Announcements

MySQL HeatWave now available in US Government Cloud.

4 days ago
Refreshed and updated information for Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure.

3 weeks ago
Added the new Base Database services that support the ECPU compute model. These services are available in OCI, Oracle Database@Azure and Oracle Database@Google Cloud.

3 weeks ago
ExaDB-XS now supports Oracle Database 19c

5 weeks ago
DB Expert's Migration Methods Advisor now supports ExaDB-D @AWS and ADB-D @AWS as migration targets. Only Automated options are reflected at this time; they will be expanded as additional options are validated.

3 months ago
ADB-D: Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure on Oracle Database@AWS. Using ADB-D on Oracle Database@AWS, you can run Oracle Database workloads on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) managed Exadata Infrastructure within AWS public regions and Availability Zones.

3 months ago
Exadata Database Service for Developers allows customers using Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer to develop for no addition cost, as the license fee is waived and the infrastructure costs are already covered under their subscription.

4 months ago
OCI Compute shapes now include VM.Standard.E6.Flex for BYOL deployments of Oracle Database. The E6 shape scales up to 126 OCPUs and 1454 GB of memory.

4 months ago
Autonomous Database on Dedicated Infrastructure for AWS now in Limited Availability (LA)

4 months ago
Siebel CRM supported with Oracle Database 23ai (including Oracle Autonomous Database)

5 months ago
ATP-D and ATP-C@C now supported with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management 11.2.21 and higher

5 months ago
Siebel Enterprise Server 25.2 and above supported with Oracle Database 23ai. See My Oracle Support Certifications for Siebel Enterprise Server. In the results, select a Database version to drill down to release notes for version requirements and any limitations.

5 months ago
ExaDB-XS now available in the following regions: PHX: US West (Phoenix), VCP: Brazil Southeast (Vinhedo), YUL: Canada Southeast (Montreal), MRS: France South (Marseille), AUH: UAE Central (Abu Dhabi), KIX: Japan Central (Osaka), YNY: South Korea North (Chuncheon).

8 months ago
The new Oracle Multicloud Capabilities application shows the current features of Oracle Database@Azure, Oracle Database@Google Cloud and Oracle Databse@AWS in easy-to-read and frequently updated tables. See region availability for each service, service feature and ecosystem capabilities, and compliance posture.

9 months ago
New Advisors in the DB Expert Tool Suite!
The Cloud Deployment Advisor compares service families and supported cloud environments without deep diving into service-specific details.

The BYOL Advisor shows which cloud services your Oracle licenses entitle you to in the cloud, including entitlement limits and service-specific requirements.

Find both new advisors on the home page.

9 months ago

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ExaDB-D and ExaDB-C@C: Snapshot Standby Database support for Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure (ExaDB-D) and Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer (ExaDB-C@C)

4 days ago
Oracle Database@AWS: Oracle Database Autonomous Recovery Service adds support for Oracle Database@AWS.

4 days ago
ADB-D: Undelete and ACD retention locking - including backup retention beyond resource termination for Autonomous Database on Dedicated Infrastructure.

5 days ago
ExaDB-D and ExaDB-C@C: ExaDB Stack Update, an exciting new enhancement that combines Guest OS Exadata system software and Grid Infrastructure (GI) updates into a single update, applied with a single database restart, to streamline planned maintenance with minimal impact on database workloads. This capability is available through Exadata Fleet Update for Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure (ExaDB-D) and Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer (ExaDB-C@C).

5 days ago
MySQL HeatWave available in Oracle US Government Cloud and US Defense Cloud

5 days ago
ADB-S: Access Table Hyperlinks with Explicit ACLs. You can generate a Table Hyperlink with ACL checking enabled. You can use either individual Table Hyperlink ACL checking or instance level ACL checking, or both for your Table Hyperlinks.

2 weeks ago
ADB-D, ADB-C@C: Undelete a terminated Autonomous Database. You can undelete an Autonomous Database within 72 hours of its termination, provided the corresponding ACD is not terminated.

2 weeks ago
ADB-D, ABD-C@C: Retain the terminated database backups and lock the ACD backup retention period. Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure does not delete the database backups upon terminating any (or all) of the Autonomous Database components, like Exadata Infrastructure, Autonomous VM Cluster (AVMC), ACD, and Autonomous Database. You can enable the backup retention lock to prevent any unwanted deletion of the ACD backups and long-term backups before their retention period after an ACD is terminated.

2 weeks ago
MySQL HeatWave: Support for Version 9.4.2. This is the latest Innovation release. It provides security and bug fixes in addition to feature enhancements. You can select version 9.4.2 when creating a new DB system. For existing DB systems, you must manually upgrade them to newer version, such as from version 9.4.1 to 9.4.2.

2 weeks ago
ADB-S: Select AI enhancements:
Select AI supports customizable conversations enabling you to use Select AI with different topics without mixing context, improving both flexibility and efficiency. You can create, set, delete, and update conversations through the DBMS_CLOUD_AI conversation procedures and functions.
Select AI enables you to give feedback on generated NL2SQL results to improve query generation accuracy. Feedback can be given on the SQL command line as well as through PL/SQL procedures.
Select AI enables you to generate a summary of your text directly in a prompt or from a URI. You can customize how the summary is generated.
2 weeks ago
ADB-S: Directory File Support for Data Pipelines and AI. You can use directory files, including those in network file systems, with data pipelines and the SELECT AI vector index in Autonomous Database. All functions available with object storage files and vector index are supported with directory files.

3 weeks ago
ADB-S: Enable Consistent View of Data across Table Hyperlinks. When you create a Table Hyperlink or a Table Hyperlink Group, you can set the consistent parameter to specify that the producer provides data consistently across different pages when a consumer access data.

3 weeks ago
ADB-S: Create Password-Protected Table Hyperlinks. You can read and access data with a Table Hyperlink in a Google Sheet using Oracle Autonomous Database Add-on for Google Sheets.

3 weeks ago
ADB-S: Wild Card File Selection in Autonomous Database APIs. You can use wild card patterns to select multiple files in both object storage and directory objects when working with DBMS_CLOUD, DBMS_CLOUD_PIPELINE, and DBMS_CLOUD_AI in Autonomous Database.

3 weeks ago
BaseDB: Announcing general availability of Oracle Base Database Service as part of Oracle Database@Google Cloud.

3 weeks ago

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DBExpert Toolsuite Changes

MySQL HeatWave now available in US Government Cloud.

Refreshed and updated information for Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure.

Added the new Base Database services that support the ECPU compute model. These services are available in OCI, Oracle Database@Azure and Oracle Database@Google Cloud.

ExaDB-XS now supports Oracle Database 19c

DB Expert's Migration Methods Advisor now supports ExaDB-D @AWS and ADB-D @AWS as migration targets. Only Automated options are reflected at this time; they will be expanded as additional options are validated.

ADB-D: Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure on Oracle Database@AWS. Using ADB-D on Oracle Database@AWS, you can run Oracle Database workloads on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) managed Exadata Infrastructure within AWS public regions and Availability Zones.

Exadata Database Service for Developers allows customers using Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer to develop for no addition cost, as the license fee is waived and the infrastructure costs are already covered under their subscription.

OCI Compute shapes now include VM.Standard.E6.Flex for BYOL deployments of Oracle Database. The E6 shape scales up to 126 OCPUs and 1454 GB of memory.

Autonomous Database on Dedicated Infrastructure for AWS now in Limited Availability (LA)

Siebel CRM supported with Oracle Database 23ai (including Oracle Autonomous Database)

ATP-D and ATP-C@C now supported with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management 11.2.21 and higher

Siebel Enterprise Server 25.2 and above supported with Oracle Database 23ai. See My Oracle Support Certifications for Siebel Enterprise Server. In the results, select a Database version to drill down to release notes for version requirements and any limitations.

ExaDB-XS now available in the following regions: PHX: US West (Phoenix), VCP: Brazil Southeast (Vinhedo), YUL: Canada Southeast (Montreal), MRS: France South (Marseille), AUH: UAE Central (Abu Dhabi), KIX: Japan Central (Osaka), YNY: South Korea North (Chuncheon).

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ExaDB-D and ExaDB-C@C: Snapshot Standby Database support for Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure (ExaDB-D) and Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer (ExaDB-C@C)

Oracle Database@AWS: Oracle Database Autonomous Recovery Service adds support for Oracle Database@AWS.

ADB-D: Undelete and ACD retention locking - including backup retention beyond resource termination for Autonomous Database on Dedicated Infrastructure.

MySQL HeatWave available in Oracle US Government Cloud and US Defense Cloud

ADB-S: Access Table Hyperlinks with Explicit ACLs. You can generate a Table Hyperlink with ACL checking enabled. You can use either individual Table Hyperlink ACL checking or instance level ACL checking, or both for your Table Hyperlinks.

ADB-D, ADB-C@C: Undelete a terminated Autonomous Database. You can undelete an Autonomous Database within 72 hours of its termination, provided the corresponding ACD is not terminated.

ADB-S: Enable Consistent View of Data across Table Hyperlinks. When you create a Table Hyperlink or a Table Hyperlink Group, you can set the consistent parameter to specify that the producer provides data consistently across different pages when a consumer access data.

ADB-S: Create Password-Protected Table Hyperlinks. You can read and access data with a Table Hyperlink in a Google Sheet using Oracle Autonomous Database Add-on for Google Sheets.

ADB-S: Wild Card File Selection in Autonomous Database APIs. You can use wild card patterns to select multiple files in both object storage and directory objects when working with DBMS_CLOUD, DBMS_CLOUD_PIPELINE, and DBMS_CLOUD_AI in Autonomous Database.

BaseDB: Announcing general availability of Oracle Base Database Service as part of Oracle Database@Google Cloud.

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Autonomous Database Serverless - What's New

Autonomous Database Dedicated - What's New

Oracle Autonomous Database Tools and Applications—Certifications, Compatibility, and Compliance

ADB-D Feature Parity Between Oracle Cloud and Exadata Cloud@Customer Deployments

Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer - What's New

Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Cloud

ADB, BaseDB, ExaDB-D, ExaDB-XS, ExaC@C Release Notes

ADB-D Globally Distributed Release Notes

MySQL HeatWave Release Notes

NoSQL Database Cloud Release Notes

Compute Release Notes

OCI Release Notes