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ATP-D and ATP-C@C now supported with Oracle Enterprise Performance Management 11.2.21 and higher
8 days 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.
8 days 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).
3 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.
4 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.
4 months ago
Oracle Database@AWS: Exadata Database Service now in Limited Availability. Read
the blog for details
.
4 months ago
ADB-S for Developers
provides low-cost instances for developers and others to build and test new Autonomous Database applications.
4 months ago
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Google Cloud Platform cross-cloud connection has expanded to the OCI Switzerland North (Zurich)
and the paired Google Zurich (europe-west6) region, see
Access to Google Cloud Platform for more information
.
4 months ago
Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) - Hybrid migration mode:
ZDM introduces hybrid, cross-platform Transportable Tablespace (XTTS) database migration support for cross-platform and cross-version migration using RMAN transportable tablespaces and Datapump metadata import/export.
6 months ago
Exascale - new regions:
now available in London, Zurich, Bogota, Tokyo, Seoul and Toronto.
6 months ago
The
Oracle Database Migration Methods Advisor
now includes Oracle Database@GCP target services (ADB-S and ExaDB-D)
7 months ago
Oracle Database@Azure:
Exadata now available in Azure regions Tokyo, Singapore and Chicago.
7 months ago
ExaDB-C@C, ADB-C@C: new X10M Base System shape
. The new Base System provides a lower-cost entry point for Cloud@Customer deployments. Base System ranges from 2 Database and 3 Storage servers up to a total of 16 servers in a single rack.
7 months ago
Oracle Database@Azure new location: the Exadata Database service
is now available in the Italy North - Milan region.
7 months ago
ADB-S: Support for Oracle Database In-Memory
7 months ago
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ADB-S:
Data Transforms is updated with new features and changes in the following areas:
Run Data Studio Data Load using Data Transforms workflows
Vector Embeddings in Data Flows
Use Machine Learning (ML) models in Data Flows
Set Custom Variable Value at Runtime
Show Queued/Waiting Jobs
2 days ago
MySQL HeatWave:
Single-AD HeatWave cluster optimization when changing the primary instance of a high availability DB system
2 days ago
ADB-S: You can use
in-database transformers (also known as embedding models) that you imported into your Oracle Database 23ai instance with Select AI RAG
to generate vector embeddings for document chunks and user prompts.
9 days ago
ABD-S:
new features for Select AI:
automatically detect relevant tables and send metadata only for those specific tables, relevant to the query, in Oracle Database 23ai. You can achieve this by specifying object_list_mode as automated.
restrict table access by considering only the tables listed in the AI profile attributes for SQL generation. You can achieve this by specifying enforce_object_list to true.
specify case sensitivity such that the LLM produces case-insensitive responses from the database and LLM. You can achieve this by specifying case_sensitive_values to false.
Administrators can control data access such that actual schema tables are not sent to the LLM using Select AI.
9 days ago
ADB-S:
Data Studio enhancements:
connect multiple catalogs to make it easier to find and work with your data, including popular Iceberg Data Catalogs like Unity and Polaris. You can also link to remote Autonomous Database instances using Database Links, allowing you to query tables from those databases directly within your catalog
The Oracle Autonomous Database for Excel Add-in can now be installed from the Microsoft Store.
The Table AI Assist tool includes the ability to edit recipes, has auto-save of recipes, UX improvements such as showing new column header in italics.
Live Feed Reporting Enhancements
2 weeks ago
MySQL HeatWave:
The default value of AutomaticBackupRetention is changed from DELETE to RETAIN
2 weeks ago
ADB-S:
The Recovery Time Object (RTO) for cross-region Autonomous Data Guard Standby databases is lowered to less than ten (10) minutes.
3 weeks ago
ADB-S:
The LongPendingTransaction event is generated
when a transaction is open for longer than 24 hours.
3 weeks ago
ExaDB-XS:
You can now enable and use Database Management for Oracle Databases
running on Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure (ExaDB-XS).
4 weeks ago
MySQL HeatWave
now supports 9.3.0, 8.4.5, and 8.0.42 versions.
These versions provide security and bug fixes. New DB systems are now based on the 8.4.5 version, and you can optionally select the 9.3.0 or 8.0.42 version when creating a new DB system. For existing DB systems, you must manually upgrade them to newer version, such as from version 8.4.4 to 8.4.5 or from version 8.0.41 to 8.0.42.
4 weeks ago
Oracle Database@Google Cloud
has attained the
Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA)
Silver and Gold Tier certifications for Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure, confirming its ability to deliver high resilience for critical Oracle workloads in the cloud, ensuring near-zero downtime and comprehensive data protection.
5 weeks ago
ADB-S:
Select AI Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) supports multiple file formats, including PDF, DOCX, JSON, XML, and HTML among others.
5 weeks ago
ADB-S:
migrate SQL statements from PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server to Oracle SQL and run the statements in Autonomous Database.
5 weeks ago
ADB-D, ADB-C@C:
configure multiple local and remote standby databases for a primary Autonomous Container Database (ACD)
using the OCI Console, API, SDK, and Terraform. This enhancement provides greater resilience, scalability, and efficiency for your Autonomous Database environment.
6 weeks ago
MySQL HeatWave
now supports MySQL database 9.2.2.
This is the latest Innovation release. It provides security and bug fixes in addition to feature enhancements. You can select version 9.2.2 when creating a new DB system. For existing DB systems, you must manually upgrade them to newer version, such as from version 9.2.1 to 9.2.2.
8 weeks ago
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