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SQL, meet plain English
Oracle says it’s expanding its partnership with Google Cloud, bringing a new Oracle AI Database Agent for Gemini Enterprise to Oracle AI Database@Google Cloud customers. Translation: enterprise users can ask questions in normal human language and get answers from Oracle data without having to write SQL like they’re trapped in a database fan club.
Why this matters
This isn’t a flashy consumer launch with confetti and a Super Bowl ad. It’s the boring stuff that can actually matter more: making Oracle’s data products easier to use, harder to rip out, and a little more irresistible for companies trying to bolt AI onto old-school enterprise workflows.
The AI arms race keeps getting less subtle
Oracle has been busy turning partnerships into a recurring theme, and this one fits the pattern. By weaving Gemini Enterprise into Oracle’s data environment on Google Cloud, Oracle gets to pitch itself as the place where enterprise data, cloud, and AI all hold hands and behave nicely.
Investors should care because every extra layer of convenience is another reason customers stay put and spend more. Big picture: in cloud land, the winner is often the company that makes the messy stuff feel effortless.