How to Build a Serverless Image Analysis Pipeline on OCI

2025-09-24 post Matt Ferguson

This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough for building a complete, serverless image analysis pipeline on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). You’ll learn how to deploy a containerized web app that saves uploaded images to Object Storage, automatically triggering an event-driven serverless Function. This function then leverages the OCI Vision AI service to perform object detection, ultimately storing the resulting JSON metadata in an Oracle Autonomous Database to create a powerful, end-to-end workflow that transforms raw images into structured, analyzable data. Continue reading

The Internet of Agents (Part 2)

2025-06-16 post Matt Ferguson

Satya Nadella, in a recent discussion, dropped a bombshell: traditional SaaS applications, as we know them, might eventually collapse under the transformative power of AI agents. This isn’t just incremental change; it’s a potential paradigm shift. As we navigate the burgeoning Internet of Agents, a critical question arises: Will these powerful autonomous entities be confined to rigid, vertical software stacks, tightly bound to enterprise data, and thus siloed? Or will they break free, becoming fluidly distributed to perform tasks across an intricate enterprise ecosystem? Continue reading

Setting Up Oracle SQL Access to Kafka (OSAK): A Non-DBA's Journey

2025-04-07 post Matt Ferguson

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not an Oracle Database Administrator. In fact, the little bit I do know is primarily from my limited knowledge of SQL. So, when I had the opportunity to work with the leading enterprise Kafka company to help with bridging Oracle Databases and Kafka, I jumped at the opportunity. Continue reading

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