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Top 5: blog posts from April 2026

May 1, 2026 No Comments

April has ended, and as usual, I present my must-read articles. They offer fresh ideas and practical solutions for daily challenges with a light, entertaining touch.

Here it is, straight to the point. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did discovering them. 

Hidden Hero: dbms_sql_translator package
Do you need to change the behavior of a query, but can’t modify the application? Chris shows us how to fix the syntax or inject performance improvements surgically.
Check this out!
Oracle Scheduler in 2026— Need to Replacing Cron Jobs?
Is it time to move away from “cron”? Explore with Gunes how Oracle Scheduler has become the new automation standard: offering greater control and reducing errors!
Dive into it!
ORA-01555 on Standby
The dreaded ORA-01555 can also cause trouble for your standby database! Aishwarya shares what causes it and how you can finally put an end to it.
Let’s read it!
HugePages in Linux for Oracle Databases
Akhash shows us how to spot and fix HugePages configuration issues, making our SGA performance better.
Read It now!
How to set different values for the same parameter in a PDB with Data Guard
Regis shows us the final fine-tuning step: how to configure the parameters in your PDBs with Data Guard to achieve complete control between primary and standby.
I want to read it!

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