This research focused on assessing Oracle DBAs’ familiarity with cloud technologies (e.g., landing zones, IaC automation) and comparing it to cloud experts’ awareness of Oracle Database advancements (e.g., container/pluggable databases). Findings revealed a knowledge gap between the two groups. To address this, I plan a two-week intensive learning journey inspired by Oracle CloudWorld 2024. This includes re-deploying Oracle Database editions, exploring Autonomous Database, understanding Oracle Exadata and Real Application Clusters (RAC), and deepening my knowledge of Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA).

I’ve been waiting for this moment for two years, and at Oracle CloudWorld 2024, everything has finally come together. As a multi-cloud architect with extensive experience across all three major cloud platforms, I’m particularly excited about this opportunity because of my strong background in Oracle databases. I firmly advocate for keeping Oracle databases on their native platform when migrating to the cloud, rather than switching to competitor database engines. In this article, I’ll summarize the publicly available announcements and share what we know so far.

Yesterday and today, I had the pleasure of attending the AI Summit in Budapest, thanks to Crayon Hungary and my colleague Szabolcs Baranyi. It was a fantastic use of time, filled with insightful presentations and great networking opportunities. In this article, I highlight my top presentations, explain why they stood out to me, and share the key takeaways that I will remember.

I’m eager to expand my multi-cloud expertise by exploring Huawei Cloud. A few years ago, I tested Alibaba Cloud but noticed their limited presence in my region. That’s not the case with Huawei, as they have established offices across several EU locations and are actively offering cloud services.