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Oracle AI Webinar (Ep 10) - Implementing AI Vector Search

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Description:
Welcome to the weekly AI virtual seminars, in collaboration with Oracle. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, hands-on experiences on code labs, workshops, and networking with speakers & fellow developers from all over the world.

Tech Talk: Implementing AI Vector Search

Speakers: Santhosh Kumar (Oracle)
Abstract: Oracle APEX is Oracle’s powerful low-code platform designed to accelerate the development of secure, scalable enterprise applications. In this session, discover how Oracle APEX now integrates AI Vector Search from Oracle Database 23ai—bringing next-level intelligence to your apps with semantic, meaning-based search capabilities. We’ll demonstrate how you can go beyond traditional keyword search to deliver smarter, context-aware results across text, images, and documents. Whether you run deep learning models directly in the database, connect to a Generative AI service, or invoke a custom LLM via REST API, Oracle APEX makes it simple. Join us for live demos showcasing how easily these capabilities can be implemented using SQL and APEX’s declarative tools, without the need for any external AI infrastructure.
What You’ll Learn in This Session:
• AI Vector Search in APEX: Add smarter, meaning-based search to your low-code apps.
• Semantic Search & Vector Embeddings: Understand how vector search works and why it’s more effective than keywords.
• How to Use AI Vector Search in APEX: Set it up easily using SQL and APEX’s built-in tools—no extra services needed.
• Better User Experience: Discover how semantic search gives more accurate and helpful results
• Real-World Examples: See use cases like image search, document retrieval, and RAG.

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• Nov 4th: NVIDIA FLARE Webinar 4 - Federated Learning from Industrial Perspectives

Thu, Nov 20 · 8:00 AM PST

Google AI bootcamp (Vancouver) and DevFest with Google Cloud

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Description:
Join Google Cloud Labs for an immersive, hands on workshop unlocking the enterprise agentverse—a playbook for taking AI from vibe to full-scale operation.

Welcome to the Agentverse, the new enterprise ecosystem where intelligent agents collaborate to drive business outcomes. But how do you build and govern this new world? How do you transform the creative "vibe" of AI development into the robust, secure, and scalable systems your organization demands?

This workshop is the definitive enterprise playbook for mastering the agentic future on Google Cloud. We provide an end-to-end roadmap that guides you from the first vibe of an idea to a full-scale, operational reality. You will learn how the roles of developer, architect, data engineer, and SRE converge to create, manage, and scale a thriving Agentverse.

Get ready to press start! This isn't a typical lecture; it's a hands-on, gamified mission into the Agentverse. You'll choose your role, make critical decisions, and build your way through a series of challenges. You'll leave not with notes, but with a playbook of skills you earned yourself.

What You Will Learn:

• Master Controlled "Vibe Coding": Go from intuitive prompts to reliable enterprise components by mastering the Model Context Protocol (MCP), ensuring your agents act with precision and predictability.
• Architect Your Agentverse: Design resilient, multi-agent systems using proven patterns and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication. Build the foundational blueprint for collaboration and scale.
• Power Your Agents with a Knowledge Core: Establish BigQuery as the central, governed knowledge source for your Agentverse. Implement advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to fuel your agents with secure, relevant data.
• Implement Bulletproof AgentOps: Define the DevOps practices for a new era. Learn to secure, deploy, and maintain observability across your entire agentic ecosystem, ensuring mission-critical performance.

This event is co-located with DevFest Vancouver (8am~12pm).

Agenda

• 8:00AM~12:30PM: DevFest Sessions.
• 12:30PM - 1:30PM: Lunch
• 1:30PM - 2:15PM: Kick-Off & Intro Presentation
• 2:15PM - 3:15PM: Hands-On Lab (Part 1)
• 3:15PM - 3:30PM: Break
• 3:30PM - 4:45PM: Hands-On Lab (Part 2)
• 4:45PM - 5:00PM: Closing Remarks
• 5:00PM - 6:00PM: Q&A and Networking

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