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Full Name
Jim Czuprynski
Full Name
ACE Director
Top Level Details
Job Role
Chief StoryTeller
Company
Zero Defect Computing
Country
United States
Top Expertise
Database
Focus Area
Database
About Jim
Jim Czuprynski has 40+ years of professional experience in Information Technology, serving diverse roles at various Fortune 1000 companies before becoming an Oracle DBA in 2001. He has been an Oracle ACE Director since 2014 and is a sought-after public speaker on Oracle technology, presenting often at Oracle Cloud World, Kscope, Oracle Development Community tours, and Oracle User Group conferences around the world. Jim has authored 100+ articles on Oracle Database administration, ML/Analytics, and APEX since 2003 at databasejournal.com, IOUG SELECT, and ODTUG TechCeleration and has co-authored four books on Oracle database technology. Jim’s blog, **Generally… It Depends** ([https://jimthewhyguy.com](https://jimthewhyguy.com)), contains his regular observations on all things Oracle and the state of the IT industry.
Expertises
Database
Oracle Spatial and Graph
Real Application Security
Oracle APEX
AI/ML
Home Page
http://jimthewhyguy.com
Oracle Community
https://community.oracle.com/tech/developers/profile/discussions/Jim%20Czuprynski
Cloud Customer Connect
https://community.oracle.com/customerconnect/username/jczuprynski
Links
Latest Contributions
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Add SPARQL To 26ai Knowledge Graphs To Reveal Hidden Assets & Strengths
Apr 14, 2026 - Presentation - in-person or virtual - AnDOUC Summit 2026
Spatial and Graph Data
Oracle Graph
Oracle Spatial and Graph
Property and RDF Graph
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So My Agent Tells Me: Visions of Our AI Future, From the Recent Past
Apr 14, 2026 - Presentation - in-person or virtual - AnDOUC Summit 2026
AI/ML
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Denying AI Exposure to Sensitive Data With Real Application Security (RAS) – Part 2
Dec 12, 2025 - Blog post -
AI Infrastructure
APEX on ADB
Database Security
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Denying AI Exposure to Sensitive Data With Real Application Security (RAS) – Part 1
Dec 11, 2025 - Blog post -
AI Infrastructure
APEX on ADB
Database Security
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RAS before RAG: Real Application Security Fundamentals for Gen AI Apps
Dec 03, 2025 - Presenting - video/webinar - ACE Virtual Conference
APEX on ADB
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI Vector Search
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Create Uber-Fast Maps With 23ai Vector Tiles and H3 Indexing
Nov 13, 2025 - Presentation - in-person or virtual - Dallas OUG Training Day 2025
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Add SPARQL To 23ai Knowledge Graphs To Reveal Hidden Assets & Strengths
Sep 24, 2025 - Presenting - video/webinar - Oracle ACE Live Series
Spatial and Graph Data
Oracle Graph
Oracle Spatial and Graph
Property and RDF Graph
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Create Uber-Fast Maps With 23ai Vector Tiles and H3 Indexing
Sep 19, 2025 - Presentation - in-person or virtual - BCOUG Tech Day 2025
Oracle Spatial and Graph
Oracle APEX
Spatial and Graph Data
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So My Agent Tells Me: Visions of Our AI Future, From the Recent Past
Sep 19, 2025 - Presentation - in-person or virtual - BCOUG Tech Day 2025
AI/ML
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Add SPARQL To 23ai Knowledge Graphs To Reveal Hidden Assets & Strengths
Sep 12, 2025 - Presentation - in-person or virtual - COUG / MOUG Annual Joint Conference
Spatial and Graph Data
Oracle Graph
Oracle Spatial and Graph
Property and RDF Graph
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Create Uber-Fast Maps With 23ai Vector Tiles and H3 Indexing
Sep 11, 2025 - Presentation - in-person or virtual - SAOUG Webinar Series
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Gimme a Vector, Victor: Leveraging Vector Datatypes for Practical Generative AI Applications
Jun 05, 2025 - Presenting - video/webinar - DOUG Webinar Series
Oracle APEX
Database 23ai
AI Vector Search
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Create Uber-Fast Maps With 23ai Vector Tiles and H3 Indexing
May 29, 2025 - Podcast/Video - AnDOUC Summit 2025
Oracle Spatial and Graph
Oracle APEX
Spatial and Graph Data
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Leveraging the VECTOR Datatype in 23ai and APEX
May 20, 2025 - Presentation - in-person or virtual - SAOUG SIG 2025
APEX on ADB
Database 23ai
AI Vector Search
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Exploring APEX World 2025 the Double-(ACE)-Dutch Way
Mar 31, 2025 - Blog post -
Oracle APEX
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
MLE JavaScript
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