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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

1. Introduction and What's New in Oracle Database 23ai

  • Overview of the release, its market positioning, and the developer-centric roadmap.
  • A high-level exploration of AI Vector Search, JSON/relational duality, and asynchronous drivers.
  • An analysis of how 23ai transforms typical developer workflows and application patterns.

2. Getting Hands-on: Environment and Tools (Lab)

  • Installing and configuring Oracle Database 23ai Free for practical exercises.
  • Setting up the JDK, IDE, and client drivers (including 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)

  • Working with the improved JSON data type and JSON collections in application code.
  • Understanding duality patterns: determining when to choose relational versus JSON approaches.
  • Practical examples: storing, querying, and updating JSON objects from Java/Quarkus applications.

4. AI Vector Search and Developer Use Cases (Lab)

  • An introduction to AI Vector Search, vector data types, and vector indexing.
  • Building a semantic-search example: generating embeddings, storing data, and running similarity queries.
  • Conceptual discussion on integrating Vector Search with application code and libraries (e.g., LangChain/LlamaIndex).

5. Asynchronous Programming, Pipelining, and Performance Patterns

  • Understanding driver-level pipelining and asynchronous request patterns for JDBC, R2DBC, and other drivers.
  • Exploring client-side patterns (such as reactive streams and Java virtual threads) and their impact on the server.
  • Practical lab: implementing pipelined calls and measuring the resulting throughput improvements.

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

  • New SQL/PLSQL language features relevant to developers (e.g., schema annotations, direct joins in updates, and the new Boolean type).
  • An overview of SQL Firewall and its role in enhancing the runtime security of executed SQL.
  • Hands-on 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 measuring performance with new features.
  • Packaging and deploying developer applications that utilize 23ai features to test environments.
  • Final checklist: performance tuning, compatibility considerations, and next steps for production readiness.

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Requirements

  • A solid grasp of SQL and relational database concepts
  • Hands-on experience with application development in Java or similar programming languages
  • Basic familiarity with PL/SQL or server-side scripting principles

Target Audience

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

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