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Hi I'm Connor McDonald! 🔥keen on tech esp. SQL/database 🔥keen on fitness 🔥keen on coffee 🔥keen on gin 🔥keen on sarcasm I speak for me not my employer

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 6h

Blog greatest hits :-) . A little bit of PLSQL and a little bit of network. https://connor-mcdonald.com/2022/04/12/a-little-bit-of-plsql-and-a-little-bit-of-network/

Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 1d

Blog greatest hits :-) . CLOBs are not just big varchars. https://connor-mcdonald.com/2015/12/03/clobs-are-not-just-big-varchars

Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 1d

The biggest highlight of conferences is never the tech, but the chance to meet, catch up, and chat face to face with peers from around the world. It's selfie time with the Best...Community....Ever. #OracleAIWorld

Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 2d

From the vault. External table preprocessor on Windows. https://connor-mcdonald.com/2019/03/08/external-table-preprocessor-on-windows

Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 3d

New video! I went to some sessions at Oracle AI World covering our JSON functionality. What you can do with JSON_TRANSFORM is next level amazing! Here's just a tiny part of the awesomeness.
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JSON_TRANSFORM is magic!

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 3d

Blog greatest hits :-) . V$SESSION_LONGOPS and parallel query. https://connor-mcdonald.com/2022/02/11/vsession_longops-and-parallel-query/

Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 4d

Missed some sessions at @OracleAIWorld? Here's the 2025 mega download of session content. Enjoy!
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The AI World 2025 mega download!

We’ve all been there… You head over to the Session Catalog for AI World and you want to download the files for all of the sessions you have been to, and all of the sessions you have missed. Then yo…

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 4d

From the vault. Safeguard your APEX workspaces and applications. https://connor-mcdonald.com/2024/08/07/safeguard-your-apex-workspaces-and-applications/

Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 5d

Blast from the past. Hack-a-Mongo. https://connor-mcdonald.com/2017/01/09/hack-a-mongo

Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 9d

Let's bring AI world home with a bang! Session picks for Thursday
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My Session Picks for AI World – Thursday

Some people think “Since Thursday is a half day I’ll skip it” but some of the best content of the conference will be on Thursday. In particular, one of my favourite speakers Nigel…

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 10d

All this vector stuff totally new to you? This 20min session will help! @OracleDatabase @OracleAIWorld

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Philipp Hartenfeller @hartenfeller.dev · 10d

For #JoelKallmanDay I am sharing a free plug-in for reactive Markdown preview. It auto refreshes, supports tables, alerts, etc., and comes with three themes. #orclAPEX

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