Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Data Platform Foundations

Course details

In this course, learn about the extensions and complementary uses that the Oracle cloud data platform provides to its core databases. Level up your understanding of how to architect data management platforms that work together to simplify and maximize productivity, while reducing cost and improving performance, reliability and security. When you complete this course, you’ll be equipped with the foundations you need to build a deeper understanding of more advanced Oracle topics.

Learning objectives
Learn data management strategies for a complete solution.
Learn how to manage Autonomous Database and important data management tools.
Understand Oracle Databases on different platforms, Exadata, Database Cloud Service.
Learn low-code development on Oracle Databases.
Understand the power of Autonomous Databases to support multiple workloads and data types.
Understand data lakehouse and data mesh architectures.
Learn how to manage the environment with security, availability, upgrades and migrations.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Oracle's data management strategy
02 - Oracle database offerings
03 - Multicloud and hybrid cloud

1. Converged Database

04 - How to simplify application development
05 - Oracle Autonomous JSON Database
06 - Developing on Oracle Autonomous Database - Using graph
07 - Developing on Oracle Autonomous Database - Using spatial

2. Exadata and DBCS (Database Cloud Service)

08 - Oracle Base Database Service overview
09 - Exadata Database Service overview
10 - Cloud management responsibilities
11 - Billing and licensing
12 - Exadata lifecycle - Administering Exadata
13 - Exadata lifecycle - User-managed maintenance tasks

3. Autonomous Database (ADB) and Tools

14 - Autonomous Database architecture and integration
15 - Different Autonomous Database offerings and license types
16 - Autonomous Database serverless instances - Autoscaling
17 - Autonomous Database serverless instances - Provision ADB
18 - Autonomous Database serverless instances - Start and stop ADB
19 - Describing Autonomous Database tools

4. AI Innovations

20 - Introduction to AI
21 - Select AI
22 - Vector search

5. Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and Machine Learning

23 - Data lakehouse on OCI
24 - Oracle Machine Learning overview
25 - Data mesh architecture

6. Developing on Oracle Database

26 - Autonomous Database instances - Manage ADB with REST APIs
27 - Autonomous Database built-in tools
28 - CI CD for APEX and Oracle Database developers

7. Resiliency

29 - Oracle Maximum Security Architecture
30 - Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture

8. Upgrades and Migrations

31 - Oracle Database cloud migration
32 - Database upgrade best practices

9. MySQL and NoSQL

33 - Describing MySQL HeatWave
34 - Oracle NoSQL Database Cloud Service overview

Conclusion

35 - Prepare for Oracle Data Platform 2025 Foundations Exam, part 1
36 - Prepare for Oracle Data Platform 2025 Foundations Exam, part 2
37 - Prepare for Oracle Data Platform 2025 Foundations Exam, part 3