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 Duration 14 hours

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1. Introduction and New Innovations in Oracle Database 23ai

  • Overview of the release, its strategic positioning, and the developer-focused roadmap.
  • A high-level review of AI Vector Search, JSON/relational duality, and async drivers.
  • How 23ai transforms typical developer workflows and application architectures.

2. Practical Setup: Environment and Tools (Lab)

  • Installation and utilization of Oracle Database 23ai Free for laboratory exercises.
  • Configuration of JDK, IDE, and client drivers (such as JDBC and R2DBC where relevant).
  • Establishing initial connections, executing simple queries, and scaffolding a sample project.

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

  • Incorporating the enhanced JSON data type and JSON collections into application code.
  • Duality patterns: determining when to favor relational versus JSON approaches.
  • Case studies: storing, querying, and updating JSON objects from Java/Quarkus applications.

4. AI Vector Search and Developer Applications (Lab)

  • Fundamentals of AI Vector Search, including vector data types and indexes.
  • Constructing a semantic search example: covering embedding generation, storage, and similarity queries.
  • Integrating Vector Search with application code and libraries (conceptual discussion of LangChain/LlamaIndex examples).

5. Asynchronous Programming, Pipelining, and Performance Strategies

  • Understanding driver-level pipelining and async request patterns for JDBC, R2DBC, and other drivers.
  • Client-side approaches (reactive streams, Java virtual threads) and their impact on the server.
  • Practical lab: implementing pipelined calls to measure throughput enhancements.

6. SQL, PL/SQL Enhancements, and Security Mechanisms

  • New SQL/PLSQL language features pertinent to developers (e.g., schema annotations, direct joins in updates, and the new Boolean type).
  • An overview of SQL Firewall and its role in strengthening the runtime security of executed SQL.
  • Practical exercise: migrating a small procedure to utilize new language features and testing SQL Firewall behavior in a controlled environment.

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

  • Unit testing database logic, generating representative test data, and assessing behavior with new features.
  • Packaging and deploying developer applications leveraging 23ai features to test environments.
  • Checklist: performance tuning, compatibility factors, and subsequent steps for production readiness.

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Requirements

  • A solid understanding of SQL and relational database concepts
  • Experience with application development in Java or comparable languages
  • Familiarity with fundamental PL/SQL or server-side scripting principles

Target Audience

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

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