The Oracle ACE community is a driving force behind practical cloud innovation and best practices across the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) ecosystem. In this edition of ACE Voices, we highlight recent blogs, tutorials, and videos that cover everything from AI-powered search and security to cloud-native storage and seamless data integration. Grow your OCI expertise with these expert-authored resources!
Unlocking Semantic Search and Generative-AI with Vector Databases on OCI: A Deep Dive into Oracle’s AI Vector Search
Osama Mustafa (Oracle ACE Pro)
Connecting business-critical structured and unstructured data to AI models is a major challenge. Dive into how vector databasesand vector search on OCI enable high-performance, governed semantic and similarity search—essential for modern AI and LLMuse cases.
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Key Management & Secret Management
Vignesh Dhamotharasamy (Oracle ACE Associate)
Go beyond passwords—discover how OCI Key Management and Secret Management work together to securely manageencryption keys, credentials, and tokens. This guide explains how these services support secure, modern cloud workloads.
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Create and Test OCI Security Zone
Anas Darkal (Oracle ACE Associate)
Automatic enforcement of security best practices helps protect your cloud resources. Learn how to use OCI Security Zones toapply Oracle-defined (or custom) security rules—guarding against misconfiguration and ensuring compliance across your cloud compartments.
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Leverage RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) with OCI Search OpenSearch
Nada Bashar (Oracle ACE Pro)
Explore how a RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipeline powers advanced semantic and conversational search on OCI,unlocking new potential for generative AI applications.
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ExaDB-D vs ExaDB-XS in OCI: Architecture, Pricing, and When to Choose Each
Flavio Manuel Sarcos Torres (Oracle ACE Associate)
Not all Exadata is the same! Compare ExaDB-D (dedicated) and ExaDB-XS (cloud-native, elastic) in the cloud. This detailed breakdown covers architecture, pricing, and use cases—helping you choose the best fit for your workload.
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Uploading to OCI Object Storage with APEX
Boyd Timmerman (Oracle ACE Pro)
Uploading documents to OCI Object Storage via PL/SQL can be tricky, but this step-by-step guide shows you how to do itefficiently with APEX and minimal code. Great for developers looking to simplify file uploads in OCI-based applications.
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Building Data Integrations from Oracle Fusion to ADW using OCI-DI
Amod Joshi (Oracle ACE Pro)
See how to easily connect Oracle Fusion and Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW) using OCI Data Integration—supporting robust, scalable data flows for enterprise analytics.
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Autonomous DB and OCI: Exporting a Schema to Object Storage + Retention Policy
Marcus Vinicius Miguel Pedro (Oracle ACE Director)
Discover a practical story of exporting data from Autonomous Database ATP to OCI Object Storage, with tips on using retentionpolicies. Whether you’re building tools for business or expanding your cloud skills, this post is packed with real-world advice.
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Explore these ACE-authored resources to deepen your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure expertise and keep pace with the latest cloud innovations. The Oracle ACE community stands at the forefront of technology—providing practical insights, proven best practices, and real-world solutions to help you succeed in your cloud journey. Stay inspired, stay secure, and stay connected as you shape the future of cloud with Oracle.