The Oracle Cloud Console is getting a major update. We’ve been listening to your feedback, and we’re making the Console even more powerful and intuitive, while aligning the user experience more closely with other Oracle products and applications.

To catch up on what we’ve shared previously about these enhancements, see the following blog series:

Exciting news: We’re ready for you to preview the new experience.

Try It Out

To preview the new experience, select Get started on the banner at the top of the home page.

New Console experience banner in the Console.

This button takes you to the Experience Previews page, where you can turn on the toggle to enable the new experience.

New Console experience toggle and comparison.

When you enable the preview, you can visit a page that has the new design and take a tour that highlights the new features. You can also launch tours of the updated resource list and details pages from the question mark icon in the page footer.

Preview of the new Console experience on the Virtual Cloud Networks list page.

As you use the Console, you can view the new experience on some pages but not others. We’ve updated pages in Compute, Networking, Load Balancers, KMS, and several other areas. We’re updating pages as we go.

You can switch between the preview mode and the current Console experience at any time by using the Redwood preview toggle in the page footer.

Redwood preview toggle.

Let Us Know What You Think

Your feedback is critical to helping us improve! What’s working well? What’s not working for you? What do you want to work differently? Help us ensure that the new Console experience meets your needs.

You can share feedback from any updated page by selecting Give us feedback in the page footer. Also, if you leave preview mode, we prompt you to tell us what made you choose to return to the current experience. When you share feedback, be as specific as you can.

Feedback submission form for feedback about the new Console experience.

We’re acting on every comment that comes in and using your input to make the release even better. So far, feedback has included the following positive comments:

  • “It looks good, but it will take some time to get used to it.”
  • “Interface is pretty cool.””
  • “LOVE the fact that all the columns (in a list table) are sortable!”

Keep the feedback coming!

What’s New?

You’ve told us that you need greater flexibility in organizing resources and apps to match your business strategy. The ability to operate at true cloud scale, managing millions of resources seamlessly. Enhanced usability and consistency across services and experiences. The new Console experience answers these needs, delivering the following features:

  • A redesigned resource list view with intuitive placement of compartment selection, optimized search and filtering, and improved column management and sorting
  • An optimized service navigation menu for quicker access and better use of screen space
  • A reorganized resource detail page with tab-based navigation for easier information discovery
  • A unified resource creation workflow that streamlines the process across all services

What’s Next?

Over the next few months, we’re rolling out the new designs on more pages throughout the Console. We welcome you to sign up for the Oracle Cloud Free Trial or sign in to your account to explore these enhancements. We also review your feedback and are refining the experience based on what we hear from you.

We can’t wait for you try out the new experience, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts! For more information, see the following resources: