cloud Premigration Advisor Tool – Version 25.9.0
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CPAT New Features – Cloud Premigration Advisor Tool – Version 25.9.0
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September 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We're happy to share that CPAT version 25.9.0 is now available as of September 2025!
CPAT New Features – Cloud Premigration Advisor Tool – Version 25.9.0
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CPAT New Features – Cloud Premigration Advisor Tool – Version 25.9.0
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Oracle AI World 2025: Your guide to Upgrade, Migration and Patching Sessions
Oracle OpenWorld had been renamed to Oracle CloudWorld, and it got rebranded to Oracle AI World this year. And we PMs, Alex, Daniel, Rodrigo and myself look forward to see you there. It's a perfect opportunity to touch…
Oracle OpenWorld had been renamed to Oracle CloudWorld, and it got rebranded to Oracle AI World this year. And we PMs, Alex, Daniel, Rodrigo and myself look forward to see you there. It's a perfect opportunity to touch…
Oracle AI World 2025: Your guide to Upgrade, Migration and Patching Sessions
Oracle OpenWorld had been renamed to Oracle CloudWorld, and it got rebranded to Oracle AI World this year. And we PMs, Alex, Daniel, Rodrigo and myself look forward to see you there. It's a perfect opportunity to touch base, discuss your migration challenges, your patching fun - and upgrades certainly, too. You not only can grab a sticker…
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September 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Oracle AI World 2025: Your guide to Upgrade, Migration and Patching Sessions
Oracle OpenWorld had been renamed to Oracle CloudWorld, and it got rebranded to Oracle AI World this year. And we PMs, Alex, Daniel, Rodrigo and myself look forward to see you there. It's a perfect opportunity to touch…
Oracle OpenWorld had been renamed to Oracle CloudWorld, and it got rebranded to Oracle AI World this year. And we PMs, Alex, Daniel, Rodrigo and myself look forward to see you there. It's a perfect opportunity to touch…
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Full Day Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshop in Prague on September 17, 2025
Summer season is almost over. And in between Oracle AI World in Las Vegas in October and now, there is one chance to meet us for a Full Day Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshop in Prague on September 17, 2025.…
Summer season is almost over. And in between Oracle AI World in Las Vegas in October and now, there is one chance to meet us for a Full Day Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshop in Prague on September 17, 2025.…
Full Day Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshop in Prague on September 17, 2025
Summer season is almost over. And in between Oracle AI World in Las Vegas in October and now, there is one chance to meet us for a Full Day Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshop in Prague on September 17, 2025. There are still some seats open, so please find the details below. When and why should you attend?
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September 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Full Day Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshop in Prague on September 17, 2025
Summer season is almost over. And in between Oracle AI World in Las Vegas in October and now, there is one chance to meet us for a Full Day Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshop in Prague on September 17, 2025.…
Summer season is almost over. And in between Oracle AI World in Las Vegas in October and now, there is one chance to meet us for a Full Day Upgrade / Migration / Patching Workshop in Prague on September 17, 2025.…
🚀 Moving to #OracleDatabase 23ai?
✅ Upgrade with refreshable clone PDBs+AutoUpgrade
✅ Boost performance with advanced Data Pump
✅ Automate migrations to Autonomous DB
Minimal downtime.
Maximum efficiency.
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✅ Upgrade with refreshable clone PDBs+AutoUpgrade
✅ Boost performance with advanced Data Pump
✅ Automate migrations to Autonomous DB
Minimal downtime.
Maximum efficiency.
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August 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🚀 Moving to #OracleDatabase 23ai?
✅ Upgrade with refreshable clone PDBs+AutoUpgrade
✅ Boost performance with advanced Data Pump
✅ Automate migrations to Autonomous DB
Minimal downtime.
Maximum efficiency.
reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/...
@mikedietrichde.com
@dohdatabase.com
@dbarj.com.br
✅ Upgrade with refreshable clone PDBs+AutoUpgrade
✅ Boost performance with advanced Data Pump
✅ Automate migrations to Autonomous DB
Minimal downtime.
Maximum efficiency.
reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/...
@mikedietrichde.com
@dohdatabase.com
@dbarj.com.br
August 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
⚠️Don’t miss a one-of-a-kind learning opportunity at Oracle CloudWorld 2025 ⚠️
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Unique Learning Experience at Oracle CloudWorld 2025
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August 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
⚠️Don’t miss a one-of-a-kind learning opportunity at Oracle CloudWorld 2025 ⚠️
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⚠️ New feature in 23.9! ⚠️
Now you can raise the COMPATIBLE without bouncing your database!
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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...
July 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We're happy to share that CPAT version 25.6.0 is now available as of June 17, 2025!
CPAT New Features (June 2025) – Cloud Premigration Advisor Tool – Part 8
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CPAT New Features (June 2025) – Cloud Premigration Advisor Tool – Part 8
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June 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We're happy to share that CPAT version 25.6.0 is now available as of June 17, 2025!
CPAT New Features (June 2025) – Cloud Premigration Advisor Tool – Part 8
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CPAT New Features (June 2025) – Cloud Premigration Advisor Tool – Part 8
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