Merge branch 'main' into esciunzi-patch-1

Author: AlexanderHodicke

data-platform/data-science/oracle-vector-search/README.md

@@ -1,9 +1,46 @@
 # Oracle Vector Search
 
-This page covers Oracle Vector Search.
+Oracle AI Vector Search is designed for Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads and allows you to query data based on semantics, rather than keywords. The VECTOR data type is introduced with the release of Oracle AI Database 26ai, providing the foundation to store vector embeddings alongside business data in the database. Using embedding models, you can transform unstructured data into vector embeddings that can then be used for semantic queries on business data. In order to use the VECTOR data type and its related features, the COMPATIBLE initialization parameter must be set to 23.4.0 or higher. 
 
-Reviewed: 2025.09.26
+Reviewed: 2025.11.26
 
+# Useful Links
+
+## Documentation  
+ 
+- [What is a Vector Database](https://www.oracle.com/database/vector-database/)
+- [Oracle.com](https://www.oracle.com/database/ai-vector-search/)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search FAQ](https://www.oracle.com/database/ai-vector-search/faq/)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search Technical Architecture](https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/26/vsiad/aivs_genarch.html)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search User's Guide](https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/26/vecse/overview-ai-vector-search.html)
+- [Vector Search PL/SQL Packages](https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/26/vecse/vector-search-pl-sql-packages-node.html)
+- [What's New for Oracle AI Vector Search](https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/26/vecse/whats-new-oracle-ai-vector-search.html)
+- [Oracle Machine Learning AI models (Downloads)](https://adwc4pm.objectstorage.us-ashburn-1.oci.customer-oci.com/p/fU1V-voY2VBhhqMPjhCC57Up77ROK9u6GN_j3-uGi_EzIdHm9XDn-RfnZS5bV0cN/n/adwc4pm/b/OML-ai-models/o/Oracle%20Machine%20Learning%20AI%20models.htm)
+
+## Blogs
+
+- [Oracle Database Insider AI vector search blogs - complete list](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/category/db-vector-search)
+- [Getting Started with Oracle AI Database AI Vector Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/post/getting-started-with-oracle-database-23ai-ai-vector-search)
+- [Indexing Guidelines with AI Vector Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/post/indexing-guidelines-with-ai-vector-search)
+- [Using HNSW Vector Indexes in AI Vector Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/post/using-hnsw-vector-indexes-in-ai-vector-search)
+- [Using IVF Vector Indexes in AI Vector Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/post/using-ivf-vector-indexes)
+- [Using Hybrid Vector Indexes in AI Vector Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/post/using-hybrid-vector-indexes)
+- [Getting started with vectors in Oracle Database](https://blogs.oracle.com/coretec/post/getting-started-with-vectors-in-23ai)
+- [Hybrid Vector Index - a combination of AI Vector Search with Text Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/coretec/post/hybrid-vector-index-the-combination-of-full-text-and-semantic-vector-search)
+- [More Examples on Hybrid Vector Search](https://blogs.oracle.com/coretec/post/more-examples-on-hybrid-vector-search)
+
+
+## LiveLabs
+
+- [AI Vector Search Livelabs - complete list](https://livelabs.oracle.com/pls/apex/f?p=133:100:101524290096807::::SEARCH:Ai%20Vector%20search)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search - Basics](https://apexapps.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=1070&clear=RR,180&session=123357260636138)
+- [Getting Started with AI Vector Search](https://livelabs.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=4166&clear=RR,180&session=4085850813889)
+- [RAG Application using AI Vector Search in Oracle Autonomous Database and APEX](https://livelabs.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=4021&clear=RR,180&session=4085850813889)
+- [RAG example with Oracle AI Vector Search](https://livelabs.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=4127&clear=RR,180&session=4085850813889)
+- [Use of Graph RAG and Vector Search](https://apexapps.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=3953&clear=RR,180&session=123357260636138)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search - Using Vector Embedding Models with Nodejs](https://apexapps.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=3926&clear=RR,180&session=123357260636138)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search - Using Vector Embedding Models with Python](https://livelabs.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=3928&clear=RR,180&session=4085850813889)
+- [Oracle AI Vector Search - Using Vector Embedding Models with JDBC](https://livelabs.oracle.com/pls/apex/r/dbpm/livelabs/view-workshop?wid=3925&clear=RR,180&session=4085850813889)
 
 # License
 

data-platform/modernise/README.md

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ Reviewed: 07.10.2025
     - Detailed, step-by-step instructions for Migrating Database from existing ExaDB-D to latest generation of ExaDB-D , available on Amalraj Puthenchira's public platform
 - [Migrate and Upgrade your Oracle Base Database to Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure using AutoUpgrade](https://amalrajputhenchira.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/migrate-your-oracle-base-database-to-exadata-database-service-on-exascale-infrastructure-using-autoupgrade/)
     - Detailed, step-by-step instructions for Migrate and Upgrade Oracle Base Database 19c to ExaDB-XS using AutoUpgrade , available on Amalraj Puthenchira's public platform
+- [Exadata Cloud Infrastructure Migration Automation Utility for ExaDB-D and ExaDB-C@C ](https://youtu.be/0GA-c24nFd4?si=Rl7E0Fd0jfSglxb8)
+    - Detailed Oracle Developer On Demand video with step-by-step instructions for migrating Infrastucture , VM Cluster and Databases on ExaDB-D and ExaDB-C@C using new Automation Utility , delivered by Amalraj Puthenchira in collaboration with Black Belts from Mission Critical Team and Exadata Cloud@Customer Team.
 # Useful Links
 
 - [OCI Migration Hub - Migrate Oracle Databases to OCI](https://www.oracle.com/database/cloud-migration/)

data-platform/modernise/zero-downtime-migration/README.md

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Reviewed: 07.10.2025
     - Cloud Coaching Webinar, including a technical demonstration, delivered by Amalraj Puthenchira and Bilegt Bat Ochir around the use of ZDM for efficient migration into OCI.
 - [Fast-track your Journey to AI with Oracle and Azure (Migration to Oracle ADB23ai@Azure using Zero-Downtime Migration Logical Online) - Developer Coaching Webinar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SanGj96PoxI)
     - Developer Coaching Webinar, including a technical demonstration, delivered by Mihai Costeanu and Emiel Ramakers around the use of ZDM for efficient migration to Oracle ADB23ai@Azure .
+- [Modernise your Database with Autonomous Database on Oracle Database@Google Cloud - Developer Coaching Webinar](https://youtu.be/5zdOtUEfa1E?si=FeS6xhRf2nxEWSjA)
+    - Developer Coaching Webinar delivered by Amalraj Puthenchira and Neeraj Pandita covering migration solution , provisioning of key components and a live demo of ZDM logical online migration to Autonomous Database on Oralce Database@Google Cloud.
 
 ## Technical Guides
 

manageability-and-operations/observability-and-manageability/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The Observability and Manageability (O&M) platform is a suite of OCI services th
 
   
 
-Reviewed: Reviewed: 15.10.2025
+Reviewed: Reviewed: 05.11.2025
 
   
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Reviewed: Reviewed: 15.10.2025
 | EBS | WIP | Coming Soon| 
 | Webogic | WIP | Coming Soon| 
 | Apex | WIP | Coming Soon| 
-| .... |  | | 
+| OCI CI Container Instance | [Link](https://github.com/adibirzu/oci-container-monitoring)  | | 
 | .... |  | | 
 | .... |  | | 
 

security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Owner: Olaf Heimburger
 
-Version: 250722 (cis_report.py version 3.0.1) for CIS OCI Foundation Benchmark 3.0.0
+Version: 251104 (cis_report.py version 3.1.0) for CIS OCI Foundation Benchmark 3.0.0
 
 # Introduction
 ![Flyer](./files/resources/OCI_Security_Health_Check_Standard.png)
@@ -57,22 +57,22 @@ See the *OCI Security Health Check - Standard Edition* in action and watch the [
 
 Before running the *OCI Security Health Check - Standard Edition* you should download and verify it.
 
-  - Download the latest distribution [oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.zip](https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.zip).
+  - Download the latest distribution [oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.zip](https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.zip).
   - Download the respective checksum file:
-    - [oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512](https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512).
-    - [oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512256](https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512256).
+    - [oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512](https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512).
+    - [oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512256](https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512256).
   - Verify the integrity of the distribution. Both files must be in the same directory (for example, in your downloads directory).
 
     On MacOS:
     ```
     cd <your_downloads_directory>
-    shasum -a 512256 -c oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512256
+    shasum -a 512256 -c oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512256
     ```
 
     On Linux (including Cloud Shell):
     ```
     cd <your_downloads_directory>
-    sha512sum -c oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512
+    sha512sum -c oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512
     ```
 
 **Reject the downloaded file if the check fails!**
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ In OCI Cloud Shell you can do a short cut without downloading the files mentione
 2. Open Cloud Shell
 3. Run these commands in your Cloud Shell:
   ```
-  wget -q https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.zip
-  wget -q https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512
-  sha512sum -c oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512
-  unzip -q oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.zip
+  wget -q https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.zip
+  wget -q https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512
+  sha512sum -c oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512
+  unzip -q oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.zip
   ```
 
 ## Prepare the OCI Tenancy

security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/oci-security-health-check-standard/README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Owner: Olaf Heimburger
 
-Version: 250722 (cis_report.py version 3.0.1) for CIS OCI Foundation Benchmark 3.0.0
+Version: 251104 (cis_report.py version 3.1.0) for CIS OCI Foundation Benchmark 3.0.0
 
 ## When to use this asset?
 
@@ -47,22 +47,22 @@ Tested on **OCI Cloud Shell** with **Public network**, **Oracle Linux**, **MacOS
 
 Before running the *OCI Security Health Check - Standard Edition* you should download and verify it.
 
-  - Download the latest distribution [oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.zip](https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.zip).
+  - Download the latest distribution [oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.zip](https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.zip).
   - Download the respective checksum file:
-    - [oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512](https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512).
-    - [oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512256](https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512256).
+    - [oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512](https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512).
+    - [oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512256](https://github.com/oracle-devrel/technology-engineering/raw/main/security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/resources/oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512256).
   - Verify the integrity of the distribution. Both files must be in the same directory (for example, in your downloads directory).
 
     On MacOS:
     ```
     cd <your_downloads_directory>
-    shasum -a 512256 -c oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512256
+    shasum -a 512256 -c oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512256
     ```
 
     On Linux (including Cloud Shell):
     ```
     cd <your_downloads_directory>
-    sha512sum -c oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.sha512
+    sha512sum -c oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.sha512
     ```
 
 **Reject the downloaded file when the check fails!**
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ allow group 'Default'/'grp-auditors' to inspect vcns in compartment <compartment
   - Upload the distribution file.
   - Extract it
     ```
-    unzip -q oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.zip
+    unzip -q oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.zip
     ```
 
 #### Run the script
@@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ allow group 'Default'/'grp-auditors' to inspect vcns in compartment <compartment
       Follow the instructions to select /usr/bin/python3.9
     - Log out
 
-  - From your desktop, upload the `oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.zip` file to the Compute VM using any SFTP client.
+  - From your desktop, upload the `oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.zip` file to the Compute VM using any SFTP client.
   - Log into the Compute VM
     - Extract the distribution
       ```
-      unzip -q oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.zip
+      unzip -q oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.zip
       ```
     - Change directory into `oci-security-health-check-standard`:
       ```

security/security-design/shared-assets/oci-security-health-check-standard/files/oci-security-health-check-standard/README.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 OCI Security Health Check - Standard Edition
 ============================================
 Owner: Olaf Heimburger
-Version: 250722 (cis_report.py version 3.0.1)  for CIS OCI Foundation Benchmark 3.0.0
+Version: 251104 (cis_report.py version 3.1.0)  for CIS OCI Foundation Benchmark 3.0.0
 
 When to use this asset?
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Usage
   - From the menu select the Cloud Shell item.
   - When running it the first time:
     - Upload the provided ZIP file.
-    - Extract it with unzip -q oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.zip
+    - Extract it with unzip -q oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.zip
   - Change directory into oci-security-health-check-standard
     $ cd oci-security-health-check-standard
     $ screen
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ Usage
     - Log out
 
   - From your desktop, upload the
-    "oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.zip" file to the Compute VM
+    "oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.zip" file to the Compute VM
     using any SFTP client.
   - Log into the Compute VM
     - Extract the distribution
-      unzip -q oci-security-health-check-standard-250722.zip
+      unzip -q oci-security-health-check-standard-251104.zip
 
     - Change directory into "oci-security-health-check-standard":
       cd oci-security-health-check-standard