Five Minute Briefing - Oracle
January 8, 2025
Published in conjunction with the Quest Oracle Community (Quest), this bi-weekly publication contains news, market research, and insight for the Oracle ecosystem, as well as Quest news and information. Subscribers also receive Quest ResearchWire, a bi-monthly research report for the Oracle community.
News Flashes
Ireckonu, a leading provider of hospitality digital solutions, and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), announced that Ireckonu CORE Middleware and Customer Data Platform (CDP) is now available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace and can be deployed on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and integrated with OPERA Cloud via the Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform (OHIP).
Nashville General Hospital (NGH), Middle Tennessee's public safety-net hospital serving Davidson County and Nashville, Tennessee, is using Oracle Health CommunityWorks to better support its clinical, financial, and operational needs. Unifying its clinical operations with the new centralized and integrated electronic health records (EHR) across the 150-bed hospital and more than 20 outpatient and clinic settings enables NGH to automate several manual processes and replace disparate legacy systems and devices, simplifying the clinician and patient experience.
Oracle is introducing Oracle Exadata X11M, the latest generation of the Oracle Exadata platform, delivering a variety of performance improvements across AI, analytics, and online transaction processing (OLTP). Combining intelligent power management with the ability to run mission-critical workloads faster and on fewer systems helps customers achieve their energy efficiency and sustainability goals.
Think About It
Open-source software has reshaped many IT disciplines, and the world of database administration (DBA) is no exception. The open-source community, and the software it has produced, has evolved into a powerful force that drives both innovation and economic efficiency. For DBAs, this evolution brings new opportunities and challenges. Let's take a look at the impact of open source on the modern DBA and the skillset needed to stay relevant.
Quest IOUG Database & Technology Community News
Oracle Database 23ai is the next long-term support release and offers over 300 new features. Originally named Oracle Database 23i, it was rebranded to Oracle Database 23ai with a heavy focus on artificial intelligence (AI). To optimize many of the database's key functions, Oracle Database 23ai uses AI for improved timing estimates and resource costings. There are also new features such as AI Vector Search to allow data queries on semantics and not keywords.
Oracle Database 23ai is the next long-term support release and offers over 300 new features. Originally named Oracle Database 23i, it was rebranded to Oracle Database 23ai with a heavy focus on artificial intelligence (AI). To optimize many of the database's key functions, Oracle Database 23ai uses AI for improved timing estimates and resource costings. There are also new features such as AI Vector Search to allow data queries on semantics and not keywords.
Quest IOUG Database & Technology Community News
Oracle Database 23ai is the next long-term support release and offers over 300 new features. Originally named Oracle Database 23i, it was rebranded to Oracle Database 23ai with a heavy focus on artificial intelligence (AI). To optimize many of the database's key functions, Oracle Database 23ai uses AI for improved timing estimates and resource costings. There are also new features such as AI Vector Search to allow data queries on semantics and not keywords.
Oracle Database 23ai is the next long-term support release and offers over 300 new features. Originally named Oracle Database 23i, it was rebranded to Oracle Database 23ai with a heavy focus on artificial intelligence (AI). To optimize many of the database's key functions, Oracle Database 23ai uses AI for improved timing estimates and resource costings. There are also new features such as AI Vector Search to allow data queries on semantics and not keywords.