Preface

This preface contains the following topics:

Technology Rebrand

Oracle is rebranding the suite of products and components that support machine learning with Oracle AI Database and Big Data. This technology is now known as Oracle Machine Learning (OML).

The OML application programming interfaces (APIs) for SQL include PL/SQL packages, SQL functions, and data dictionary views. Using these APIs is described in publications, previously under the name Oracle Data Mining, that are now named Oracle Machine Learning for SQL (OML4SQL).

Audience

This guide is intended for application developers and database administrators who are familiar with SQL programming and Oracle AI Database administration and who have a basic understanding of machine learning concepts.

Related Resources

For more information, see these Oracle resources:

  • Oracle Public Cloud

    http://cloud.oracle.com

  • Oracle Machine Learning for SQL Concepts

  • Oracle Machine Learning for SQL User’s Guide

  • Oracle AI Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference

  • Oracle AI Database Reference

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