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New AutoUpgrade version 26.6 is available

Posted on September 30, 2026 by AutoUpgrade 24

Yes, the long-awaited new AutoUpgrade version 26.6 is available for download. Again, a fantastic job by our development team. And I know that many of you were waiting for it already since it has some really cool new features, enhancements – and of course, fixes, too.

New AutoUpgrade version 26.6 is available

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As I described already in AutoUpgrade Patching – From Zero to Hero – Part 1: Download AutoUpgrade, you have several ways to fetch the newest version of AutoUpgrade – and when you use it to download patches, it will automatically trigger an update with the …

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Don’t use AI to build your AutoUpgrade config file, please!

Posted on February 13, 2026 by AutoUpgrade Oracle AI Database 26ai Oracle Database 19c Upgrade / Migration 4

Let me do a quick Friday rant. Many of you can easily ignore this. But regardless of whether you are a colleague, a friend, a customer, a partner or just exploring AutoUpgrade because it is the coolest small tiny little tool Oracle has to offer, don’t use AI to build your AutoUpgrade config file, please!

AI models are great … somehow …

No worries, I use AI tools as well, especially when I need to create some complex PL/SQL scripts. There is nothing wrong with it – unless you stay in control. I …

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A new version 24.1.0 of CPAT is available

Posted on April 9, 2024 by CPAT 0

No worries, this blog won’t become a “new version” announcement blog. But after two weeks of relaxing Easter holidays I just start cleaning up my inbox and flushing out blog posts as soon as time allows. One thing I need to share with you is that a new version 24.1.0 of CPAT is available for download. CPAT? You may not have read about CPAT on my blog yet. But this will change in the future since the CPAT development is now part of our small team as well. And we get happily tied into more and more Autonomous Database (ADB) …

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