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 Duration 14 hours

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1. Overview and Novelty in Oracle Database 23ai

  • Release summary, market positioning, and the developer-focused roadmap.
  • A high-level examination of AI Vector Search, JSON/relational duality, and asynchronous drivers.
  • How 23ai transforms standard developer workflows and application architectures.

2. Practical Setup: Environment and Tooling (Lab)

  • Installation and configuration of Oracle Database 23ai Free for lab activities.
  • Setup of JDK, IDEs, and client drivers (JDBC, R2DBC where relevant).
  • Establishing the first connection, executing basic queries, and scaffolding a sample project.

3. JSON Relational Duality and Advanced Data Types (Lab)

  • Utilizing the refined JSON data type and collections within application logic.
  • Duality strategies: determining when to favor relational versus JSON approaches.
  • Case studies: storing, querying, and modifying JSON objects from Java/Quarkus applications.

4. AI Vector Search and Practical Developer Applications (Lab)

  • Foundations of AI Vector Search, including vector data types and indexing.
  • Developing a semantic search example: generating embeddings, storing data, and performing similarity lookups.
  • Integrating Vector Search with application code and libraries (conceptual discussion of LangChain/LlamaIndex).

5. Asynchronous Programming, Pipelining, and Performance Optimization

  • Analyzing driver-level pipelining and asynchronous request patterns for JDBC, R2DBC, and other interfaces.
  • Client-side implementations (reactive streams, Java virtual threads) and their impact on server performance.
  • Practical exercise: implementing pipelined calls and evaluating throughput enhancements.

6. SQL, PL/SQL Advances, and Security Measures

  • New SQL/PLSQL language features pertinent to developers (e.g., schema annotations, direct joins in updates, Boolean type).
  • Introduction to SQL Firewall and its role in enhancing runtime security for executed SQL.
  • Practical task: updating a small procedure to leverage new language features and testing SQL Firewall behavior in a controlled lab.

7. Best Practices for Testing, Debugging, and Deployment (Lab)

  • Unit testing database logic, generating relevant test data, and measuring performance with new features.
  • Packaging and deploying developer applications utilizing 23ai features into test environments.
  • Readiness checklist: performance tuning, compatibility checks, and next steps for production deployment.

Wrap-up and Future Directions

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of SQL and relational database principles
  • Experience in application development using Java or comparable languages
  • Basic familiarity with PL/SQL or server-side scripting concepts

Target Audience

  • Application developers working with Java, Quarkus, or similar stacks
  • Database developers and PL/SQL specialists
  • DevOps engineers managing developer tooling and CI environments

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