Oracle Database 18c Release Info (Where is Database 13 to 17)

Where is Database 13 to 17?

If you are wondering where is Database version 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17 after 12c R2, then worth looking at My Oracle Support Note 2285040.1 Release Update Introduction and FAQ and Mike Dietrich’s Blog

Here is excerpt from 2285040.1 Beginning in 2018, a new numbering schema for the database software is implemented. Instead of a legacy nomenclature such as 12.2.0.2, a three (3) field format consisting of: Year.Update.Revision is used, such as 18.1.0. This allows clear indication of:

• The feature release designation of the database software (the first field)
• The quarterly Update (the second field)
• The quarterly Revision (the third field)

If you are like me who wants to read documentation and learn concepts then you’ll enjoy

• Oracle Database 18c Documentation Here
• Introduction to Oracle Database Here
• Introduction to Multi-Tenancy Here
• Introduction to In-Memory Database Here
• Overview of Oracle Sharding Here
• What’s New in 18c Database Here
• Oracle Whitepaper: Introducing Oracle Database 18c (Feb 18)

Future of Oracle DBA with Cloud & Autonomous Database

Another good blog that you as an Oracle DBA must follow is Tim Hall and if you are among DBAs/Apps DBAs worried about future of DBA/Apps DBA or worried about Autonomous so let me re-iterate what Tim rightly said Oracle Database 18c is not Autonomous and  here , there is nothing to worry about as DBA/Apps DBAs future (but Yes it will evolve and you as DBA will do more interesting stuff and learn new stuff)

Note: Autonomous Database as a cloud service will be based on Oracle Database 18c, is different then Oracle Database 18c is an Autonomous Database (I hope this clarifies some confusion)

• If you are an Oracle DBA then you may also like my post Role of DBA in Cloud
• If you are an Oracle Apps DBA working on EBS R12 or 11i then check Role of Apps DBA in Cloud
• If you are confused to learn Oracle Cloud or Amazon AWS then worth reading Amazon AWS VS Oracle Cloud

Where Is Database 18c Available?

Oracle Database can be deployed at following places

1. On-Premise Commodity Servers with O.S. like Linux, Solaris, HP-Unix, Windows, IBM-AIX etc.
2. On-Premise Engineered Systems: Exadata, Oracle Database Appliance (ODA), Super Cluster and Mini Cluster
3. Oracle Public Cloud: DBaaS on DBCS, Exadata Cloud Service, Exadata Express Cloud Service
4. Oracle Cloud at Customer 

•  If you refer to My Oracle Support (MOS) Note ID 742060.1 Release Schedule of Current Database Releases then as of Feb 2018, 18c Database is available only on On-Premise Exadata
• Next for ODA, DBaaS/DBCS and Exadata Cloud Service, it will be released in Q1 of 2018

Note: As per Oracle Database Blog , 18c is available on Oracle Public Cloud too but I couldn’t find this on our Cloud Account nor this information on any other place.