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SQL Server 2025 CU5: max lock manager cache memory (%): what I could reproduce and what I could not

Cumulative Update 5 for SQL Server 2025 was released on May 20, 2026 (build 17.0.4045.5). Seven entries in the KB, mostly fixes. One of them is not a fix: it is a new server configuration option, max lock manager(…)

GoldenGate 26ai automatic schema evolution: creating missing tables during an initial load

For as long as I have used GoldenGate, an initial load had one prerequisite: the target tables must already exist. Data Pump takes care of it between two Oracle databases. For anything else, you write the CREATE TABLE statements(…)

AI problems are database problems

Introduction When discussing agentic AI, we spend a lot of time on the model. Which one should we use? How much context does it support? Can it choose the right tool? These are useful questions. But from a my(…)

AI agents on sensitive data: what PostgreSQL can enforce, and what it can’t

Every useful database content, document behind an internal AI agent names someone, a company, server names,… A relationship manager might ask “what did this client complain about last quarter?”, an operations engineer might ask “what happened on this server(…)

SOUG Day October 2026

What a great and interesting day I could spent today at the SOUG Day which took place at the SIX ConventionPoint in Zurich. Thanks to the whole SOUG team for the great organization and to all the speakers for(…)

Zabbix – the Swiss Army knife of monitoring

In today’s data-driven economy, downtime isn’t just an IT headache; it’s a direct hit to your bottom line. As modern environments grow more complex, spanning hybrid clouds, edge devices, and massive enterprise clusters, Zabbix monitoring provides the single source of(…)

Oracle Reports: REP-50125: An internal exception occurred

A client contacted me after an operating system upgrade and the restart of an Oracle Fusion Middleware environment. The application servers were running. The ADF applications appeared healthy. Both Oracle Reports Server processes were also reported(…)

FabCon 2026 Barcelona: Artificial Intelligence Takes Center Stage in Microsoft Fabric

I recently had the opportunity to attend FabCon 2026 in Barcelona, Microsoft’s flagship event dedicated to Microsoft Fabric data, analytics, Artificial Intelligence and and SQL Server. As a Technology Leader data analytics and quality, attending events like FabCon enables(…)

AI meets OEM, let’s test Oracle AI Database Assistant

I have been recently blogging on how I have setup Oracle Enterprise Manager 24ai lab, installed an agent and finally configured Oracle AI Database Assistant. It's time for me to test it now.

Oracle Fusion Middleware to the Cloud

More and more often, we are contacted to assess, challenge, and advise on the migration of Oracle Fusion Middleware platforms to the cloud. These discussions usually involve critical environments based on Oracle WebLogic Server, Oracle Forms, and sometimes Oracle Reports.