Feature Parity Between Oracle Public Cloud and Exadata Cloud@Customer Deployments
Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure offers two deployment possibilities for operational control and isolation; Oracle Public Cloud or Exadata Cloud@Customer. Even though both platforms support a standard set of features for Autonomous AI Databases, there are a few differences among them.
Feature Comparison
The following table lists the Autonomous AI Database features exclusive to either Oracle Public Cloud or Exadata Cloud@Customer deployments.
| Feature | Oracle Public Cloud | Exadata Cloud@Customer |
|---|---|---|
| Add a cross tenancy Autonomous Data Guard standby database |  |
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| Change the license type on an Autonomous Exadata VM Cluster (AVMC) | Supported via service request (SR) in My Oracle Support. See Create a Service Request in My Oracle Support for instructions. | |
| Create a cross tenancy clone from a database instance or its backup | |
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| Configure Zero Trust Packet Routing (ZPR) security attributes for an Autonomous Exadata VM Cluster (AVMC) | |
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| Connect Python applications using the python-oracledb driver | - | |
| Deploy Autonomous AI Database to X10M Exadata Database Machine Systems | - | |
| Deploy Autonomous AI Database to Exadata Base Machine Systems | |
On Exadata Cloud@Customer deployments, Base Shape is offered as a fixed shape (Base Rack) while provisioning an Exadata system such as X8M-2, X9M-2 and so on. |
| Enable cross region backup copy of an Autonomous Container Database | |
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| Use Database Management Service to monitor databases | |
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| Use Ops Insights on Autonomous AI Database | |
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| Bring Your Own Keys (BYOK) on Oracle Public Cloud deployments | |
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| Use OCI External Key Management System (EKMS) Keys with Oracle Public Cloud deployments. | |
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