Oracle’s Base Database Service Changes for OCI Deployments

If you run Oracle databases on OCI, July 2026 was a significant inflection point that deserves more than a passing glance at your email inbox. Oracle retired several Base Database Service configurations and billing SKUs, made architectural changes to what new VM.BaseDB.x86 deployments can do, and pointed workloads that depended on those capabilities toward a … Read more

Autonomous AI Database DigiCert G1 Certificate Distrust on April 15, 2026

If you are using Autonomous AI Database, you might have seen alerts almost every week regarding the announcement Important Announcement for Autonomous AI Database Customers: DigiCert G1 Certificate Distrust on April 15, 2026 Here are the quick steps to verify whether you are impacted and how to fix it. Step 1: Identifying the Risk You … Read more