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Key New Features of Oracle 12c database
Efficient Database Management
Simplifying Analysis of Big Data
Key New Features of Oracle 12c database
New Multitenant Architecture for Database Consolidation on the Cloud
· Oracle Multitenant is a new feature of Oracle Database 12c, and allows each database plugged into the new multitenant architecture to look and feel like a standard Oracle Database to applications; so existing applications can run unchanged
· Oracle Multitenant manages many databases as one and can increase server resource utilization and reduce the time and effort required for database upgrades, backup, recovery, and much more.
Automatic Data Optimization
· A Heat Map monitors database read/write activity enabling Database Administrators to easily identify the data that is hot (very active), warm (read-only) and cold (rarely read) stored in tables and partitions.
· Using smart compression and storage tiering, Database Administrators can easily define server managed policies to automatically compress and tier OLTP, Data Warehouse and Archive data based on the activity and age of data.
Defense in Depth Security
· New Redaction capabilities allow organizations to protect sensitive data such as credit card numbers displayed in applications - without changes to most applications. Sensitive data is redacted at run-time based on pre-defined policies and account session information
Maximum Availability for Database Clouds
· Global Data Services offers load balancing and failover to globally distributed database configurations.
· Data Guard Far Sync extends zero-data-loss standby protection to any distance – not limited by latency.
Efficient Database Management
· Seamless integration with Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control enables administrators to easily implement and manage new Oracle Database 12c functionality including the new multitenant architecture and data redaction.
· The comprehensive testing features of Oracle Real Application Testing can help customers validate upgrades and consolidation strategies by concurrently testing and scaling real production workloads.
Simplifying Analysis of Big Data
· Oracle Database 12c enhances in-Database MapReduce capabilities for Big Data through SQL Pattern Matching that enable immediate and scalable discovery of business event sequences such as financial transactions, network logs and clickstream logs.
· Data scientists can better analyze enterprise information and Big Data with new in-database predictive algorithms and with further integration of open-source R with Oracle Database 12c.