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Identity Available in Database Tools
Identity is now available in the Database Tools service. Identity allows you to access OCI resources from any Oracle ...
Certificates in PEM format is Supported in Database Tools
Database Tools now supports PEM-format certificates to provide information about the Oracle Database wallet. You can now create connections ...
Connections with Resource Principal are Available in Database Tools
You can now configure connections to use resource principal credentials for retrieving database connection password and connection wallet information, ...
NoSQL Database Cloud : Customer-Managed Encryption key feature support in dedicated environment
The following new feature is now available in Oracle NoSQL Database Cloud:
- Customer-Managed Encryption key(CMEK): Oracle NoSQL Database Cloud Service provides an option to define your own master encryption keys, which are used for encrypting the data encryption keys in a dedicated environment. CMEKs can be enabled in your dedicated environment by raising a service ticket.
New Region in Madrid, Spain
The Spain Central (Madrid 3) region is now available. The region identifier is eu-madrid-3. The region key is ...
Compute Cloud@Customer - New Documentation URLs
- Compute Cloud@Customer - New documentation location
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As of October 2025, the Compute Cloud@Customer documentation URLs have ...
Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) October 2025 for Oracle Java SE
Java Management supports the following releases that are part of the Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) October 2025 for ...
HeatWave: Support for Versions 9.5.0, 8.4.7, and 8.0.44
HeatWave now supports MySQL database 9.5.0, 8.4.7, and 8.0.44 versions. These versions provide security and bug fixes. New DB ...
HeatWave: Configurable Version Upgrade Policies
It is now possible to configure how your scheduled maintenance upgrade is performed. The Maintenance schedule is updated with ...
Live workload capture-replay between Autonomous AI Databases
You can use live workload capture-replay to capture workloads running on a source Autonomous AI Database instance and simultaneously replay them on a target refreshable clone, as the workload runs on the source database.
Invoke Python scripts with the WITH_CONTEXT attribute from an Autonomous AI Database instance
You can invoke Python scripts with the WITH_CONTEXT attribute from
an Autonomous AI Database instance.
Automatic caching for external tables
External Table Cache in Autonomous AI Database enables you to cache frequently accessed data from external tables in your database.
Backup and restore with Autonomous AI Database for Developers
Autonomous AI Database for Developers supports the backup and restore features available on Autonomous AI Database.
VN Encryption changes
The VN Encryption feature has changed, it can now be enabled or disabled in a VCN by a tenancy ...
Oracle Autonomous AI Database
Oracle AI Database architects Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its core, seamlessly integrating AI across all major data types and ...
Oracle Autonomous AI Database
Oracle AI Database architects Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its core, seamlessly integrating AI across all major data types and workloads.
Use xAI Grok 4 Fast in OCI Generative AI
The pretrained xAI Grok 4 Fast model is now in General Availability (GA) in the xAI platform for ...
Compute Cloud@Customer introduces new features in October 2025
- Compute Cloud@Customer Isolated is available
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As of October 2025, customers can obtain a subscription to Compute ...
Recovery Service now supports Oracle Database@AWS
Oracle Database Autonomous Recovery Service adds support for Oracle Database@AWS. See Multicloud Oracle Database Backup Support for details.
...Support for Kubernetes version 1.34.1
OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE) now supports Kubernetes version 1.34.1, in addition to versions 1.33.1 and 1.32.1. With the availability of ...
Support for Kubernetes version 1.34.0 in a preview release of Kubernetes Engine
A preview release of OCI Kubernetes Engine now provides support for Kubernetes version 1.34.0 for early access testing and validation ...
Add ZPR security attributes to OCI resources
Zero Trust Packet Routing (ZPR) security attributes can now be added to resources in the following services:
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New connection types added in GoldenGate
GoldenGate adds support for:
- Zero Trust Packet Routing security attributes for deployments and connections.
- Oracle AI ...
MySQL HeatWave available in Oracle US Government Cloud and US Defense Cloud
MySQL HeatWave is now available in Oracle US Government Cloud and the US Defense Cloud.
For more information, ...
Support for longer running functions in Detached mode, and delivery destinations
When you invoke a function in Detached mode, you can now specify a longer function execution timeout. The Detached ...
Billing changes for Elastic Pools with Autonomous Data Guard enabled with a Local Standby
Autonomous Data Guard can be enabled for elastic pools with local standbys.
Iceberg REST Catalog Integration
You can integrate with a broader Iceberg REST catalog ecosystem with the support of Databricks Unity and Snowflake Polaris, in addition to the existing integration with Amazon Glue and location-based Iceberg root metadata files.
Select AI Agent (autonomous agent framework)
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.
Select AI Translate
The Translate feature enables you to translate your text across multiple languages using SQL or PL/SQL, as supported by your AI provider.
TP and TPURGENT Predefined Database Service Names for Autonomous AI Lakehouse workload
You can run a mixed workload for data analytics and critical transaction processing
by connecting to Autonomous AI Lakehouse databases using the TP and
TPURGENT predefined database services.
Resource Analytics - October 2025
- ADW views
- DBaaS ...
Internet of Things (IoT) is now available
Compute Cloud@Customer Isolated is available
As of October 2025, customers can obtain a subscription to Compute Cloud@Customer Isolated.
In fully isolated operating ...
vSphere 8.0 software bundle updates now available
The Oracle Cloud VMware Solution software bundle includes VMware vSphere, vSAN, NSX, vCenter, and HCX components that together provide ...
Private Cloud Appliance introduces new features
A new release of Private Cloud Appliance is now available with the following new features:
- New Documentation ...
Use Google Gemini 2.5 in OCI Generative AI
The Google Vertex AI Platform for OCI Generative AI is now in General Availability (GA) for the pretrained Gemini 2.5 ...
Use Grok Code Fast 1 in OCI Generative AI
The pretrained xAI Grok Code Fast 1 model is now in General Availability (GA) in the xAI platform for OCI Generative AI. ...
Use Private Endpoints in OCI Generative AI
You can now access pretrained models through OCI Generative AI private endpoints.
An OCI Generative AI private endpoint is a ...
Datastore Management now available
Use Datastore Management in Oracle Cloud VMware Solution to configure datastores and manage the underlying OCI Block Volumes across ...
Roving Edge Infrastructure - September 2025
The following updates are available as of September 30, 2025:
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Support for more regions: Roving ...
Run Workload Capture/Replay from Database Actions
You can test your workloads in Database Actions by capturing a workload on production system and replay it on test system.
Use the CREATE_EXTERNAL_TABLE procedure with the format option Strict Column Order
Use the DBMS_CLOUD.CREATE_EXTERNAL_TABLE procedure to create
implicit partitioned external tables.
Select AI for Python
You can now use Select AI for Python to access DBMS_CLOUD_AI
capabilities in Autonomous AI Database from Python applications.
Analyze Applications Feature, Improved Java Libraries Reporting, and Task Scheduling
Optimize your application performance by using Java Management Service's (JMS) new Analyze Applications feature: Upload your application (jar, ear, ...
New Experience for Logging in Oracle Cloud Console
Support for Discovery Endpoint in Sharded Clusters
OCI Cache now supports a discovery endpoint for sharded clusters, simplifying client connectivity and cluster management. By leveraging the ...
Resource Analytics is now in General Availability
We're thrilled to announce the general availability of OCI Resource Analytics.
Resource Analytics is an inventory of OCI resources, ...
HeatWave: Support for Version 9.4.2
HeatWave now supports MySQL database 9.4.2. This is the latest Innovation release. It provides security and bug fixes in ...
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 ...
Undelete a terminated Autonomous Database
You can undelete an Autonomous Database within 72 hours of its termination, provided the corresponding ACD is not terminated. ...
Select AI Conversations
Select AI supports customizable conversations enabling you to use Select AI with different topics without mixing context, improving both flexibility and efficiency.
Select AI Feedback
Select AI enables you to give feedback on generated NL2SQL results to improve query generation accuracy.
Select AI Summarize
Select AI enables you to generate a summary of your text directly in a prompt or from a URI.
Access Table Hyperlinks with explicit ACLs
You can generate a Table Hyperlink with ACL checking enabled.
New Experience in Oracle Cloud Console
We've launched a major update to the Oracle Cloud Console for multiple services. The new experience includes intuitive designs ...
New Experience in Oracle Cloud Console
We've launched a major update to the Oracle Cloud Console for multiple services. The new experience includes intuitive designs ...
Oracle JDK 25 - Released September 16, 2025
Java Management Service now offers JDK 25, which was released on September 2025.
JDK 25 can be found ...
Key Management Introduces Event Notifications
Key Management in Vault has enhanced its event notification system to provide near real-time updates for state changes in ...
Data Transforms enhancements
Data Transforms includes the following new features and changes.
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.
Wildcard file selection in Autonomous Database APIs
You can use wildcard 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.
Use Table Hyperlinks to access data using spreadsheet add-ins
You can read and access data with a Table Hyperlink in a Google Sheet using Oracle Autonomous Database Add-on for Google Sheets.
Create password-protected Table Hyperlinks
You can create a password-protected Table Hyperlink by specifying a Table Hyperlink password.
Refreshable metadata clones
Autonomous Database provides cloning where you can choose to create a full clone of the active instance, create a metadata clone, create a refreshable clone, or create a refreshable metadata clone.
Use Cloud Tables to store logging and diagnostic information
You can create Cloud Tables where table data resides on Oracle managed Cloud Storage and the table data does not consume database storage.
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.
Dataplane events
Autonomous Database introduced new dataplane events,
UnplannedMaintenanceBegin and
UnplannedMaintenanceEnd.
UAE Central (Abu Dhabi) region availability
File Storage with Lustre is now available in the UAE Central (Abu Dhabi) region (me-abudhabi-1).
The xAI platform for OCI Generative AI now supports Grok Code Fast 1 in Beta
The pretrained xAI Grok Code Fast 1 model is now available in Beta in the xAI platform for OCI Generative AI. This ...
Document Generator pre-built function version 25.5 now available
Document Generator pre-built function version 25.5 is now available in OCI Functions.
This version includes various fixes and ...
Access to OpenAI gpt-oss models in OCI Generative AI is now in (Beta)
OCI Generative AI now supports access to the pretrained OpenAI gpt-oss models.
The OpenAI gpt-oss models, designed for reasoning ...
View space usage information for non-JSON objects
Query the DBA_NONJSON_OBJECTS view to assess the space consumed by
non-JSON objects on an Autonomous Database instance.
Singapore region availability
File Storage with Lustre is now available in the Singapore region (ap-singapore-1).
HeatWave: Backup Validation
HeatWave now supports Backup Validation which enables you to check a backup has no corruption and is restorable. When ...
Provide available elastic pool capacity
View the available elastic pool capacity.
Container Security Configuration for OKE in Cloud Guard
Cloud Guard now offers Container Security Configuration to help secure and monitor container runtime environments within the OCI Container ...
Log Analytics: Double datatype support for user-created fields
Log Analytics now supports datatype Double when you create a new field. You can use these fields in parse expressions ...
The Google Vertex AI Platform for OCI Generative AI is available in (Beta)
The Google Vertex AI Platform for OCI Generative AI is now available in Beta. With Beta access, you can reach ...
Mixed license support in GoldenGate
GoldenGate adds mixed license support. Learn more about what's new in this release.
OCI Generative AI Agents is now available in US West (Phoenix)
OCI Generative AI Agents is now available in the US West (Phoenix) region. For more information see Regions with Generative ...
Install LangChain OCI Package for Generative AI Integration
We're excited to announce the official release of langchain-oci, the dedicated LangChain integration package for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure ...
OCI Generative AI is available in the EU Sovereign Central (Frankfurt) region
OCI Generative AI is now available in the EU Sovereign Central (Frankfurt) region through the following API endpoints:
Use OCI Streaming with Apache Kafka to create Kafka clusters
Introducing OCI Streaming with Apache Kafka, a fully managed Kafka service for building real-time distributed data streaming pipelines that ...
Speech has added new languages for Live Transcribe
- auto (automatically detect language) ...
Audit Profiles for Target Database Groups in Data Safe
The new audit profiles for target database groups allow you to set audit retention periods across targets of a ...
Security Assessment Templates in Oracle Data Safe
Data Safe is introducing templates for security assessments. You can use predefined templates for CIS, STIG, GDPR and Oracle ...
Management and Deployment of Audit Policies in Data Safe Is a Part of Security Policies
To enforce audit policies across your fleet, we are introducing a new security policy feature in Data Safe. Unified ...
Target Database Groups in Oracle Data Safe
Oracle Data Safe’s new target database groups let you organize databases logically—by business function, data sensitivity, compartment, tag, or other ...
Attribute Sets in Data Safe
Attribute sets allow you to create lists of database users, database objects, client IP addresses, client programs, and OS ...
Full Stack Disaster Recovery introduces support for MySQL DB System and provides other updates
- Add a MySQL DB System to ...
Log Analytics: New link command option to generate query metadata table
You can now include a new Log Analytics link command option includeinfo in your query to include the query metadata ...
HeatWave: Support for Version 9.4.1
HeatWave now supports MySQL database 9.4.1. This is the latest Innovation release. It provides security and bug fixes in ...
IPv6 API Enhancement – IP Address CIDR Mask Support
Efficiently manage your IPv6 address ranges with our latest API update, featuring flexible network mask CIDR support. This enhancement ...
OCI Generative AI is now available in the UK Gov South (London) region
OCI Generative AI is now available in the UK Gov South (London) region, through API only.
For API endpoints, go ...
Oracle Key Vault (OKV) endpoint group association with Autonomous Container Database (ACD)
With Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure deployments, you can associate a new or existing Autonomous Container Database (ACD) ...
Document Understanding Version 2.0 is now Available
Document Understanding 2.0 is now available. It includes support for languages other then English. For more information, see Supported ...
Attach files to technical support requests using the CLI or API
You can now use the CLI or API to attach files to technical support requests. These methods are ...
Upgrade to Oracle Database 23ai with scheduled upgrade
If your Autonomous Database instance is using Oracle Database 19c, you can upgrade to Oracle Database 23ai with scheduled upgrade.
Spain Central (Madrid) region availability
File Storage with Lustre is now available in the Spain Central (Madrid) region (eu-madrid-1).
OCI Generative AI is available in the Saudi Arabia Central (Riyadh) region
OCI Generative AI is now available in the Saudi Arabia Central (Riyadh) region. For more information see Regions with Generative ...
Support for OCI Cache Configurations
OCI Cache now supports customizable configurations, allowing you to manage runtime properties of nodes and clusters for Valkey and ...
Vision Service now Supports Stream Video Analysis
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure introduces Stream Video Analysis, a fully managed, GPU-accelerated real-time video analytics service. Designed for low-latency, high-performance ...
Data Science now Supports Distributed Jobs
Data Science now supports distributed jobs. By eliminating infrastructure complexities, distributed jobs offer on-demand scalability and cost efficiency, while ...
GoldenGate now supports Oracle Database@AWS - Autonomous Database
GoldenGate adds support for Oracle Database@AWS - Autonomous Database as a connection type, as well as other existing connection ...
Multishape configurations for OCI Database with PostgreSQL
A single OCI Database with PostgreSQL configurations can now support multiple hardware shapes so that the configuration can be ...
External table cache
External table cache in Autonomous Database enables you to cache frequently accessed data from external tables in your database.
New Shapes Available with 2 New SKU Releases
The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Managed Services for Mac has the following new shapes available:
- Apple M3 ...
Log Analytics: Support to ingest OpenTelemetry logs
Log Analytics now enables you to ingest logs of your applications or infrastructure instrumented using OpenTelemetry. Use the UploadOtlpLogs API ...
Log Analytics: Availability of LoganAI
Log Analytics now offers LoganAI, the Artificial Intelligence capability to analyze your logs and log derived data. See Use ...
VCN-Native Pod Networking CNI plugin version 2.3.0 now available
The OCI VCN-Native Pod Networking CNI plugin for use with Kubernetes Engine (OKE) includes the following new features and ...
OCI Generative AI is available in the US East (Ashburn) region
OCI Generative AI is now available in the US East (Ashburn) region. For more information see Regions with Generative AI ...
Data Science now Supports Multimodel Serving
Data Science AI Quick Actions now supports multimodel serving and model groups.
For more information on them, see ...
New artifact versions for vSphere 7 and 8 now available
New artifact versions of vSphere are now available Oracle Cloud Infrastructure when you provision an SDDC:
vSphere 7.0 ...
Send raw emails using HTTPS
Use raw emails to send fully customized emails, offering unparalleled flexibility for marketing campaigns and transactional communications. The HTTPS ...
Speech has added new features for Whisper models
Speech Whisper models now support:
- Prompting, which allows you to pass custom prompts to the model ...
View or copy connection code samples
You can view or copy connection code samples for different connectivity options for Autonomous Database.
URL substitution variables in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure URIs
Substitution variables are pre-defined placeholders which are resolved and substituted with the corresponding actual values based on the runtime context of your Autonomous Database.
Log Analytics: Discover Amazon EKS and analyze logs
Use Log Analytics Kubernetes solution to discover the Amazon EKS entities and analyze logs from them. Gather the necessary information ...
Canada Southeast (Montreal) region availability
File Storage with Lustre is now available in the Canada Southeast (Montreal) region (ca-montreal-1).
UEK 8 is now the minimum kernel for Autonomous Linux 9
The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8 (UEK 8) is now the required kernel for the Oracle Autonomous Linux 9 platform ...
Document Understanding now supports Label Studio for data labeling
Document Understanding now supports Label Studio for data labeling. For more information, see the Label Studio section of the ...
Speech has added new languages for Text to Speech
Multilingual Support: Text to speech Natural model now supports nine languages, including:
- English (US)
- English ...
Brazil East (Sao Paulo) region availability
File Storage with Lustre is now available in the Brazil East (Sao Paulo) region (sa-saopaulo-1).
API Gateway support for resource locking
You can now add or remove resource locks for API gateways and related resources (such as APIs, API deployments, ...
Support for Kubernetes version 1.31.10
Container Engine for Kubernetes now supports Kubernetes version 1.31.10, in addition to versions 1.33.1 and 1.32.1. With the availability of ...
Data Science now Supports Burstable VMs
Data Science now supports burstable VMs with jobs, notebooks, and pipelines. Burstable Instances let you deploy your workloads on ...
Management Agent Updates
- Support for Named Credentials. For ...