Welcome to the October edition of Monthly Product Pulse, your monthly round-up of the latest technical resources, product updates, and learning opportunities from Oracle product teams.
This month, explore new capabilities for Autonomous AI Database, discover Oracle AI Database 26ai features through a new daily video series, learn how to optimize assertion performance, find opportunities to share your Oracle APEX expertise, and get ready to build with OpenAI Codex and Oracle AI Database.
October is also an exciting month for the Oracle community, with Oracle AI World taking place October 26–29 in Las Vegas. Expect plenty of product news, technical updates, and announcements throughout the event. Whether you’re joining us in Las Vegas or following along from elsewhere, keep an eye out for the latest updates and resources coming from Oracle AI World.
Whether you’re developing AI-powered applications, working with Oracle Database, building with Oracle APEX, or looking for new ways to expand your technical knowledge, these resources can help you stay current with the latest Oracle technologies.
Autonomous AI Database
* 10 Select AI Capabilities on Autonomous AI Database
Explore 10 Select AI capabilities available on Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Infrastructure and discover new ways to build generative AI applications closer to your enterprise data.
The overview covers capabilities including in-database ONNX embeddings, AWS Bedrock integration, Select AI Agent, and techniques for improving natural language-to-SQL (NL2SQL) accuracy using database metadata.
Oracle AI Database
* 100 Features in 100 Days
Want to discover what’s new in Oracle AI Database 26ai, one feature at a time?
Connor McDonald is highlighting a different Oracle Database 26ai feature every day from September 21 through the end of the year—100 days and 100 features.
Follow the 100 Features in 100 Days playlist.
* How to Optimize Assertion Performance
Learn how Oracle AI Database checks assertions and what to look for when optimizing their performance.
This technical article explores the assertion evaluation process and provides practical guidance to help make assertion checks faster and more efficient.
* From Idea to Prototype: Build with OpenAI Codex + Oracle AI Database
What could you create when OpenAI Codex meets Oracle AI Database?
Join Oracle and OpenAI at Oracle AI World 2026 for a hands-on hackathon featuring OpenAI Codex and Oracle AI Database. Build something useful, surprising, or fun with FreeSQL and MCP, and get practical guidance from Codex and Oracle experts as you turn your idea into a working prototype.
Bring your idea to life and reserve your place today.
Oracle APEX
* Share Your Expertise with the Oracle APEX Community
The Oracle APEX product team is inviting Oracle ACEs to share their knowledge and experience as speakers in its live technical series.
Opportunities include APEX Office Hours in Portuguese and Spanish and APEX ACE Masters in English. The team is particularly interested in sessions covering Oracle APEX 26.1 and APEXlang.
Oracle ACEs interested in presenting can reach out to the Oracle ACE Program or Oracle APEX team for more information.
You can also explore previous sessions on the Oracle APEX YouTube channel:
Watch APEX ACE Masters – English.
Watch APEX Office Hours – Portuguese.
Watch APEX Office Hours – Spanish.
Stay Connected
We hope these resources help you explore new technologies, sharpen your development skills, and stay current with Oracle’s latest technical innovations.
With Oracle AI World coming later this month, there’s plenty more ahead. Watch for new announcements, technical resources, and product updates from the event, and check back next month for another edition of Monthly Product Pulse.