Oracle Database

Oracle Database, the related services (cloud) and various options in the database.

Oracle’s Base Database Service Changes for OCI Deployments

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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

Upgrading Oracle Autonomous AI Database with Cross-Region Data Guard from 19c to 26ai

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I hear the Autonomous Database upgrade from 19c to 26ai is as easy as a click of a button. Let’s see what is involved and how long it takes. As part of ongoing platform modernization efforts, upgrading to the latest long-term support release is essential. I initiated the upgrade of my Autonomous AI Database, ABC19CPRD, … Read more