Look video of this post here. Over the past 30 years, the purchasing power of the US Consumer Dollar has halved due to inflation. At the same time, the S&P 500 has risen 852% (7.8% annually) AFTER adjusting for inflation. Why you need to invest for the long term, in one chart… At Creative Planning, … [Read more…]
Using Oracle AI Database in OCI (that’s Oracle cloud, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)? Then this post from my teammate is just for you! Connections, Database Tools, Reports, MCP Server, oh my! If you enjoyed any of the posts, please leave a comment with the author on their blog OR share the post on LinkedIn to … [Read more…]
Nobody likes waiting for a web page to load. Seconds felt like hours. And if you wait too long, your customers will leave and buy their widgets from another vendor. But what if your customers are database users, and your web pages are SQL query worksheets? And you’re not ordering TVs online, but rather running … [Read more…]
Look video of this post here. The most important charts and themes in markets and investing… 1) The Biggest IPO in History SpaceX officially became the largest IPO in history, raising a total of $85.7 billion. That’s $60 billion more than the 2nd largest IPO, Saudi Aramco ($25.6 billion raised in 2019). At an IPO … [Read more…]
Your Oracle database connection is usually defined on your local machine, in the settings files for your tools such as SQL Developer (VS code or Classic), SQLcl, etc. But in the ‘cloud’ – you can also define a Connection resource in our Database Tools developer service in OCI. This connection empowers three things, mainly – … [Read more…]
Look video of this post here. Tomorrow (6/9) at 2pm ET, I’ll be joining YCharts for a Mid-Year Market Prospects. We’ll take a data-based look at where the market currently stands, what’s changed over the past six months, and what investors should pay attention to as we head into the second half of 2026. Topics … [Read more…]
I have two environments: HR123 – I started a simple schema with just two tables, and no comments, indexes, constraints, etc HR456 – I have a Codex that helps me come up with what a real HR system would look like What do I want I would like to point my Oracle tools at two … [Read more…]
I will be joining the aioug and Oracle AI World Tour in February 2026. This will be my first trip to India, so I am very excited to see this amazing part of the world. Details Hyderabad, February 7 Bengaluru, February 8 Bengaluru University, February 9 Mumbai, February 10 I’ll discuss how to get the … [Read more…]
Our MCP Servers ship (SQLcl) or optionally offer (OCI) a run_sql tool. It’s great! We built it, we use it, and it works exactly as intended — give the agent a way to execute SQL (generated or otherwise) against your Oracle database. Be careful WHO gets the keys to your house! But “works as intended” … [Read more…]
Look video of this post here. Something I’m excited about is a new offering from YCharts called Communities. This gives advisors a way to follow research and insights from voices they trust, directly within a platform that many use every day for investment research and client communications. This means that instead of trying to recreate … [Read more…]