Announcements

Oracle Autonomous Database is now Oracle Autonomous AI Database, as described here. Also, Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse has been added as the next generation of Autonomous Data Warehouse, and Oracle Autonomous AI Database 26ai replaces Oracle Autonomous Database 23ai.

7 days ago
MySQL HeatWave now available in US Government Cloud.

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

5 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.

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

8 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.

4 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.

5 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.

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

5 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

6 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.

6 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).

9 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.

10 months ago

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ADB-D: Cross-Tenancy Standby database using Autonomous Data Guard Groups model

3 days ago
NoSQL: Customer-Managed Encryption key feature support in dedicated environment.

4 days ago
The Spain Central (Madrid 3) region is now available. The region identifier is eu-madrid-3. The region key is ORF. This region has one availability domain.

9 days ago
MySQL HeatWave updates:

Configurable Version Upgrade Policies
Support for Versions 9.5.0, 8.4.7, and 8.0.44
10 days ago
ADB-S, ADB-D, ADB-C@C: Oracle AI Database architects Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its core, seamlessly integrating AI across all major data types and workloads.

As a result, Oracle Autonomous Database becomes Oracle Autonomous AI Database. Additionally, Oracle Autonomous Transaction Processing is Oracle Autonomous AI Transaction Processing, and Oracle Autonomous JSON Database is Oracle Autonomous AI JSON Database.

Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse has been added as the next generation of Autonomous Data Warehouse. It retains all functionality while introducing a host of capabilities for tightly integrating with Iceberg and other open-source technologies.

Oracle Autonomous AI Database 26ai replaces Oracle Autonomous Database 23ai.

2 weeks ago
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)

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

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

3 weeks ago
ADB-S: Billing changes for Elastic Pools with Autonomous Data Guard enabled with a Local Standby

3 weeks ago
LAK-S: TP and TPURGENT Predefined Database Service Names for Autonomous AI Lakehouse workload. This lets you run critical transaction processing workloads with or without parallelism while connected to an Autonomous AI Lakehouse database.

3 weeks 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).

3 weeks ago
ADB-S enhancements:

You can now use Select AI for Python to access DBMS_CLOUD_AI capabilities in Autonomous AI Database from Python applications.
Select AI Agent (autonomous agent framework) introduces a framework for building agentic workflows enabling developers to create agents, tools, tasks, and teams that reason, act, and collaborate using generative AI within the database.
The Translate feature enables you to translate your text across multiple languages using SQL or PL/SQL, as supported by your AI provider.
You can invoke Python scripts with the WITH_CONTEXT attribute from an Autonomous AI Database instance.
External Table Cache in Autonomous AI Database now enables you to cache frequently accessed data from external tables in your database.
Live workload capture-replay between Autonomous AI Databases
3 weeks ago
MySQL HeatWave available in Oracle US Government Cloud and US Defense Cloud

3 weeks 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.

5 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.

5 weeks ago

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DBExpert Toolsuite Changes

Oracle Autonomous Database is now Oracle Autonomous AI Database, as described here. Also, Oracle Autonomous AI Lakehouse has been added as the next generation of Autonomous Data Warehouse, and Oracle Autonomous AI Database 26ai replaces Oracle Autonomous Database 23ai.

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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ADB-D: Cross-Tenancy Standby database using Autonomous Data Guard Groups model

NoSQL: Customer-Managed Encryption key feature support in dedicated environment.

The Spain Central (Madrid 3) region is now available. The region identifier is eu-madrid-3. The region key is ORF. This region has one availability domain.

MySQL HeatWave updates: Configurable Version Upgrade Policies Support for Versions 9.5.0, 8.4.7, and 8.0.44

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.

ADB-S: Billing changes for Elastic Pools with Autonomous Data Guard enabled with a Local Standby

LAK-S: TP and TPURGENT Predefined Database Service Names for Autonomous AI Lakehouse workload. This lets you run critical transaction processing workloads with or without parallelism while connected to an Autonomous AI Lakehouse database.

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.

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Oracle Autonomous AI Database Serverless - What's New

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Oracle Autonomous AI 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

Oracle Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database Release Notes

MySQL HeatWave Release Notes

NoSQL Database Cloud Release Notes

Compute Release Notes

OCI Release Notes

MySQL HeatWave updates:

Configurable Version Upgrade Policies
Support for Versions 9.5.0, 8.4.7, and 8.0.44