Oracle ACE Director
Charles Kim
Enterprise data architect and Oracle ACE Director with over two decades of experience building, securing, and transforming mission critical database infrastructure.
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Enterprise data architect and Oracle ACE Director with over two decades of experience building, securing, and transforming mission critical database infrastructure.
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Expert on Exadata since its inception and Oracle Database Appliance since day one. Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance, Maximum Availability Architecture from 3x9 to 5x9 uptime. Deep hands on experience with every generation of Oracle engineered systems.
Proven track record of near zero downtime database upgrades and migrations. Transient logical standby, GoldenGate, DBMS_ROLLING, and AutoUpgrade. Hundreds of successful upgrades across enterprise environments.
Leading VMware to KVM and OLVM migrations for enterprise customers. Full infrastructure assessment, migration planning, and zero downtime cutover execution for business critical database environments.
Comprehensive database and Linux hardening. Encryption at rest and in transit, role based access controls, audit trails, and compliance frameworks. Building security postures that protect enterprise data at every layer.
Expert implementation of GoldenGate, SharePlex, Qlik Attunity, and HVR. Real time replication, CDC pipelines, and streaming architectures for mission critical data movement across hybrid and multi cloud environments.
Building autonomous AI agents and Agent to Agent (A2A) systems. Oracle AI Database 26ai, MCP integration, agentic RAG, and multi agent orchestration. Bringing AI capabilities into enterprise data platforms.
Charles is an active speaker and contributor in the Oracle community. As an Oracle ACE Director, he regularly presents at Oracle OpenWorld, COLLABORATE, IOUG, and regional user group events. His sessions cover database upgrades, performance tuning, cloud migrations, and the intersection of AI and enterprise data. He is passionate about sharing knowledge and helping the community navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape.