🚀 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

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