This year I couldn’t attend Oracle AI World in Las Vegas, and I was honestly feeling a bit bad about missing it, especially when timelines were full of shiny posts, selfies, and of course swag pics 😄

But while going through the updates, I came across something that actually made me happier than any conference badge … Oracle officially launched a new ACE tier called “Oracle ACE Apprentice”, and this is a proper new program, not the old structure.

The idea behind the Apprentice tier is simple but powerful, give people who are learning, sharing, speaking, or contributing (even in small ways) a proper entry ramp into the ACE ecosystem. It’s for early contributors who want to grow into ACE Pro / ACE Director later, but need an official “start of journey” recognition & guidance.

Earlier, people used to wait until they became a heavy community contributor before applying. Now Oracle has created a pathway instead of a gate which I personally think is the most modern and inclusive update they’ve made to the ACE program.

How can someone join?

• There is a simple pre-registration form for ACE Apprentice
• You need to use the same email as your Oracle University (certification) account
• After joining, you continue contributing — blogs, talks, code samples, community help etc.
• And when your impact grows, you can later nominate yourself for ACE Pro

Very clean and very beginner-friendly. Honestly, this is going to bring a lot more new talent into the ecosystem.

For more details: https://ace.oracle.com/ords/r/ace/oracle-aces/join-ace

I have been into the Ace club for a while now and it’s really nice to see the program evolve with this new energy, especially at the same time Oracle is pushing the AI era forward …. So yeah .. I missed Vegas this year… but I still ended up with good ACE news in the most unexpected way 😎

Looks like next year I’ll need to be there in person again, this time wearing two badges: ACE Pro + ACE Program Fanboy 😂

Hope It Helped!
Prashant Dixit