Oracle Database 18c (on-premises) is available for download

Oracle Database 18c (18.3), is available for download on Linux x86-64, now we can hands on Oracle Database 18c on-premises and upgrade our database to the latest version.

Here is the link to download - Oracle Database 18c (18.3)
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html

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"Oracle Database 18c" is the next iteration of Oracle Database 12c Release 2. Oracle has simply changed the product names to follow a yearly release pattern and to simplify of the patching process. Oracle Database 18c is in-fact "Oracle Database 12c Release 2 12.2.0.2", which mean it is a patch-set and would not be having major architectural changes over Oracle 12c R2, but yes there would be lot of incremental features.

Also keep in mind, With "Oracle Database 18c" on-premise, Oracle is not offering Autonomous Database features i.e. Self-Driving, Self-Scaling and Self-Repairing. The Oracle 18c Database is not Autonomous itself, but the Oracle Cloud is Autonomous. Autonomous Database Cloud with Oracle Database 18c was introduced by Larry Ellison in Oracle OpenWorld 2017, which runs on EXADATA infrastructure. The Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud uses ground-breaking machine learning to eliminate the human labor associated with tuning, patching, updating and maintaining the database and includes the Autonomous Database features i.e. Self-Driving, Self-Scaling and Self-Repairing.

I would encourage all developers and dbas to download Oracle 18c (12.2.0.2), and get you hands dirty in installation and diving into new features. Enjoy !

Following links are good to read on Oracle Database 18c-
- Top 18 features of Oracle Database 18c
- Oracle 18c Database - Autonomous Database Cloud


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