Oracle AI Database 26ai – Key Highlights
Next Long-Term Support Release
Delivers over 300 new features focused on AI integration and developer productivity.
AI & Machine Learning Enhancements
AI Vector Search
Supports generation and storage of vector embeddings for documents, images, audio, and more.
Enables fast similarity search using Oracle’s existing analytical engines.
Integrated Machine Learning
Leverages Oracle’s extensive ML algorithms to rapidly build sophisticated AI-driven applications.
AI-Optimized Core Functions
Uses AI to improve accuracy of execution-time estimates and resource costing.
Developer Productivity Improvements
Flexible Development Models
Simplified development for JSON, relational, or hybrid application architectures.
Enhanced Microservices & Messaging
Expanded support for modern microservice-based application designs.
New RAFT Protocol Support
Simplifies database distribution and sharding for regulatory and performance-driven requirements.
SQL & PL/SQL Advancements
New Data Types & Language Enhancements
Improves creation and optimization of OLTP and analytical applications.
SQL Firewall
Offers advanced security by controlling precisely which SQL statements can execute against the database.
Database Administration Improvements
Refined Management Tasks
Reduced complexity and improved performance across key DBA operations.
New automation for tasks such as reclaiming free space in tablespaces.
Performance Enhancements
Infrastructure-level boosts, including True Cache, for higher throughput.
SQL-level optimizations enabling significantly faster execution of certain statements.
