In OpenWorld 2016, Andy explained the new Oracle Database 12.2 features and discussed the Oracle Database roadmap. Some highlights new features are:
- In Memory Database
An ADG standby now runs with the primary database. Database queries are improved 40x, 60x (JSON). The new in-memory column format is moved in Exadata Flash Cache. Non-Volatile Memory is coming in 2018. - Transforming to Big Data
Tools and storage are available for big data with fast SQL access. Big data guide can extract metadata out of the JSON documents. Comprehensive data science capabilities such as machine learning, graph, spatial and multimedia analysis are ready for use. - Optimized for Cloud (Lower Cost, Agility, Elastics Scaling)
Instead of running DB on commodity hardware, Oracle database is optimized for cloud hosting with multi-tenancy. The new sharding database is optimized for distributed database architecture.