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Oracle AI Database 26ai Administration

Oracle AI Database 26ai Administration

Oracle rebranded its flagship database in October 2025: Oracle Database 23ai became Oracle AI Database 26ai, and the on-premises Enterprise Edition for Linux x86-64 reached general availability in January 2026 as version 23.26.1. For the large installed base still running 19c, 26ai is the designated upgrade target.

This programme takes an experienced DBA from 19c administration through to running 26ai in production. It covers the architectural changes that are not optional — the retirement of non-CDB configurations chief among them — alongside the AI capabilities that make the release worth the migration effort.

Every module is delivered against a live lab environment. Delegates install, upgrade, break and recover their own instance rather than watching a demonstration.

Self-paced course
₹15,000
or start with ₹5,000 and pay the balance within 3 months
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Pay in full ₹15,000
  • ○ Lessons, videos and quizzes from ₹5,000
  • 🔒 Lab recordings at ₹15,000
  • 🔒 Certification exam at full payment
  • ○ Optional real lab: ₹5,000 per month (after full payment)
Valid 12 months from your first payment. Refund policy
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Last Update 10/19/2026
Completion Time 16 hours 44 minutes
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Career Courses Oracle Courses Database
  • Module 1 — Oracle AI Database 26ai: the release and its architecture (empty)
    12Lessons · 1 hr 37 min
    • 1.1 Video: From 23ai to 26ai: what changed and why
    • 1.1 From 23ai to 26ai: what changed and why
    • 1.2 Video: The release model and 23.26.x version numbers
    • 1.2 The release model and 23.26.x version numbers
    • 1.3 Video: Multitenant only: CDB, PDBs and the end of the non-CDB
    • 1.3 Multitenant only: CDB, PDBs and the end of the non-CDB
    • 1.4 Video: Memory, processes and storage: what is new since 19c
    • 1.4 Memory, processes and storage: what is new since 19c
    • 1.5 Video: The 26ai DBA's toolkit
    • 1.5 The 26ai DBA's toolkit
    • 1.L Lab: Touring a 26ai container database
      Lab
    • Module 1 Quiz: The 26ai Release and Architecture
      10 xp
  • Module 2 — Installing 26ai and creating databases (empty)
    12Lessons · 1 hr 37 min
    • 2.1 Video: Preparing Oracle Linux for 26ai
    • 2.1 Preparing Oracle Linux for 26ai
    • 2.2 Video: Installing the software silently
    • 2.2 Installing the software silently
    • 2.3 Video: Creating a container database with DBCA
    • 2.3 Creating a container database with DBCA
    • 2.4 Video: Creating and managing pluggable databases
    • 2.4 Creating and managing pluggable databases
    • 2.5 Video: Checking the new database and practising with 26ai Free
    • 2.5 Checking the new database and practising with 26ai Free
    • 2.L Lab: Silent installation and a new CDB
      Lab
    • Module 2 Quiz: Installing 26ai and Creating Databases
      10 xp
  • Module 3 — Upgrading from 19c with AutoUpgrade (empty)
    12Lessons · 1 hr 36 min
    • 3.1 Video: Upgrade paths and planning
    • 3.1 Upgrade paths and planning
    • 3.2 Video: AutoUpgrade: the configuration file and analyze mode
    • 3.2 AutoUpgrade: the configuration file and analyze mode
    • 3.3 Video: Deploy mode and converting a non-CDB to a PDB
    • 3.3 Deploy mode and converting a non-CDB to a PDB
    • 3.4 Video: Fallback and downgrade planning
    • 3.4 Fallback and downgrade planning
    • 3.5 Video: After the upgrade
    • 3.5 After the upgrade
    • 3.L Lab: Upgrading a 19c non-CDB to a 26ai PDB with AutoUpgrade
      Lab
    • Module 3 Quiz: Upgrading from 19c
      10 xp
  • Module 4 — Release Updates and patching strategy (empty)
    12Lessons · 1 hr 36 min
    • 4.1 Video: Quarterly Release Updates in 26ai
    • 4.1 Quarterly Release Updates in 26ai
    • 4.2 Video: Out-of-place patching
    • 4.2 Out-of-place patching
    • 4.3 Video: Gold images and standard homes
    • 4.3 Gold images and standard homes
    • 4.4 Video: Patching RAC and Data Guard with little downtime
    • 4.4 Patching RAC and Data Guard with little downtime
    • 4.5 Video: A patching calendar for the estate
    • 4.5 A patching calendar for the estate
    • 4.L Lab: Out-of-place patching to a new Release Update
      Lab
    • Module 4 Quiz: Release Updates and Patching
      10 xp
  • Module 5 — AI Vector Search: vectors and embeddings (empty)
    12Lessons · 1 hr 36 min
    • 5.1 Video: Vectors and embeddings explained
    • 5.1 Vectors and embeddings explained
    • 5.2 Video: The VECTOR data type and distance functions
    • 5.2 The VECTOR data type and distance functions
    • 5.3 Video: Generating embeddings inside the database
    • 5.3 Generating embeddings inside the database
    • 5.4 Video: Similarity search in SQL
    • 5.4 Similarity search in SQL
    • 5.5 Video: Sizing and storing vectors
    • 5.5 Sizing and storing vectors
    • 5.L Lab: Embeddings and similarity search in SQL
      Lab
    • Module 5 Quiz: Vectors and Embeddings
      10 xp
  • Module 6 — AI Vector Search: indexes, RAG and hybrid search (empty)
    12Lessons · 1 hr 36 min
    • 6.1 Video: HNSW in-memory neighbor graph indexes
    • 6.1 HNSW in-memory neighbor graph indexes
    • 6.2 Video: IVF neighbor partition indexes
    • 6.2 IVF neighbor partition indexes
    • 6.3 Video: Preparing documents: text, chunks and embeddings
    • 6.3 Preparing documents: text, chunks and embeddings
    • 6.4 Video: Retrieval-augmented generation in SQL
    • 6.4 Retrieval-augmented generation in SQL
    • 6.5 Video: Unified hybrid vector search
    • 6.5 Unified hybrid vector search
    • 6.L Lab: Vector indexes and a RAG answer in SQL
      Lab
    • Module 6 Quiz: Vector Indexes, RAG and Hybrid Search
      10 xp
  • Module 7 — Developer and application features (empty)
    12Lessons · 1 hr 36 min
    • 7.1 Video: JSON Relational Duality views
    • 7.1 JSON Relational Duality views
    • 7.2 Video: SQL enhancements: BOOLEAN, no FROM DUAL and more
    • 7.2 SQL enhancements: BOOLEAN, no FROM DUAL and more
    • 7.3 Video: Schema privileges and the developer role
    • 7.3 Schema privileges and the developer role
    • 7.4 Video: True Cache for read-mostly workloads
    • 7.4 True Cache for read-mostly workloads
    • 7.5 Video: Apache Iceberg and lakehouse integration
    • 7.5 Apache Iceberg and lakehouse integration
    • 7.L Lab: Duality views, new SQL and schema privileges
      Lab
    • Module 7 Quiz: Developer and Application Features
      10 xp
  • Module 8 — Security (empty)
    12Lessons · 1 hr 36 min
    • 8.1 Video: SQL Firewall
    • 8.1 SQL Firewall
    • 8.2 Video: Quantum-resistant encryption for data in flight and at rest
    • 8.2 Quantum-resistant encryption for data in flight and at rest
    • 8.3 Video: Unified auditing
    • 8.3 Unified auditing
    • 8.4 Video: Privilege analysis
    • 8.4 Privilege analysis
    • 8.5 Video: A security checklist for 26ai
    • 8.5 A security checklist for 26ai
    • 8.L Lab: SQL Firewall and unified auditing
      Lab
    • Module 8 Quiz: Security
      10 xp
  • Module 9 — Availability: backup, recovery, Data Guard and distributed databases (empty)
    12Lessons · 1 hr 36 min
    • 9.1 Video: RMAN backup in a container database
    • 9.1 RMAN backup in a container database
    • 9.2 Video: Point-in-time recovery of a single PDB
    • 9.2 Point-in-time recovery of a single PDB
    • 9.3 Video: Configuring Data Guard with the broker
    • 9.3 Configuring Data Guard with the broker
    • 9.4 Video: Switchover, failover and reinstatement
    • 9.4 Switchover, failover and reinstatement
    • 9.5 Video: Globally distributed databases with Raft replication
    • 9.5 Globally distributed databases with Raft replication
    • 9.L Lab: PDB flashback and a Data Guard switchover
      Lab
    • Module 9 Quiz: Availability
      10 xp
  • Module 10 — Performance and running 26ai in production (empty)
    12Lessons · 1 hr 36 min
    • 10.1 Video: AWR and ASH in a container database
    • 10.1 AWR and ASH in a container database
    • 10.2 Video: Reading execution plans
    • 10.2 Reading execution plans
    • 10.3 Video: Keeping plans stable
    • 10.3 Keeping plans stable
    • 10.4 Video: Sharing resources between PDBs
    • 10.4 Sharing resources between PDBs
    • 10.5 Video: Running 26ai in production: a checklist
    • 10.5 Running 26ai in production: a checklist
    • 10.L Lab: Diagnosing a slow PDB and keeping plans stable
      Lab
    • Module 10 Quiz: Performance and Operations
      10 xp
  • Final Certification (empty)
    1Lessons · 40 min
    • Certification Exam: Oracle AI Database 26ai Administration

Who should attend

Designed for practising Oracle DBAs currently running 11g, 12c or 19c who are planning or executing a move to 26ai.

  • Database administrators and senior DBAs
  • Apps DBAs supporting E-Business Suite or Fusion Middleware estates
  • Infrastructure architects scoping a database modernisation
  • Developers who need working knowledge of vector search in SQL

Assumed knowledge: comfortable with SQL, basic Linux administration, and day-to-day DBA tasks on any supported Oracle release. No prior exposure to AI or machine learning is required.

Delivery

Duration
40 hours, delivered as weekday evenings or weekend sessions.

Format
Live instructor-led online, with recordings available to delegates for the duration of the programme. On-site corporate delivery available on request.

Lab environment
Each delegate receives a dedicated cloud instance running 26ai for the duration of the course and for four weeks afterwards.

Included
Course notes, lab guides, exercise solutions and a certificate of completion.

How to enroll

Enrol and pay online on this page. The full fee is ₹15,000 (US$170). You can start with ₹5,000 (US$60) and pay the balance in instalments within 3 months. Pay by card, UPI or net banking, or by PayPal in US dollars. Go to payment. For corporate, on-site or one-to-one training, contact contact@appsolworld.com or call +91 92051 38405.