Oracle Database Releases Upd 〈4K〉

21c was an innovation release that very few customers adopted. Its key features (native blockchain tables, JSON data type improvements, in-database JavaScript) were absorbed into 23c/23ai.

That world is gone.

Here is your practical guide to the current Oracle Database release landscape—what is active, what is dying, and what you should deploy today. Since 2018, Oracle has maintained two distinct release families: oracle database releases

19c is the last release of the 12.2 code line (12.2 → 18c → 19c). It is the most stable, most deployed Oracle version in production today. If you are running 11g or 12c, 19c is your safe, low-risk upgrade target. 21c was an innovation release that very few

Skip it. Upgrade from 19c directly to 23ai. 3. Oracle Database 23ai – The Future (Formerly 23c) Released: General availability May 2024 Support model: Long Term Release (yes, confirmed by Oracle) Here is your practical guide to the current

Oracle has fundamentally changed its release and support model. With the introduction of (formerly 23c), Oracle is signaling that "long term stable" and "cutting edge AI" can now coexist.