What's New
Learn about production updates to Oracle Database@Google Cloud. Check for announcements about new or updated features, bug fixes, known issues, and deprecated functionality.
| Date | Feature | Description |
|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2025 | Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure and Oracle Base Database Service in Oracle Database@Google Cloud now support the Tokyo (asia-northeast1) region | You can now create Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure and Oracle Base Database Service (Oracle Database@Google Cloud) resources in the Tokyo (asia-northeast1) region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| October 21, 2025 | Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure and Oracle Base Database Service in Oracle Database@Google Cloud now support the Frankfurt (europe-west3) region | You can now create Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure and Oracle Base Database Service (Oracle Database@Google Cloud) resources in the Frankfurt (europe-west3) europe-west3-b-r1 region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| October 17, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the Frankfurt (europe-west3) europe-west3-a-r2 region |
You can now create Oracle Database@Google Cloud resources in the Frankfurt (europe-west3) europe-west3-a-r2 region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| October 17, 2025 | Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the Australia Southeast, Melbourne (australia-southeast2) region | You can now create Oracle Autonomous AI Database (Oracle Database@Google Cloud) resources in the Australia Southeast, Melbourne (australia-southeast2) region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| October 13, 2025 | Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the Council Bluffs, Iowa (us-central1) region | You can now create Oracle Autonomous AI Database (Oracle Database@Google Cloud) resources in the Council Bluffs, Iowa (us-central1) region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| October 13, 2025 | Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the London (europe-west2): europe-west2-a-r1 region |
You can now create Oracle Autonomous AI Database (Oracle Database@Google Cloud) resources in the London (europe-west2): europe-west2-a-r1 region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| September 29, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the Melbourne (australia-southeast2) region | You can now create Oracle Database@Google Cloud resources in the Melbourne (australia-southeast2) region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| September 22, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure | Announcing the general availability of Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure now available in Oracle Database@Google Cloud. This next-generation service delivers the extreme performance, reliability, availability, and security that customers rely on for their Oracle Database workloads. With highly scalable and affordable Exadata Exascale infrastructure, organizations of any size can now take advantage of these powerful benefits for all their Oracle Database needs. |
| September 15, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports Base Database | Run your single-instance Oracle Databases on low-cost, general-purpose infrastructure with Oracle Base Database Service on Oracle Database@Google Cloud. Easily scale compute and storage, choose your preferred database edition, and enjoy high availability, flexibility, and cost efficiency—perfect for small, mid-sized, and large enterprises alike. For more information, see this announcement. |
| September 15, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the US East (Ashburn) Region – second zone | You can now create Oracle Database@Google Cloud resources in a second zone of the US East (Ashburn) Region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| August 14, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the North America Northeast (Montreal) Region | You can now create Oracle Database@Google Cloud resources in the North America Northeast (Montreal) Region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| August 4, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the US Central (Iowa) Region | You can now create Oracle Database@Google Cloud resources in the US Central (Iowa) Region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| July 18, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports ODB network with support for Shared VPC | You can now deploy and manage Oracle Database@Google Cloud with enhanced networking flexibility through the introduction of ODB Network with support for Shared VPC. With this update, Oracle Database@Google Cloud enables you to leverage the ODB Network—a metadata construct that abstracts and manages the underlying Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) resources. Instead of manually selecting a VPC during Oracle Database provisioning, you now define and use an ODB Network to streamline and automate your network configuration. For more information, see this announcement. |
| June 27, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports Partner Reselling | Announcing the Multicloud Partner Program for Oracle Database@Google Cloud. This new program empowers qualified channel partners and resellers—registered with both Google Cloud Partner Advantage and Oracle PartnerNetwork—to purchase Oracle Database@Google Cloud and resell it directly to customers. With streamlined procurement, unified Google Cloud billing, and increased flexibility to work with preferred partners, organizations of any size can now benefit from a simplified and seamless multicloud experience for their Oracle Database workloads. For more information, see Reselling. |
| May 15, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the Asia Northeast (Tokyo) Region | You can now create Oracle Database@Google Cloud resources in the Asia Northeast (Tokyo) Region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| April 28, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports guest OS version that's optimized for your VMs for VM Clusters on Exadata Infrastructure | You can now select a guest operating system (OS) version that's optimized for your virtual machines (VMs) on Exadata Infrastructure when provisioning Oracle VM Clusters in Oracle Database@Google Cloud. This enhancement gives you more flexibility by allowing you to choose a specific, performance-optimized guest OS version that best meets your workload requirements and compliance standards. By aligning your VM clusters with preferred OS versions, you can take advantage of the latest security features, bug fixes, and compatibility improvements. |
| April 9, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports now supports Exadata Infrastructure instances with the new model X11M | You can now provision Oracle Database on Google Cloud using the new Exadata X11M infrastructure model. With this generally available (GA) feature, you can take advantage of the latest hardware advancements offered by the X11M platform, including enhanced performance, scalability, and reliability. This enables you to deploy, manage, and scale your mission-critical Oracle Database workloads on Google Cloud with the same advanced Exadata capabilities used in Oracle-managed cloud and on-premises environments. For more information, see this announcement. |
| April 8, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports cross-region disaster recovery with Data Guard for Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure | You can now enhance your data protection and business continuity with the Exadata Disaster Recovery solution, which uses Oracle Data Guard to safeguard and recover your data between paired regions. This feature enables you to automatically replicate your databases across geographically diverse, supported regions, ensuring your critical data remains safe, available, and quickly recoverable in case of outages or disasters. By leveraging continuous data synchronization and automated failover, you can minimize downtime, meet regulatory compliance, and maintain seamless operations—even in the face of unexpected disruptions. For more information, see this post. |
| March 20, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports cross-region disaster recovery with Autonomous Data Guard for Autonomous AI Database | You can now enhance the resiliency and protection of your Autonomous AI Database on Oracle Database@Google Cloud by configuring a standby database in a different GCP region using Autonomous Data Guard. This feature enables you to automatically replicate your primary database to a geographically separate standby location, ensuring that your data remains safe and accessible even in the event of a regional outage or disaster. With automated failover and continuous data synchronization, Autonomous Data Guard provides seamless business continuity, minimizes downtime, and supports enterprise compliance requirements. This cross-region disaster recovery capability allows you to maintain high availability for your critical workloads and gives you greater peace of mind in your cloud deployment. For more information, see this post. |
| March 4, 2025 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports start, stop, and restart your Autonomous AI Databases through the Google Cloud console | You can now conveniently manage your Oracle Autonomous AI Databases directly from the Google Cloud console. This new capability allows you to start, stop, and restart your Autonomous AI Databases without needing to switch platforms or use separate management tools. With this feature—now generally available (GA)—you can perform essential administrative actions quickly and efficiently within the familiar Google Cloud interface, simplifying your database operations and enhancing your overall cloud management experience. |
| December 31, 2024 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports Terraform | You can now easily manage Oracle Database@Google Cloud Terraform tools and APIs. This unified approach allows you to automate, orchestrate, and configure your Exadata environments consistently on both platforms, streamlining database operations and simplifying multi-cloud management. With this capability, you can leverage familiar Terraform workflows to deploy, scale, and maintain your Exadata infrastructure efficiently, improving operational agility and reducing management complexity. For more information, see this post. |
| September 13, 2024 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the US West (Salt Lake City) Region | You can now create Oracle Database@Google Cloud resources in the US West (Salt Lake City) Region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| September 9, 2024 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the Germany Central (Frankfurt) Region | You can now create Oracle Database@Google Cloud resources in the Germany Central (Frankfurt) Region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| September 9, 2024 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the UK South (London) Region | You can now create Oracle Database@Google Cloud resources in the UK South (London) Region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| September 9, 2024 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud now supports the US East (Ashburn) Region | You can now create Oracle Database@Google Cloud resources in the US East (Ashburn) Region. For more information, see Regional Availability. |
| September 9, 2024 | Oracle Database@Google Cloud is Generally Available with Exadata Database and Autonomous AI Database Service | Oracle and Google Cloud announced the general availability of Oracle Database@Google Cloud in four Google Cloud regions across the United States and Europe. Customers can now run Oracle Exadata Database Service, Oracle Autonomous AI Database, and Oracle Database Zero Data Loss Autonomous Recovery Service on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in Google Cloud data centers across U.S. East (Ashburn), U.S. West (Salt Lake City), U.K. South (London), and Germany Central (Frankfurt). For more information, see this announcement. |