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Oracle Database 12c features significant enhancements in multitenancy, performance, security, high availability, and developer capabilities. Key improvements include the introduction of Pluggable Databases, automatic data optimization, enhanced security measures like data redaction, and better cloud integration. These innovations make Oracle 12c a scalable and efficient solution for enterprise database needs.

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Oracle Database 12c features significant enhancements in multitenancy, performance, security, high availability, and developer capabilities. Key improvements include the introduction of Pluggable Databases, automatic data optimization, enhanced security measures like data redaction, and better cloud integration. These innovations make Oracle 12c a scalable and efficient solution for enterprise database needs.

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Enhancements in Oracle Database 12c

Oracle Database 12c introduced major improvements in performance, scalability,


security, and cloud integration. The enhancements can be categorized into
Multitenancy, Performance, Security, High Availability, and Developer Features.

1. Multitenant Architecture (Pluggable Databases - PDBs)


Container Database (CDB) with Pluggable Databases (PDBs) → Multiple databases run
inside a single instance.
Simplifies database consolidation, reduces memory & storage overhead.
Supports up to 4096 PDBs in Oracle 12.2.
2. Performance Enhancements
Automatic Data Optimization (ADO) & Heat Map
Tracks data usage patterns and automatically moves data to different storage tiers.
In-Database Archiving allows storing inactive data efficiently.
Adaptive Query Optimization
Adaptive Execution Plans: Modifies execution plans at runtime for better
performance.
SQL Plan Directives: Automatically generates better execution strategies.
Statistics Gathering Improvements: Enhances optimizer performance.
Online Partition Movement
Move partitions online without downtime.
Enables high availability for large table modifications.
Big Data SQL Enhancements
Supports Hadoop & NoSQL queries using SQL.
Query external data using External Table Preprocessing.
3. Security Enhancements
Data Redaction
Dynamically masks sensitive data (e.g., hiding credit card numbers).
Privilege Analysis
Identifies unused privileges to enforce least privilege security.
Unified Auditing
Centralized auditing framework improves security and performance.
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) Improvements
Supports tablespace-level encryption.
4. High Availability & Backup Enhancements
Flex ASM (Automatic Storage Management)
ASM can now run on separate servers, improving cluster availability.
RMAN (Recovery Manager) Enhancements
Cross-platform backups & restore (move databases across different OS platforms).
Faster compression algorithms for backup optimization.
Data Guard Far Sync
Zero-data-loss disaster recovery for remote standby databases.
5. Developer & SQL Enhancements
PL/SQL Enhancements
WITH clause support in PL/SQL (Common Table Expressions - CTEs).
PL/SQL function result cache improvements.
JSON Support
Native JSON data type & indexing, improving NoSQL-style operations.
Online DDL Enhancements
ALTER TABLE modifications without downtime.
Temporary Undo for Global Temporary Tables
Improves performance for temp tables in OLTP applications.
6. Cloud & DevOps Enhancements
Oracle Cloud Integration
Hybrid Cloud support allows databases to run in both on-premise & cloud
environments.
RESTful APIs for database operations.
Enterprise Manager Enhancements
Enhanced performance monitoring & diagnostics.
Conclusion
Oracle 12c introduced major innovations in multitenancy, security, performance
tuning, and cloud integration, making it a highly scalable and efficient database
for enterprises.

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