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Oracle’s Base Database Service Changes for OCI Deployments

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If you run Oracle databases on OCI, July 2026 was a significant inflection point that deserves more than a passing glance at your email inbox. Oracle retired several Base Database Service configurations and billing SKUs, made architectural changes to what new VM.BaseDB.x86 deployments can do, and pointed workloads that depended on those capabilities toward a … Read more

Ten Years Later, I’m Back at AIOUG Yatra: See You in Bengaluru and Hyderabad

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Ten years ago, I was part of the AIOUG OTN Yatra tour. This July, I’m back — Sangam AI Yatra 2026, Bengaluru on the 18th and Hyderabad on the 19th. It’s been too long, and I’m genuinely excited to be back in front of this community. What I really want to share, though, is what’s … Read more