After years of anticipation from customers running mission-critical workloads on-premises, the wait is finally over. Oracle AI Database 26ai (23.26.1) Enterprise is now available for on-premises deployment (Linux x86-64), bringing Oracle’s latest AI-native innovations directly into customer data centers — without compromise. This milestone release marks a major moment for organizations that require the power…
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Oracle AI Database 26ai Is Coming On-Prem
Oracle AI Database 26ai: The Future of AI + Data Is Finally Coming On-Premises For years, on-premises Oracle customers have been waiting for the next major leap after Oracle Database 19c. That moment has finally arrived. Oracle has officially announced that Oracle AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition for Linux x86-64 will be available on-premises in…
From Las Vegas to the World: Continuing the Mission-Critical Journey
After an incredibly productive and inspiring week at Oracle AI World 2025 in Las Vegas, it’s time to keep the momentum going! It was an honor to present technical sessions, a hands-on lab, and an executive roundtable, and to spend valuable time at the MAA HUB booth meeting customers, partners, and Oracle colleagues from all…
Oracle AI World 2025: Maximize Resilience, Scale, and Availability with the MAA Team
The countdown is on — Oracle AI World 2025 in Las Vegas is almost here! Suppose data resiliency, continuous operations, and mission-critical performance are top priorities for your organization. In that case, the Oracle Mission-Critical Database Product Management Team sessions are the ones you simply can’t afford to miss. From high-impact learning sessions to hands-on…
Introducing the Tech Resilience Show: Inside Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) Series
Welcome to the “Tech Resilience Show: Inside Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) Series.” I am your host, Francisco Munoz Alvarez. This first episode will highlight a strategic product within MAA that can add high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) capabilities to an Oracle Database; of course, we are talking about Oracle Active Data Guard….
Oracle LAD Community Tour and More
One more year and once again after a few years of not happening due to Covid, getting ready to leave for a new Oracle LAD Community Tour (Ex-Grounbreakers and OTN Tours). This time the tour will go through 10 different countries, but in my case, I will only be participating in 8 of them. Here…
Breaking News – Oracle Database 23c Free – Developer Release is now available
Oracle has released today (April 4, 2023) the new Oracle Database 23c Free (Developer Release). This marks a significant change within the Oracle delivery model of only delivering a free database (as per example XE) after the full version is available to the public. This clearly shows Oracle’s commitment to the developer community, allowing developers…
OracleMAA comes to Japan – Come and Join me
This middle November, I will be presenting three sessions at one of my favourite events, the DB Tech Showcase in Tokyo, Japan. This is a free event, and if you are in Japan, please feel free to register and come to meet me at any of my following sessions (Dates and Times in Japan Time…
What is better than learning for Free? Free Cloud World Digital Pass & Oracle MAA
This week is Oracle Cloud World in Las Vegas. Can’t make it in-person? Not a problem, there’s STILL a way to catch much of the content, digitally. And, I have a code you can use to get a free Cloud World Digital Pass! The comp code to use at https://www.oracle.com/cloudworld/register/ is: OCWDIGITAL Of course, do…