Oracle Autonomous DB Simplifies What MongoDB Complicates [Video]

At Oracle Cloudworld 2024, AI agents stole the show as the next big thing, with over 50 new AI agents unveiled across functions. Not just that. Oracle’s ambition of moving towards complete autonomous databases became clearer than ever. 

“We can do a better job of protecting our data if the database system managing that data is fully autonomous. This is something that Oracle has been working on for a very long time and we think we’re quite good at it,” said Oracle chief Larry Ellison at the event. 

Tirthankar Lahiri, senior vice president of mission-critical data and AI engines, spoke to AIM on the sidelines of the event in Las Vegas. Elaborating on the progress of Oracle’s autonomous database systems, he said, “I think without autonomous systems, it will be impossible to operate the data management system for the future.” Lahiri believes this to be critical to the evolution of the way businesses manage their …