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Network Address Translation (NAT) Rules Now Available for Firewall Policies
The Network Firewall now supports Source Network Address Translation (SNAT) through NAT rules configured in firewall policies. SNAT enables ...
Kubernetes Engine support for node cycling extended to include reboot, and boot volume replacement
OCI Kubernetes Engine now enables you to resolve issues and perform maintenance tasks on the compute instances hosting worker nodes, ...
SPA Quick Check in Database Management
In SQL Performance Watch, you can now configure SPA Quick Check to validate the potential impact of a system ...
Logging Analytics: Use of Resource Principal for authentication while ingesting logs using Service Connector
The authentication is now provided for resource principals to access resources for ingesting logs from various OCI services by creating ...
Logging Analytics: Support for separate recalls with overlapping data
In Oracle Logging Analytics storage, even if multiple individual recalls have some common log data due to overlapping time range/log ...
Logging Analytics: Lookups now available as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure resources
Oracle Logging Analytics lookups are now used as OCI resources. You can now implement access control on lookups using ...
Logging Analytics: Log processing errors diagnosis enhancements
You can use Processing Errors metric to detect the error and troubleshoot your log processing pipeline by identifying the type ...
Logging Analytics: Oracle-defined detection rule templates
You can use the following two new Oracle-defined templates to create detection rules for posting metrics based on specific conditions. ...
Logging Analytics: Support for Base64 decode in mapped parsing
When you map fields through a parser to extract fields from a base field, you can now select from actions ...
Oracle Application Express (APEX) 24.2 is now available for new Autonomous Container Databases (ACD)
You can use Oracle Application Express 24.2 to develop applications for an Autonomous Database. Only newly created ACDs have ...
Support for Kubernetes version 1.33.1
OCI Kubernetes Engine now supports Kubernetes version 1.33.1, in addition to versions 1.32.1 and 1.31.1. Oracle recommends you upgrade your ...
Table Hyperlink network access checking with ACLs
You can generate a Table Hyperlink with ACL checking enabled.
Send notifications to an OCI Notifications service topic
You can send messages from Autonomous Database to an OCI Notifications service topic.
Critical and information events with event category
Critical events and Information events include an eventCategory
attribute.
Data Studio enhancements: Use SQL syntax to query remote catalogs
You can access external data by mounting catalogs and querying them using a simplified SQL syntax.
WebLogic Management is now in General Availability
Use WebLogic Management to streamline the administration of WebLogic Server deployments on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure compute instances. Enable the ...
Red Hat OpenShift plugin available in OCI Console
You can provision Red Hat OpenShift clusters by directly accessing the new Red Hat OpenShift plugin from within the ...
OCI Generative AI Agents is now available in US East (Ashburn)
OCI Generative AI Agents is now available in the US East (Ashburn) region. For more information see Regions with Generative ...
Logging Analytics: Line chart visualization enhancement
The following enhancements are now available in Oracle Logging Analytics Line Chart visualization:
- Smooth scrolling tool tips: Now, you ...
Playwright support in APM Availability Monitoring
Playwright is supported when working with Scripted Browser monitor type in Availability Monitoring. You can now create and upload ...
GoldenGate adds new connection types and local disaster recovery
GoldenGate now supports new connection types and local disaster recovery. Learn more about what's new in this release. ...
Select AI enhancements
Select AI includes the following new features.
Cross-region standby can be an elastic pool member or an elastic pool leader
A cross-region standby can be added to an elastic pool or can be an elastic pool leader.
Google Drive support for database links with Oracle-managed heterogeneous connectivity
Use Autonomous Database Oracle-managed heterogeneous connectivity to create database links to Google Drive.
Ability to create a cross region backup copy of an Autonomous Container Database
Oracle Public Cloud deployments of Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure allow you to select a secondary region for ...
Ability to clone an Autonomous Container Database
On Oracle Public Cloud deployments, Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure lets you clone an Autonomous Container Database (ACD) ...
New Features in Database Management for Heatwave and External MySQL
This release of Database Management for HeatWave and External MySQL introduces the following enhancements:
- Database Management features ...
HeatWave: Soft delete of backups reaching retention period
HeatWave now supports soft delete and it is enabled by default for both automatic and manual backups. When a ...
Built-in tools billing and default configuration changes
In the ECPU compute model, the built-in database tools that use a VM, including: OML, Graph Studio, and Data Transforms have default configuration changes and billing changes.
Elastic pool cost and usage information in cost reports
Elastic pool cost and usage details are recorded in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
cost reports and in the OCI_COST_DATA view.
Offload queries from elastic pool member: Includes queries from PL/SQL and from Oracle Scheduler Jobs
When you have heavy read workloads, where a relatively small amount of data is scanned by multiple queries, including from PL/SQL or from Oracle Scheduler Jobs, you can offload queries (reads) from either an elastic pool leader or from an elastic pool member to Refreshable Clones.
Data Studio enhancements: Use Table Hyperlinks to access data using spreadsheet add-in
You can read and access data with a Table Hyperlink in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet using Oracle Autonomous Database Add-in for Excel.
Cloud Shell now provides the Toolkit for Java Download
Cloud Shell now enables you to install an Oracle Java release by using the Toolkit for Java Download. For ...
Kubernetes Engine support for resource leak protection
OCI Kubernetes Engine now helps to maintain the stability of a cluster's control plane by creating a validating admission webhook. ...
Logging Analytics: Migration of Object Collection flow from Service Principal to Resource Principal
Oracle Logging Analytics used Service Principal to access your object storage buckets when you configure an object collection rule ...
Management Agent Updates
- Bug fixes
- Performance enhancements ...
New Security Zone policies offer more security controls
Security Zones has released 19 new policies to ensure that resources in security zones comply with security best practices. ...
OCPU billing metric retirement for new Autonomous Exadata VM Clusters (AVMCs)
Starting May 28th, 2025, Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure does not allow you to create new AVMCs using ...
New database metric for Session Utilization
Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure provides a new metric called SessionUtilization to show the maximum session utilization as ...
Remove OCPU compute model option for Data Warehouse and Transaction Processing workloads
The OCPU compute model option is removed when you provision or clone a new Autonomous Database instance with Data Warehouse or Transaction Processing workloads.
Support Zstd compression in DBMS_CLOUD
DBMS_CLOUD supports loading and querying data using external tables
as well as exporting and importing of data from Autonomous Database to object
storage.
ADM service now supports reporting warnings for vulnerability audit
The Application Dependency Management (ADM) service has expanded its support for vulnerability audits to report warnings for application dependencies ...
Oracle Linux 9 is now the default OCI platform image
Starting May 27, 2025, Oracle Linux 9 is the default Oracle Cloud Infrastructure platform image.
HeatWave: REST
HeatWave supports MySQL REST service starting from version 9.3.1. You must enable REST on the DB system and create ...
HeatWave: Support for Version 9.3.1
HeatWave now supports MySQL database 9.3.1. This is the latest Innovation release. It provides security and bug fixes in ...
Add ZPR security attributes to load balancers
Zero Trust Packet Routing (ZPR) security attributes can now be added to load balancers. For more information, see Managing ...
Kubernetes Engine support for ReadWriteMany access mode for PVCs backed by raw block volumes
OCI Kubernetes Engine now supports ReadWriteMany as an access mode for PVCs backed by raw block volumes.
Specify ReadWriteMany as ...
Compute Cloud@Customer introduces audit logs and upgrade notifications
You can now use the following new features on Compute Cloud@Customer:
- Audit logs: The Logging service ...
Use OCI ADK in Generative AI Agents
The OCI ADK (Agent Development Kit) is a client-side library that simplifies building agentic applications on top of OCI Generative ...
The xAI platform for OCI Generative AI is available in Beta
The xAI platform for OCI Generative AI is now available in Beta. With Beta access, you can now reach the ...
Netherlands Northwest (Amsterdam) region availability
File Storage with Lustre is now available in the Netherlands Northwest (Amsterdam) region (eu-amsterdam-1).
HeatWave: Network security groups
HeatWave now supports network security groups for configuring security rules that apply to the endpoints of HeatWave DB systems. ...
Support for Demand Signal
OCI Control Center now supports Demand Signal feature for allow listed customers to communicate forecasting needs by creating demand ...
Bulk PDB Enablement and Monitoring
For Oracle Cloud Databases, you can now bulk enable Diagnostics & Management for a CDB and its associated PDBs. ...
Data Science AI Quick Actions now Supports Multimodel Deployment
Data Science AI Quick Actions Data Science AI Quick Actions now supports multimodel deployment from the CLI. This means ...
New Region in Batam, Indonesia
The Indonesia North (Batam) region is now available. The region identifier is ap-batam-1. The region key is HSG. ...
Secure Desktops is now available in the Indonesia North (Batam) region
Secure Desktops is now available in the Indonesia North (Batam) region.
For more information about the Secure Desktops ...
Use Meta Llama 4 in OCI Generative AI
OCI Generative AI now supports Meta Llama 4 models, Scout and Maverick, on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Generative AI service ...
Use Cohere Command A and Rerank in OCI Generative AI
OCI Generative AI now supports the following Cohere models on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Generative AI service. These powerful ...
New Features in Fleet Application Management
This release of Fleet Application Management introduces several new features and enhancements.
HeatWave: Single-AD HeatWave cluster optimization when changing the primary instance of a high availability DB system
Previously, in a high availability DB system with HeatWave cluster enabled, a change in the current placement of the ...
Specify default bind variables in Table Hyperlinks
You can specify default values for one or more bind variables in a SQL statement when
the default_bind_values parameter is included with
DBMS_DATA_ACCESS.GET_PREAUTHENTICATED_URL.
Data Transforms updates
Data Transforms is updated with new features and changes in the following areas.
Support for Kubernetes version 1.33.0 in a preview release of Kubernetes Engine
A preview release of OCI Kubernetes Engine now provides support for Kubernetes version 1.33.0 for early access testing and validation ...
Logging Analytics: Support for Eclipse Jetty Server Logs
The following support is now offered by Logging Analytics for ingesting Jetty Server logs:
- Oracle-defined sources available: New sources Eclipse ...
Logging Analytics: Support for OCI Network Firewall Tunnel Logs
The following support is now available in Oracle Logging Analytics for ingesting OCI Network Firewall Tunnel Logs:
- New Oracle-defined ...
Private DNS Logging
You can use the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Logging service to enable logging of an OCI internet and VCN resolver associated ...
Select AI enhancements
Select AI includes the following new features.
Use in-database transformer model with Select AI RAG
You can use in-database transformers (also known as embedding models) that you imported into your Oracle Database 23ai instance with Select AI RAG to generate vector embeddings for document chunks and user prompts.
Logging Analytics: Terraform provider for enabling archive storage
Oracle Logging Analytics now offers Terraform provider resources oci_log_analytics_namespace_storage_archival_config and oci_log_analytics_namespace_storage_enable_disable_archiving to define and manage archival storage enablement as ...
Unified Monitoring Agent 0.1.38 released
A new release of the Unified Monitoring Agent (UMA) is now available with the following major updates:
-
...
Kubernetes Engine support for Cluster Autoscaler node group auto-discovery
OCI Kubernetes Engine now supports the capability of the Kubernetes Cluster Autoscaler to discover which node pool (or node pools) to ...
Management Agent Updates
- The Management Agent Plug-in for ...
US Midwest (Chicago) region availability
File Storage with Lustre is now available in the US Midwest (Chicago) region (us-chicago-1).
APM Plug-in for Visual Studio Code Available
The APM plug-in for Visual Studio Code is now available. This new plug-in enables you to create and manage ...
Document Generator pre-built function version 25.3 now available
Document Generator pre-built function version 25.3 is available in OCI Functions.
This version includes various fixes and improvements, ...
Full Stack Disaster Recovery introduces support for adding a user-defined precheck and provides other updates
- Add a user-defined precheck to a Disaster Recovery ...
HeatWave: The default value of AutomaticBackupRetention is changed from DELETE to RETAIN
For every new DB system created using SDK/CLI/Terraform after the release date, the default value of AutomaticBackupRetention in the ...
Resource Scheduler new features
Resource Scheduler supports new features and capabilities that provides more control of schedules and resources.
- Resource Scheduler ...
Data Studio enhancements
The Data Studio is updated with new features and changes.
Logging Analytics: Support for PostgreSQL database for SQL log collection
The database instance monitoring capability of Oracle Logging Analytics is now extended to support PostgreSQL database for SQL collection. ...
Logging Analytics: New PostgreSQL Oracle-defined sources
The following new Oracle-defined log sources of the type File are available for monitoring PostgreSQL database:
- OCI PostgreSQL Service ...
Create a query-based widget for resources
You can now create a query-based widget using the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure resource queries to display and monitor resources. ...
Display data from multiple regions in Alarms and Resources widgets
You can now retrieve and display data from more than one region in the following Oracle-defined widgets:
-
...
New Oracle-defined widget: Resources pie chart
A new Oracle-defined widget, Resources pie chart, is now available. Like the Oracle-defined Resources table widget, this widget ...
Fixed an issue with notifications
This release includes the following fixes:
- Fixed an issue with notifications not being sent when a critical ...
Data Science now Supports ML Applications
ML Applications is a self-contained representation of ML use cases in Data Science.
ML Applications is a new ...
Data Science AI Quick Actions v 1.0.7
- Multi-model deployment - Users ...
OCI Generative AI is available in the UAE East (Dubai) region
OCI Generative AI is now available in the UAE East (Dubai) region. For more information see Regions with Generative AI ...
Enhanced group flexibility
This release includes the following enhancements:
- Enhanced groups to allow member instances to apply update jobs independently ...
APM Domain and Agents Updates
A new release of Application Performance Monitoring (APM) is available with the following new features and enhancements:
- Export and import ...
Patch Management in Database Management
Patch Management for Oracle Databases allows you to remediate the vulnerabilities identified through Vulnerability Detection, by using recommended security ...
Use SCSI Persistent Reservations with block volumes
SCSI Persistent Reservation (SCSI PR) is a feature of the SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) protocol that allows multiple ...
Long Pending Transaction event
The LongPendingTransaction event is generated when a transaction is
open for longer than 24 hours.
Recovery Time Objective (RTO) for a cross-region Autonomous Data Guard Standby
The Recovery Time Objective (RTO) for cross-region Autonomous Data Guard Standby databases is lowered to less than ten (10) minutes.
Automatic Regression Detection
Automatic Regression Detection in Autonomous Database provides proactive handling of regressions and enables automated issue detection, diagnosis, and mitigation.
Logging Analytics: New storage monitoring metric
A new storage metric Recalled Storage in Active Storage Used is now available in Oracle Logging Analytics. This metric ...
Data Science AI Quick Actions v 1.0.6.d
- vLLM service managed container upgraded to version 0.8.3. The AI ...
Language display preferences in subscriptions
The Announcements service now supports choosing a language display preference for all announcement subscriptions.
Manage Customer Contacts for Autonomous Database resources
When customer contacts are set, Oracle sends announcements, operational notifications, and unplanned maintenance notifications to the specified email addresses. ...
Add AI Guardrails to OCI Generative AI Model Endpoints
You can now add AI guardrails, a suite of safety and governance features to OCI Generative AI model endpoints. Designed ...
Add Safety Modes to Cohere Models in OCI Generative AI
You can now add an optional safety mode to OCI Generative AI Cohere models during a chat session. This parameter ...
ADDM Spotlight in Database Management
ADDM Spotlight aggregates the ADDM data in the database and consolidates the findings and recommendations that need to be ...
Database Management for Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure
You can now enable and use Database Management for Oracle Databases running on Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure ...
Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) April 2025 for Oracle Java SE
Java Management supports the following releases that are part of the Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) April 2025 for ...
HeatWave: Support for Versions 9.3.0, 8.4.5, and 8.0.42
HeatWave now supports MySQL database 9.3.0, 8.4.5, and 8.0.42 versions. These versions provide security and bug fixes. New DB ...
Average Active Sessions and Session Utilization metrics
The AverageActiveSessions metric shows the average number of
sessions that are actively executing or waiting for resources.
Support for comments parameter in the CREATE_CREDENTIAL procedure
The DBMS_CLOUD.CREATE_CREDENTIAL procedure
supports comments when you use the comments parameter.
ZeroETL Pipelines in GoldenGate
GoldenGate now supports ZeroETL pipelines. Learn more about what's new in this release.
Japan East (Tokyo) region availability
File Storage with Lustre is now available in the Japan East (Tokyo) region (ap-tokyo-1).
Support for the assignment of specific private IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to network load balancers provisioned by Kubernetes Engine
When OCI Kubernetes Engine provisions a network load balancer for a Kubernetes service of type LoadBalancer, you can now specify ...
Data Science AI Quick Actions Model Reference
- Native Support for Model By Reference
- Data Science provides you the option to register model artifacts ...
Support for Kubernetes version 1.30.10
Container Engine for Kubernetes now supports Kubernetes version 1.30.10, in addition to versions 1.32.1 and 1.31.1. With the availability of ...
OCI Generative AI Agents is now available in Brazil East (Sao Paulo)
OCI Generative AI Agents is now available in the Brazil East (Sao Paulo) region. For more information see Regions with ...
Roving Edge Infrastructure 2.16.2
The Roving Edge Infrastructure 2.16.2 release provides the following product enhancements:
-
Self-Provisioning: A new feature ...
Use private endpoints for source and target streams in connectors
With a private endpoint, your connector can securely access its stream source or stream target.
For prerequisites, see ...
Gantt Chart in Performance Hub
Performance Hub now provides a Gantt chart that enhances SQL monitoring with a timeline view for monitoring SQL executions ...
SQL History in Performance Hub
Performance Hub provides a SQL History tab that contains granular statistics on all the SQL executions in the database. ...
Plan Control in Performance Hub
Performance Hub provides a Plan Control tab that contains details about existing SQL profiles, SQL patches, and SQL plan ...
Cross-Region Replication for External KMS
Introducing Cross-Region Replication for External KMS to replicate external vaults and key references seamlessly to a secondary region, ensuring ...
Migrate statements from PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server to Oracle SQL
You can migrate SQL statements from PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server to Oracle SQL and run the statements in Autonomous Database.
Pre-Authenticated Request (PAR) URLs renamed to "Table Hyperlinks"
You can generate and manage Table Hyperlinks to access data in Autonomous Database.
Support for additional file types in Select AI RAG Vector Index creation
Select AI Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) supports multiple file formats, including PDF, DOCX, JSON, XML, and HTML among others.
Support for specifying the maximum size of HTTP headers accepted by load balancer listeners provisioned by Kubernetes Engine
When OCI Kubernetes Engine provisions a load balancer for a Kubernetes service of type LoadBalancer, you can now specify the ...
Logging Analytics: Support for Fusion Application Audit Logs
The following support is added for Fusion Apps Audit Logs:
- 2 new sources Fusion Apps Signin-signout log source ...
APM Trace Explorer and Browser Agent Updates
A new release of Application Performance Monitoring (APM) is available with the following updates:
- Trace Explorer enhancement: Update ...
Management Agent Updates
- Updated dependencies
- Bug fixes ...
Vulnerability Detection in Database Management
Vulnerability Detection for Oracle Databases enhances security and mitigates risk through real-time CVE insights, risk-based prioritization, automated patch recommendations, ...
Create SQL tuning sets in SQL Performance Watch
When creating a SQL Performance Analyzer task in Database Management SQL Performance Watch, you can now go to the ...
File Storage with Lustre is now available
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure File Storage with Lustre is a fully managed service designed to meet the demands of AI/ML training ...
Schedule backups in GoldenGate
GoldenGate now supports scheduling manual backups to run at your preferred day, time, and frequency when you create or ...
OCI Generative AI Agents is now available in Japan Central (Osaka)
OCI Generative AI Agents is now available in the Japan Central (Osaka) region. For more information see Regions with Generative ...
Enhance Network Control with Reserved IPs
OCI introduces the Reserved IP feature that lets you take control of your IP address allocation within a Virtual ...
HCX upgrade artifacts now available through the SDDC Upgrade feature
HCX Upgrade artifacts will now be available by way of the SDDC Upgrade process.
For more information ...
Custom Security Assessment Reports in Data Safe
In Oracle Data Safe you can now create your own security assessment report across your databases and risk levels. There ...
OCI Generative AI Agents platform released March 26, 2025
Ready-to-use SQL Tool
We’re excited to introduce the pre-built SQL tool as part of the Agents platform experience. ...
Provision Autonomous Exadata VM Clusters with IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack networking
With Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, you can provision Autonomous Exadata VM Clusters with IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack networking, enabling ...