🚀 The countdown has begun! Only a few weeks to go until Sangam AI Yatra 2026 – India's premier gathering of AI, Data, Cloud, and Multicloud professionals. Join us in Bengaluru (18 July 2026) and Hyderabad (19 July 2026) for a day packed with inspiring keynotes, real-world customer stories, hands-on technical sessions, and unparalleled networking opportunities. Meet global experts, industry leaders, Oracle ACEs, Microsoft MVPs, cloud architects, developers, students, and technology enthusiasts who are shaping the future of AI and enterprise innovation. Whether you're exploring AI, modernizing applications, building data platforms, or embracing multicloud strategies, Sangam AI Yatra 2026 is the place to be. 🎯 Learn. Connect. Innovate. Grow. Register today and be part of the movement. aioug.org/sangam26 🔥 The Next Big Thing Starts Here. See you at #Sangam26! #Sangam26 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Oracle #Multicloud #CloudComputing #Data #Innovation #AIOUG #OracleACE #MicrosoftMVP #TechCommunity

🚀 Looking for your next opportunity? Looking to expand your professional network? Looking to learn from industry leaders? Join us at Sangam AI Yatra 2026 – Meeting of AI Minds and connect with a vibrant community of technology professionals, AI enthusiasts, cloud architects, business leaders, hiring managers, and innovators. 🤝 OpenToWork members – this is your opportunity to: ✅ Network with working professionals and industry experts ✅ Explore career opportunities and potential collaborations ✅ Exchange ideas, insights, and real-world experiences ✅ Build meaningful connections that can shape your future ✅ Learn about the latest trends in AI, Cloud, Data, and Multicloud technologies Whether you’re a student, job seeker, developer, architect, consultant, or technology leader, Sangam AI Yatra 2026 offers an incredible platform to learn, connect, and grow. 🌟 Be Seen. Be Heard. Belong. 📅 July 2026 📍 Bengaluru & Hyderabad Register today and become part of one of India’s largest AI and Cloud community gatherings. 🔗 aioug.org/sangam26 Tag someone who is looking for new opportunities or wants to expand their professional network! #Sangam26 #OpenToWork #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Networking #CareerGrowth #TechCommunity #CloudComputing #Oracle #Microsoft #AWS #GoogleCloud #DataAI #Innovation #AIOUG #FutureOfWork

🚀 KEYNOTE SESSION | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 The future isn't about where your data lives. It's about how quickly it becomes intelligence. 💡 Why This Keynote Matters For decades, enterprise technology focused on storing, securing, and managing data. Today, the competitive advantage belongs to organizations that can transform that data into decisions faster than ever before. This keynote explores one of the most important shifts happening in enterprise technology: the convergence of Oracle's mission-critical data platforms and Microsoft's AI ecosystem. As Oracle Database and Azure AI become increasingly integrated, organizations can now build intelligent applications directly on top of their most valuable data—without costly re-platforming projects, disruptive migrations, or complex redesigns. More importantly, this session will explore what this means for Oracle professionals. As AI, multicloud, and intelligent applications become mainstream, Oracle expertise is becoming more valuable—not less. The professionals who understand data, architecture, governance, and enterprise systems are uniquely positioned to lead this transformation. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ Why the future of enterprise technology is being shaped by Oracle Microsoft collaboration ✅ How Oracle Database and Azure AI are powering the next generation of intelligent applications ✅ Why multicloud has moved from strategy to reality ✅ How Agentic AI and Generative AI can be adopted without re-platforming enterprise systems ✅ The skills Oracle professionals should invest in to thrive in the AI era 🌟 Featured Keynote Speaker 👤 Kalyan Ram Kaki Group Product Manager, Microsoft A founding member of the Oracle Database@Azure initiative, Kalyan leads product teams shaping Microsoft's cloud strategy and has spent more than two decades helping organizations modernize mission-critical workloads. He stands at the center of one of the most significant technology partnerships in the enterprise world today. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ The next generation of industry leaders won't be defined by the databases they manage. They'll be defined by the decisions they enable. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #OracleDatabase #MicrosoftAzure #OracleDatabaseAtAzure #AgenticAI #GenerativeAI #Multicloud #DigitalTransformation #AIOUG @Microsoft @Azure @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 KEYNOTE SESSION | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 "Humans with AI will replace humans without AI." The question is no longer whether AI will change our industry. The question is whether you're ready for it. 💡 Why This Keynote Matters AI is rapidly transforming how databases are managed, applications are built, decisions are made, and businesses operate. For Oracle professionals, this isn't simply another technology trend. It's the beginning of a new era. The Autonomous AI Expert explores what it means to thrive in a world where AI agents, autonomous systems, vector search, reasoning engines, and intelligent databases become part of everyday work. This opening keynote will challenge assumptions, cut through the noise, and provide a practical vision of how Oracle professionals can evolve from database experts into AI-powered technology leaders. You'll discover how Oracle Autonomous AI Database 26ai, Agentic AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), intelligent automation, and next-generation AI services are reshaping the future of enterprise technology. Most importantly, you'll learn how to stay ahead of that change. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ How AI is transforming the role of DBAs, developers, architects, and technology leaders ✅ The practical reality of Agentic AI and Autonomous AI systems ✅ How Oracle Autonomous AI Database 26ai is redefining enterprise data platforms ✅ Why AI skills are becoming essential for every technology professional ✅ A roadmap for remaining relevant, valuable, and future-ready in the AI era 🌟 Featuring Two Global Oracle Visionaries 👤 Sandesh Rao @sandeshr Vice President, Applied AI, Oracle One of Oracle's leading AI visionaries, Sandesh specializes in Agentic AI, RAG, knowledge systems, vector search, autonomous agents, and enterprise AI architectures that are helping shape the future of intelligent business systems. 👤 Mike Dietrich @MikeDietrichDE Vice President Product Management, Oracle Known worldwide as Oracle's foremost authority on database upgrades, migrations, patching, and modernization, Mike brings over three decades of experience helping customers navigate every major technology transformation—from Oracle 7 to Oracle AI Database 26ai. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ This isn't just the opening keynote. It's your roadmap to becoming the next generation of Oracle professional in the age of AI. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #AutonomousAI #AgenticAI #Oracle26ai #OracleDatabase #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfWork #OracleCloud #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 Every great journey has a beginning. This is where Sangam AI Yatra 2026 begins. 💡 Why This Session Matters The Grand Inauguration officially kicks off one of the largest Oracle and AI community events of the year. Join technology leaders, Oracle experts, Oracle ACEs, architects, developers, DBAs, students, and innovators as we begin two incredible days of learning, networking, and exploration across Artificial Intelligence, Oracle Database, Cloud, Analytics, Security, Multicloud, High Availability, and Enterprise Architecture. More than just an opening ceremony, this session sets the stage for the ideas, technologies, and conversations that will shape the future of enterprise technology. Whether you're attending to learn about AI, modern databases, cloud platforms, or career growth, this is the perfect place to start your Sangam AI Yatra experience. 🎯 What to Expect ✅ Official opening of Sangam AI Yatra 2026 ✅ Vision and theme for this year's event ✅ Insights into the future of AI, Cloud, and Oracle technologies ✅ Introduction to speakers, tracks, and community activities ✅ Opportunities to connect with fellow technology professionals 👤 Hosted By Sai Penumuru @sai_penumuru is an Oracle ACE Director, Microsoft MVP, Co-founder and President of AIOUG, and one of the most recognized voices in the Oracle and cloud community. Through AIOUG, he has helped build one of the world's largest Oracle user communities while mentoring and inspiring technology professionals across the globe. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ Every transformation starts with a first step. Join us as we begin the Sangam AI Yatra 2026 journey together. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #AIOUG #ArtificialIntelligence #OracleDatabase #OracleCloud #TechCommunity #Innovation #DigitalTransformation @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 Will AI replace software careers? It's probably the most common question students ask today. This session gives a practical answer. 💡 Why This Session Matters The AI revolution is changing how software is built, tested, deployed, and managed. But contrary to popular belief, the biggest opportunities may belong to professionals who combine strong fundamentals with AI skills. This session cuts through the hype and focuses on reality. You'll learn what AI is actually automating, which skills are becoming more valuable, and how students can position themselves for long-term success in an AI-driven technology landscape. The session also provides a practical roadmap into Oracle technologies, covering Oracle Database 23ai, OCI Generative AI, Autonomous Database, Oracle Machine Learning, Oracle Analytics, Fusion AI Agents, and OCI Data Science—along with the real-world career opportunities these technologies create. For students, graduates, and early-career professionals, this may be one of the most valuable career-focused sessions at Sangam AI Yatra 2026. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ What AI is changing—and what remains in high demand across technology careers ✅ Why SQL, programming, architecture, testing, and business fundamentals matter more than ever ✅ Career pathways across Oracle Database, OCI, AI, Analytics, Data Science, and Applications ✅ Certifications, learning paths, and free resources to start building AI-era skills today ✅ Practical roadmaps for developers, DBAs, analysts, architects, and business professionals 👤 About the Speakers Ambili Thottathil is an Oracle ACE Director, Principal Consultant at Rittman Mead (a Pythian Company), and a globally recognized speaker specializing in Oracle Analytics, Oracle Digital Assistant, AI, Big Data, and Oracle Cloud technologies. Vijayganesh Sivaprakasam is an Oracle ACE and Head of Customer Services at Dbvisit Software, bringing more than 20 years of real-world experience across Oracle databases, disaster recovery, cloud transformation, and enterprise operations. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ AI won't replace professionals who understand technology deeply. It will amplify them. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #ArtificialIntelligence #CareerGrowth #OracleDatabase #OCI #GenerativeAI #StudentCareer #FutureOfWork #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 Your career journey doesn't start with a job title. It starts with a roadmap. 💡 Why This Session Matters Many students and early-career professionals ask the same question: "How do I build a successful technology career in a world being reshaped by cloud and AI?" This session provides practical guidance from someone who has spent more than two decades helping organizations transform through technology while building one of the world's largest Oracle communities. Beyond technical skills, you'll learn what it takes to grow from a student or junior professional into a trusted architect and technology leader. The session also provides a high-level introduction to Oracle Cloud, helping attendees understand the breadth of Oracle's cloud portfolio and where the biggest opportunities exist for the next generation of cloud professionals. Whether you're just starting your career or looking to accelerate your growth, this session offers valuable insights into building skills that remain relevant in a rapidly evolving industry. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ A practical roadmap from student to cloud professional ✅ Essential skills, certifications, and hands-on learning strategies ✅ An introduction to Oracle Cloud and its role in modern enterprise technology ✅ How to build visibility, credibility, and long-term career growth ✅ Lessons learned from real-world cloud transformation journeys 👤 About the Speaker Sai Penumuru @sai_penumuru is an Oracle ACE Director, Microsoft MVP, Co-founder and President of AIOUG, and a globally recognized cloud architect. With more than 23 years of experience, he has delivered over 150 keynote and technical sessions worldwide and has helped shape the careers of thousands of technology professionals through community leadership, mentoring, and advocacy. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ The future belongs to professionals who combine technical expertise, continuous learning, and the courage to adapt. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #CloudCareer #OracleCloud #CareerGrowth #StudentToArchitect #TechnologyLeadership #OCI #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 The most important skill in technology may not be AI. It may be the ability to keep reinventing yourself. 💡 Why This Session Matters Technology changes. Tools change. Platforms change. Over the past three decades, we've moved from client-server applications to the internet, from on-premises to cloud, and now into the era of AI and autonomous systems. Yet the professionals who thrive through every technology wave often have something in common: they never stop learning. In this keynote-style session, Mike Dietrich shares lessons learned from more than 30 years working with Oracle Database, customer escalations, upgrades, migrations, product development, and the evolution of enterprise technology all the way to Oracle AI Database. This is not a session about a specific technology. It's a session about building a career that can survive every technology shift. Whether you're a student, developer, DBA, architect, or technology leader, you'll leave with practical insights on staying relevant in a rapidly changing industry. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ How enterprise technology careers have evolved from Oracle 7 to the AI era ✅ Which technical and non-technical skills remain valuable regardless of technology trends ✅ Why communication, visibility, and community involvement matter more than ever ✅ How to continuously adapt and grow throughout your career ✅ Practical lessons from three decades of real-world technology experience 👤 About the Speaker Mike Dietrich @MikeDietrichDE is Vice President of Product Management and Development at Oracle, leading Oracle's Database Upgrade, Migration, and Patching initiatives. With more than 28 years at Oracle and over three decades in technology, Mike is one of the most respected voices in the Oracle community and a frequent speaker at conferences around the world. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ The technologies you use will change. Your ability to learn may be the one skill that never goes out of style. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #CareerGrowth #ArtificialIntelligence #TechnologyLeadership #OracleDatabase #LifelongLearning #TechCareers #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 Think AI means you no longer need to learn SQL? Connor McDonald would strongly disagree. 💡 Why This Session Matters With modern AI tools capable of generating SQL from plain English, it's tempting to think that SQL expertise is becoming less important. The reality is exactly the opposite. AI can generate SQL. But it can't always tell you whether the SQL is efficient, scalable, correct, or potentially dangerous. As AI becomes a daily tool for developers, analysts, and DBAs, the value of strong SQL skills increases. The better your understanding of SQL, the better you can validate, optimize, troubleshoot, and improve what AI produces. In this session, Connor McDonald explores why SQL remains one of the most valuable skills in technology and shares practical SQL techniques that many professionals may not know, regardless of how many years they've worked with databases. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ Why SQL expertise is becoming more valuable in the age of AI ✅ How to evaluate and improve AI-generated SQL ✅ SQL techniques and capabilities that many developers overlook ✅ Practical ways to write better, faster, and more maintainable SQL ✅ How AI and SQL expertise complement each other rather than compete 👤 About the Speaker Connor McDonald @connor_mc_d is a Database Architect at Oracle and one of the most respected educators in the Oracle community. A regular contributor to Ask TOM, Stack Overflow, blogs, YouTube, and conferences worldwide, Connor is known for making complex database topics approachable, practical, and entertaining. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ AI may generate SQL. Great developers still need to understand it. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #SQL #OracleDatabase #DatabaseDevelopment #GenerativeAI #DeveloperSkills #DataEngineering #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 AI is changing databases. But when production slows down, DBAs still need answers. 💡 Why This Session Matters Oracle Database 26ai introduces a wave of new features, but not every feature matters when you're troubleshooting a production issue at 2 AM. This session focuses on what performance DBAs actually need to know. We'll look at practical performance enhancements in Oracle Database 26ai, including optimizer improvements, SQL Plan Management enhancements, and how AI-related features such as Vector Search and vector indexes impact database performance. More importantly, we'll discuss how AI is changing the DBA toolkit while reinforcing why foundational skills around AWR, ASH, SQL Monitoring, execution plans, and performance diagnostics remain as important as ever. If your role involves performance tuning, troubleshooting, or database optimization, this session is designed to help you separate the genuinely useful innovations from the marketing noise. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ SQL Plan Management and optimizer enhancements in Oracle Database 26ai ✅ Performance implications of AI Vector Search, vector indexing, and hybrid workloads ✅ How AI is reshaping the performance DBA's toolkit ✅ Where automation helps—and where traditional DBA expertise remains irreplaceable ✅ Practical guidance for diagnosing and tuning modern Oracle Database workloads 👤 About the Speaker Aishwarya Kala @aishwaryakala13 is a Principal Consultant at Pythian with more than 17 years of experience across Oracle and other database technologies. An Oracle ACE, blogger at ORA Trails, and frequent international conference speaker, she is passionate about helping organizations solve real-world database performance challenges through a combination of deep technical expertise and practical experience. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ AI may be changing the database landscape, but good performance diagnostics never go out of style. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #OracleDatabase #Oracle26ai #PerformanceTuning #AWR #ASH #SQLPlanManagement #DatabasePerformance #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 What happens when AI agents stop working alone and start collaborating with machine learning models? 💡 Why This Session Matters The next wave of enterprise AI won't be driven by standalone chatbots or isolated ML models. It will be powered by intelligent systems where AI agents reason, plan, and take action while machine learning models provide predictions, recommendations, and insights—all working from a common enterprise data foundation. This session explores how Oracle AI Data Platform brings these capabilities together into a unified intelligence workflow. Using a practical e-commerce campaign management scenario, you'll see how customer data, product information, predictive models, and AI agents can collaborate to improve campaign performance, automate decisions, and drive measurable business outcomes. For organizations looking to move beyond dashboards and reports into intelligent business automation, this session offers a glimpse of what's possible. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ How AI Agents, ML Models, and enterprise data work together on Oracle AI Data Platform ✅ How intelligent orchestration delivers measurable and explainable outcomes ✅ Real-world applications including churn prediction, recommendation generation, and campaign optimization ✅ How organizations can evolve from analytics to AI-assisted autonomous workflows 👤 About the Speaker Makarand Pandey is a Principal Product Manager at Oracle with over 15 years of experience building machine learning products across industries including investment banking, retail, automotive, and aviation. His work focuses on helping organizations operationalize AI and machine learning to solve real-world business challenges. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ The future of enterprise AI isn't about replacing people. It's about connecting data, models, and agents to make better decisions faster. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #AIAgents #MachineLearning #OracleAI #OracleAnalytics #AIDataPlatform #EnterpriseAI #DigitalTransformation #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 AI agents are powerful. Machine learning models are powerful. The real breakthrough happens when they work together. 💡 Why This Session Matters Many organizations are experimenting with AI agents, predictive analytics, recommendation engines, and machine learning models. The challenge is often connecting these capabilities into a unified business workflow that delivers measurable outcomes. Oracle AI Data Platform is designed to bridge that gap. This session explores how AI agents and machine learning models can collaborate using a shared enterprise data foundation, combining the reasoning and action-taking abilities of AI agents with the predictive power of traditional ML. Through a practical e-commerce campaign management example, you'll see how customer data, product information, predictive models, and AI agents can work together to automate decision-making, optimize campaigns, and drive better business outcomes. This is not just about analytics. It's about building intelligent systems that can act on insights. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ How AI Agents, ML Models, and enterprise data can be unified on a single platform ✅ How AI orchestration helps deliver measurable and explainable business outcomes ✅ Real-world examples of churn prediction, recommendation engines, and campaign optimization ✅ How organizations can move from reporting and analytics to AI-assisted autonomous workflows 👤 About the Speaker Lalitha Venkataraman is Senior Director of Product Management for Oracle Analytics. With extensive experience across analytics, business intelligence, and enterprise data platforms, she helps drive the evolution of Oracle's analytics and AI capabilities, enabling organizations to unlock greater value from their data. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ The future of enterprise AI isn't choosing between AI agents and machine learning. It's combining both to create smarter outcomes. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #AIAgents #MachineLearning #OracleAnalytics #AIDataPlatform #EnterpriseAI #GenerativeAI #DataDriven #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 AI agents are getting smarter. The real challenge is giving them safe access to enterprise data. 💡 Why This Session Matters Everyone is talking about AI agents. Few are talking about the infrastructure required to make them useful, secure, and production-ready. At the heart of many enterprise AI initiatives lies a difficult problem: how do you allow AI agents to interact with databases without exposing systems to unnecessary risk, complexity, or fragile integrations? This session explores a powerful emerging pattern — the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server — a purpose-built layer that enables AI agents to interact with databases through structured, secure, and context-aware interfaces. You'll see how autonomous MCP database servers can dynamically understand schemas, validate queries, summarize results, recover gracefully from errors, and dramatically simplify application development. Most importantly, you'll see it working live. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ How MCP provides a universal interface between AI agents and enterprise databases ✅ How AI agents can safely query databases using natural language instead of SQL ✅ Design patterns for schema-aware query generation, validation, and summarization ✅ A production-ready reference architecture for autonomous MCP database servers ✅ Practical guidance for deploying MCP-enabled AI applications in enterprise environments 👤 About the Speaker Chandan Tanwani , @tanwanichandan is Lead Architect at Knex Technology with more than 18 years of experience in Oracle databases, cloud architecture, performance optimization, and enterprise solutions. A frequent speaker across Oracle user groups worldwide, he specializes in helping organizations modernize data platforms and integrate traditional database technologies with emerging AI architectures. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ The future of AI isn't just better models. It's better ways for those models to interact with enterprise data. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #MCP #ModelContextProtocol #AgenticAI #OracleDatabase #EnterpriseAI #GenerativeAI #DatabaseArchitecture #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 Should your Oracle workloads run on OCI, a hyperscaler, or across multiple clouds? The answer is more complicated than vendor marketing would have you believe. 💡 Why This Session Matters As enterprises modernize their database platforms, the conversation is no longer just about moving to the cloud. It's about choosing the right cloud architecture for performance, resilience, sovereignty, operational simplicity, and cost. OCI-native deployments, Oracle Database@Azure, multicloud architectures, Autonomous Database, Exadata Cloud Service—each option comes with trade-offs. This session cuts through the hype and provides a practical, vendor-neutral framework for evaluating Oracle deployment strategies across today's cloud landscape. If you're involved in cloud strategy, database modernization, or enterprise architecture decisions, this session will help you understand what really matters when selecting a landing zone for Oracle workloads. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ The trade-offs between OCI-native and multicloud Oracle architectures ✅ Cost, latency, scalability, and operational considerations across cloud platforms ✅ Real-world patterns for OLTP and Data Warehouse workloads ✅ A practical framework for evaluating TCO and cloud strategy decisions ✅ How to determine the best-fit architecture for your organization's requirements 👤 About the Speaker Biju Thomas is an Oracle ACE Director, Microsoft MVP, author, and Senior Vice President of Digital Transformation at Data Intensity. With more than 30 years of experience, he helps organizations modernize mission-critical Oracle platforms across on-premises, OCI, multicloud, and hybrid environments and is widely recognized as a leading voice in Oracle cloud architecture. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ The cloud conversation is no longer "Which cloud?" It's "Which architecture delivers the best outcome?" 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #OracleDatabase #Multicloud #OCI #OracleDatabaseAtAzure #CloudArchitecture #Exadata #AutonomousDatabase #AIOUG @Oracle @Microsoft @Azure @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 Ever wondered how much trust you're placing in the cloud? This session puts that question to the test. 💡 Why This Session Matters We often assume that encryption, virtualization, and cloud security controls are enough to protect our data. But what if the threat comes from someone who already controls the underlying infrastructure? In this highly technical and entertaining live hacking session, Kamil Stawiarski takes the role of a malicious virtualization administrator and demonstrates how attacks can be performed against running virtual machines, memory, and processes. You'll see how attackers think, how data can potentially be exposed, and why understanding security threats is just as important as understanding security controls. This isn't a theoretical security talk. It's a practical look at what can happen when trust boundaries break down. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ How virtualization-layer attacks can target cloud workloads ✅ Whether encrypted data is always as safe as we assume ✅ How memory analysis techniques can be used to extract sensitive information ✅ What defenders should understand about modern cloud attack vectors ✅ How to think like a hacker in order to build more secure systems 👤 About the Speaker Kamil Stawiarski, is an Oracle ACE Director, Oracle Certified Master, OakTable member, founder of ORA-600 Database Whisperers, and one of the most respected performance and database specialists in the Oracle community. Known for combining deep technical expertise with engaging storytelling, his sessions are always memorable. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ The best way to improve security is to understand how it can be broken. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #CloudSecurity #CyberSecurity #EthicalHacking #OracleDatabase #SecurityResearch #CloudComputing #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 No PowerPoint. No marketing. No architecture diagrams you'll never use. Just Oracle Database 26ai running live. 💡 Why This Session Matters Some sessions tell you what's possible. Connor's sessions show you exactly how it works. Back by popular demand, this is a 100% live demo session where everything happens directly in the database. No slides. No prepared screenshots. No lengthy introductions. Oracle AI Database 26ai has arrived on-premises, bringing a wave of new capabilities for DBAs and developers. This session is your opportunity to see those features demonstrated live using the tools and techniques you already use every day. If you've been wondering which 26ai features are genuinely useful and how they work in practice, this is the session to attend. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ New Oracle AI Database 26ai capabilities demonstrated live ✅ Productivity improvements for DBAs and developers ✅ Practical features you can start evaluating immediately ✅ Real-world demonstrations without slides or marketing fluff 👤 About the Speaker Connor McDonald is a Database Architect at Oracle and one of the most recognized technical speakers in the Oracle community. A frequent contributor to Ask TOM, Stack Overflow, blogs, videos, and conferences worldwide, Connor is known for making complex database concepts practical, entertaining, and easy to understand. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ Some of the best learning happens when someone opens SQL*Plus and starts typing. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #OracleDatabase #Oracle26ai #ConnorMcDonald #DatabaseDevelopment #OracleDBA #SQL #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 What if patching Oracle databases became a routine task instead of a weekend project? 💡 Why This Session Matters Every DBA knows that patching is necessary. Fewer enjoy the planning, manual effort, risk management, and late-night maintenance windows that often come with it. Oracle AutoUpgrade is changing that. What started as an upgrade tool has evolved into one of the most powerful automation frameworks available to Oracle DBAs. Today, AutoUpgrade can download software directly from My Oracle Support, provision Oracle Homes, create gold images, perform rolling RAC patching, and standardize database maintenance across entire fleets. This session shows how leading organizations are transforming patching from a manual process into an automated, repeatable, and low-risk operation. If patching still feels harder than it should be, this session is for you. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ How AutoUpgrade automates Oracle Database patching and maintenance ✅ How to provision Oracle Homes and create standardized gold images ✅ Techniques for simplifying RAC rolling patching and reducing downtime ✅ Best practices used by DBAs worldwide to standardize database lifecycle management 👤 About the Speaker Mike Dietrich is Vice President of Product Management and Development at Oracle, leading Oracle's Database Upgrade, Migration, and Patching initiatives. With more than 28 years at Oracle, Mike is one of the most recognized experts in the Oracle community for database upgrades, AutoUpgrade, patching strategies, and modernization projects. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ The best patching strategy is the one you can automate, repeat, and trust. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #OracleDatabase #AutoUpgrade #DatabasePatching #OracleDBA #Oracle26ai #RAC #DatabaseAutomation #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 RAG changed how AI accesses knowledge. Agentic RAG is changing how AI thinks. 💡 Why This Session Matters Most enterprise AI projects today focus on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) — helping AI systems find the right information before generating answers. But the next evolution goes far beyond retrieval. Agentic RAG enables AI systems to reason across multiple data sources, plan actions, evaluate outcomes, and continuously improve results. Instead of simply searching for information, AI agents can make decisions, orchestrate workflows, and solve multi-step business problems. In this session, you'll learn how Oracle is helping organizations build the next generation of enterprise AI using Agentic RAG, Oracle Private Agent Factory, and intelligent orchestration capabilities on OCI. From IT automation and employee assistants to operational decision support, this session provides a practical framework for building enterprise AI systems that move beyond search into reasoning. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ How Agentic RAG extends traditional Retrieval-Augmented Generation ✅ How Oracle Private Agent Factory enables intelligent orchestration and enterprise integrations ✅ Real-world use cases including IT automation, employee assistants, and operational decision support ✅ Design patterns for building scalable enterprise AI systems that reason, plan, and act 👤 About the Speaker Sandesh Rao, @sandeshr is Vice President of Applied AI at Oracle and specializes in next-generation retrieval and reasoning systems. His work focuses on Agentic RAG, autonomous agents, knowledge workflows, vector search, and enterprise AI architectures that help organizations transform how they interact with data and knowledge. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ The future of enterprise AI isn't about finding information faster. It's about helping systems reason better. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #AgenticAI #RAG #AgenticRAG #OracleAI #GenerativeAI #EnterpriseAI #OCI #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 Downtime is expensive. Planned downtime is inconvenient. Unplanned downtime is unforgiving. 💡 Why This Session Matters As businesses become increasingly dependent on always-on applications, high availability is no longer a luxury—it's an expectation. Oracle Database 26ai introduces new innovations designed to help organizations reduce downtime risk, accelerate failovers, simplify disaster recovery, and maintain continuous availability for critical workloads. This session explores the latest advancements across Oracle RAC, Data Guard, Flashback technologies, and Transparent Application Failover (TAF), helping DBAs and architects understand how to build resilient database platforms that can withstand failures while keeping applications online. Whether you're running mission-critical OLTP systems, data warehouses, or modern AI-powered applications, availability remains one of the most important design considerations. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ New High Availability innovations introduced in Oracle Database 26ai ✅ Faster failover capabilities and simplified disaster recovery strategies ✅ Practical approaches for designing and operating always-on database environments ✅ How Oracle RAC, Data Guard, Flashback, and TAF work together to reduce downtime and data loss 👤 About the Speaker Gavin Soorma is an Oracle ACE Director and Oracle Certified Master with over 25 years of experience in Oracle technologies. He is also an Oracle Certified Specialist in GoldenGate and Exadata and the author of the widely followed Oracle DBA Tips & Techniques blog, which has attracted more than 20 million visitors worldwide. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ The best outage is the one your users never notice. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #OracleDatabase #Oracle26ai #HighAvailability #DataGuard #OracleRAC #DisasterRecovery #FlashbackDatabase #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud

🚀 Session Spotlight | Sangam AI Yatra 2026 🔗 Register Now: aioug.org/sangam26 Remember when ASM first arrived and DBAs wondered where their files had gone? Oracle's next storage evolution is here. 💡 Why This Session Matters For many Oracle professionals, ASM fundamentally changed how database storage was managed. Today, Oracle is introducing another major shift with Exascale Storage Vaults, a new storage architecture designed for modern Oracle Database and Exadata environments. As organizations evaluate Oracle AI Database, Exadata, and cloud-native deployments, understanding where Exascale fits into the storage landscape is becoming increasingly important. This session provides a practical introduction to Oracle's latest storage offering, explaining what it is, how it differs from ASM, where it can be used, and how DBAs can effectively manage databases running on Exascale storage. If you've ever wondered what's next after ASM, this session is for you. 🎯 What You'll Learn ✅ What's new with Oracle storage on Exadata and Exascale ✅ Key differences between ASM and Exascale Storage Vaults ✅ Benefits, use cases, and deployment considerations for Exascale ✅ Practical commands and operational guidance for managing databases on Exascale storage 👤 About the Speaker Andy Colvin is a member of Google's Database Black Belts team and specializes in Oracle Database deployments. Prior to Google, he spent 15 years with Enkitec and Accenture helping customers solve complex database challenges. Andy is an Oracle ACE Alumni, co-author of Expert Oracle Exadata (Second Edition), and a well-known speaker within the Oracle community. 🎟️ View Session Details: aioug.org/sangam26/session?i… ⏳ ASM changed how Oracle databases used storage. Exascale may change it again. 📍 Sangam AI Yatra 2026 Bengaluru: 18 Jul 2026 Hyderabad: 19 Jul 2026 🔗 Register today: aioug.org/sangam26 #SangamAIYatra2026 #OracleDatabase #Exadata #Exascale #ASM #StorageArchitecture #OracleAI #DatabaseInfrastructure #AIOUG @Oracle @oracleugs @oracleace @OracleDevs @oracledevcomm @OracleDatabase @OracleCloud