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  • Integrating the OCI RAG Agent

    Integrating the OCI RAG Agent

    Oracle continues to make AI accessible to the masses. With the Generative AI Agent service, I was able to stand up a functional AI Chatbot based on the data of my choice in under 30 minutes. What’s more, using the OCI Python SDK, I was able to develop my own chatbot and ultimately integrate it…

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  • Creating a Command Line Chatbot with Llama3 and OCI

    Creating a Command Line Chatbot with Llama3 and OCI

    Unleash the Power of Generative AI with OCI and Llama. Discover how to seamlessly integrate Oracle’s Generative AI service, offering an immersive chat experience with a twist. This tutorial goes beyond the basics, showing you how to create engaging, context-aware conversations. With a few simple modifications, you can make your interactive and intelligent chatbot. Dive…

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  • You got cloud, but you didn’t even know it.

    You got cloud, but you didn’t even know it.

    Many organizations are running Oracle SaaS applications and using services to extend the functionality, but did you know that when you run those services, you likely have a full blown cloud platform at work?

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  • Using the Python SDK to Access the Roving Edge

    Using the Python SDK to Access the Roving Edge

    Oracle Roving Edge provides a fascinating solution for “clouding up” your edge processing. What’s super valuable in my mind, is that you can use the same APIs and SDKs at the edge to drive automation.

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  • Accessing the Rover Console for the First Time

    Accessing the Rover Console for the First Time

    Now that we have the Rover up and running, it’s time to actually interact with it. There are a few things we need to do in preparation for accessing the console and working with the rover to build out a solution. First, I recommend that you review the official instructions provided by Oracle. This blog

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  • Unboxing the Roving Edge Ultra

    Unboxing the Roving Edge Ultra

    It’s an exciting day to get the chance to unpack a Roving Edge Ultra and actually get my hands on it for the first time.

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  • Backing up OCI Vault Secrets

    Backing up OCI Vault Secrets

    I published a blog back in February in conjunction with Oracle that I thought was still salient and valuable, so I’m reposting the content here. You can find the original blog post at https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/post/replicating-and-backing-up-vault-secrets. I’ve recently started to use secrets and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Vault in more programing as a method to get out

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  • First Hands-On with Roving Edge

    First Hands-On with Roving Edge

    The Oracle Roving Edge Infrastructure (Roving Edge) is not a new solution for Oracle Cloud, but it is new to some.  Originally developed for the intelligence and defense communities, the Roving Edge was designed to take OCI to the most remote regions of the world where connectivity is often impossible. The Roving Edge just recently,

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  • Maintenance Page

    Maintenance Page

    A while back, when OCI was relatively new, I had a client ask how they could have a page automatically appear when none of the load balancer backends were viable. The idea was to display a maintenance message when the backend system was down for maintenance or due to a system outage. At that time,

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