We are continually adding new features to Autonomous Database Serverless. Over the LAST 12 MONTHS, over 200 NEW FEATURES have been added, and the latest updates include the following:
ACCELERATE SUCCESS
Features that accelerate the modernization of existing workloads, the creation of new apps, and enable integration across all clouds.
SELF-SERVICE STORAGE ALLOCATION LIMIT INCREASED TO 384TB
OVERVIEW
This is an important enhancement for Autonomous Database projects. You can now deploy a new database with up to 384TB without raising an SR.
This makes it easier for you to migrate existing large-scale systems and build new enterprise-level applications with Autonomous Database.
Note that, Autonomous Database uses data compression by default, which significantly increases the volume of data that can be stored.
BETTER I/O PERFORMANCE
By default, the IO capacity of an Autonomous Database depends on the number of OCUPs/ECPUs that are provisioned. When provisioning 384 TB of storage, the database is entitled to the full IO capacity of the Exadata infrastructure, independent of the number of OCPUs/ECPUs provisioned.
ORACLE WORKSPACE MANAGER NOW BUILT IN
Use workspaces to group different versions of table row values in different workspaces – i.e., version-enabling one or more user tables in the database.
FEATURE OVERVIEW
Application teams, DBAs, and operations teams often need to work with more than one version of the data. Oracle Workspace Manager provides workspaces as a virtual environment to isolate a collection of changes to production data, keep a history of changes to data and create multiple data scenarios for “what-if” analysis.
BUSINESS BENEFIT
Two key reasons why this is an important new feature within ADB:
– simplifies the migration of existing workloads to Autonomous Database
– adds significant value to new projects
Many customers already use Workspace Manager to provide more control over the rollout of application changes. These databases can now take advantage of all the benefits of moving to the cloud and using Autonomous Database.
For new projects and projects that are not using Workspace Manager, take this opportunity to think about how they you supporting scenarios that require holding multiple versions of data:
- phased rollouts of application upgrades
- auditing requirements
- scenario creation
Supporting any or all of these requirements can lead to increased schema complexity and deployment complexity along with additional time, effort, and risk.
Workspace Manager dramatically simplifies the ability to support all three of these typical uses. It saves money, time, and labor over traditional approaches by internalizing the schema management and accelerates overall success when combined with the other benefits of Autonomous Database Serverless.
LEARN MORE ABOUT WORKSPACE MANAGER
DOC: Using Oracle Workspace Manager on Autonomous Database, click here.
BLOG: Oracle Database Workspace Manager now available in Autonomous Database, click here.
YouTube: Git out of town: version control for data by Dan McGhan, click here.
REDUCING COSTS AND RISKS
Features that drive lower IT costs and eliminate human error with automation which minimizes risk.
CONFIGURE DATA LOSS FOR AUTOMATIC FAILOVER
Configurable data loss Limit for a local standby database during automatic failover
OVERVIEW
Many customers have requested more control over Autonomous Data Guard’s automatic failover process. Automatic failover only succeeds when there is a guarantee of no data loss. Customers want ADB to automatically failover even if some data loss may occur.
Cloud admins can snow specify an automatic failover data loss limit between 0 and 3600 seconds. If this target cannot be met, then automatic failover does not succeed, and there is the option to perform manual failover.
BUSINESS BENEFIT
The ability to configure the data loss period allows Autonomous Data Guard to perform an automatic failover to a local standby database when a local standby database is available, and the system can guarantee either the default zero data loss RPO or up to the data loss limit specified by the cloud admin.
LEARN MORE ABOUT CONFIGURING DATA LOSS SETTINGS FOR AUTOMATIC FAILOVER
DOC: Automatic Failover with a Standby Database, click here.
DOC: Enable Autonomous Data Guard, click here.
BLOG: Configure a data loss limit for your local standby’s automatic failover in Autonomous Database, click here.
NEW EVENTS FOR “AUTOMATIC FAILOVER BEGIN” AND “AUTOMATIC FAILOVER END“
Two new events are now generated when an automatic failover begins and ends. These events are only triggered if you are using Autonomous Data Guard.
OVERVIEW
Two new critical events have been added for customers using Autonomous Data Guard with Autonomous Database that can be used to trigger a notification of the status of an automatic failover process:
1) AutonomousDatabase-
AutomaticFailoverBeginWhen an automatic failover begins for the Autonomous Database, and the database is unavailable, an AutonomousDatabase-AutomaticFailoverBegin event is generated.2) AutonomousDatabase-
AutomaticFailoverEndWhen an automatic failover that was triggered is complete, and the database is now available, an AutonomousDatabase-AutomaticFailoverEnd event is generated.
BUSINESS BENEFIT
The OCI Events service lets you subscribe to these new critical events for Autonomous Database and respond to those events by using Oracle Functions, Notifications, and Streaming services.
It eliminates the need to poll each Autonomous Database for status changes continuously.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE TWO NEW EVENTS
DOC: Critical Events on Autonomous Database, click here.
DOC: Using Standby Databases with Autonomous Data Guard for Disaster Recovery, click here.
NEW OPERATOR ACCESS EVENT
Event generated when operator access by the Cloud Operations team is detected for the database
OVERVIEW
The OperatorAccess event is generated when Oracle Cloud operator access is detected for the database. The Autonomous Database operations team only accesses data within an ADB if permission is explicitly granted through a Service Request for a specified duration.
BUSINESS BENEFIT
This gives Cloud Admins visibility into data access should the cloud operations team need this. The access details can be directly queried via the DBA_OPERATOR_ACCESS view with the request ID provided in the event description.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE “OPERATOR ACCESS” EVENT
DOC: Information Events on Autonomous Database, click here.
SERVICE-LEVEL OBJECTIVE FOR BUILT-IN TOOLS
Published SLO for ADB’s suite of built-in tools
OVERVIEW
ADB’s suite of built-in tools is now fully backed by a service-level objective.
BUSINESS BENEFIT
These service level objectives clearly show that Oracle will use all commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the built-in tools deliver a monthly uptime percentage (availability) objective, as defined above, during the service commitment of a calendar month.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SLO FOR ADB’S BUILT-IN TOOLS
DOC: Built-In Tool Availability, click here.
GLOBAL LEADERS PROGRAM
STRATEGIC CUSTOMER PROGRAM FOR AUTONOMOUS DATABASE
Expert-led advice and guidance on successfully designing and rolling out an ADB project.
HELPING YOU BE EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL AUTONOMOUS DATABASE
The Oracle Strategic Customer Program for Autonomous Database Serverless is designed to help you deliver successful Autonomous Database projects by directly supporting you. It provides expert-led advice and guidance on successfully designing and rolling out an Autonomous Database project.
There are many benefits in being part of this global program, including:
- Ensure successful migration and implementation of existing workloads on Autonomous Database
- Support from both product management and development
- Dedicated coordinators for each geographical region
- Program support for a project is targeted to last approximately three months but can be extended
- Invitation to join the Oracle Global Leaders Program after successful implementation
- The program is delivered using an honor system – no contracts!
NEXT STEPS
Use the following link to contact the Global Leaders team about joining this program: click here for more information.
ORACLE GLOBAL LEADERS WORLDWIDE MEETING 2023
Thursday September 21, 2023 (last day of CloudWorld) at the “Ghostbar”, in the Palms Resort
You are invited to use the registeration link below to register for our 2023 Oracle Global Leaders Cloud World event which will take place on Thursday September 21, 2023 on the last day of CloudWorld at “Ghostbar”, in the Palms Resort
For the first time, we will livestream and record the Feedback Panel at the end of the event. The panel will feature Cetin, Juan and Andy. The livestream zoom registration link is available via the event agenda page – link below. We looking forward to seeing customers at CloudWorld.
NEXT STEPS
Event registration link: click here.
Livestream event registration link: click here.
ADB LEARNING LOUNGE
The FREE Learning Lounge series offers free monthly webinars where Product Managers share the many ways that database, developer, and analytics professionals can improve their ADB skills.
Our Learning Lounge series continues this week with a look at using graphs:
- Graphs Made Easy: Find New Insights in Your Data with Graph in Autonomous Database (Americas edition) – July 11, 2023 Time: 16:00 – 17:00 UTC
- Graphs Made Easy: Find New Insights in Your Data with Graph in Autonomous Database (EMEA edition) – July 12, 2023 Time: 14:00 – 15:00 UTC
Register for free Learning Lounge webcasts, click here .
Watch previous editions of the Learning Lounge webcasts, click here .