Since September 2025, Oracle Base Database Service offers a new edition: Developer – or better: Enterprise Edition Developer. For those who need OS-level access to the database system for file transfers, SYSDBA or other administrative permissions, local database exports, or more than one tablespace (unlike Autonomous Database Shared) – the Base Database Service covers it all. No PDB count limitation of 3, Enterprise Features included. And the best part: License included! You only pay for the underlying resources like storage. Technical documentation: https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/base-database/about/index.html#GUID-1DF6ECD3-A865-47B4-9C18-0D307113A507 Important note: This edition is not recommended for production. It fit’s best for development and testing. But why? There are some technical Limitations Supported Oracle Versions Provisioning The path to provisioning a Base Database Service is straightforward:…
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Oracle 26ai is here – Quick Start to your Autonomous AI Databases Shared
After months of speculation, it’s finally official: Oracle has released version 26ai of its Autonomous Database. The new release is already available in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), so you can start exploring it right away. One notable change is in the OCI burger menu—Oracle has renamed the familiar “Oracle Database” section to “Oracle AI Database”, reflecting the AI-driven enhancements in this version. Let’s jump in and quickly create a brand-new Oracle 26ai instance to see what’s new! All new features are in the updated docs: https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/paas/autonomous-database/serverless/adbsb/whats-new-adwc.html#GUID-F31A86F8-012B-4235-A0BE-4ABF75164853 Create Autonomous Database Do you see the blue announcement? It’s AI World time now! Choose Workload Type Data Warehouse, aka ADW, is now Lakehouse. Choose your Edition Free and Developer versions are available too.…
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