This page is exclusively for 12c Database features list for 12c R1 and R2. I kept the links what ever I came across and practiced, few features listed with unlinked you may search internet and learn about them as I do not find time to explore more about them.
Installation Articles
Oracle Sharding Feature (12.2 New Feature)
| Oracle Sharding (12.2) | Install & Configure Shards (12.2) | Managing Shards |
12c Architecture with Multitenant Databases
Administration & Development Enhancements
Information Life Cycle Management & Compression Enhancements
| ILM – Automatic Data Optimization | ILM – ADO – Practice | Flashback data archive (FDA) with optimization (i.e Compression) |
| New Names in compression |
Partitioning Enhancements
Data loading
| SQL Loader express loading | Datapump Enhancements – Export | Datapump Enhancements - Import |
Security
| Unified Auditing – Overview | Unified Auditing - Practice | Sec_case_sensitive_logon – Upgrade gotcha |
| Privilege Capture | Deprecated features in Oracle Security | Resource role does not contain unlimited tablespace option |
| Select any Dictionary no more sensitive |
RMAN
Optimizer & Performance Tuning
| Adaptive Query Optimization | Adaptive Execution Plans | Automatic Reoptimization (Statistics Feedback & Dynamic statistics) |
| SQL Plan Directives | SPM with Adaptive Query Optimization | Approximate Query Processing (12.2) |
| Other Features | ||
| Monitor Database Operations | Hybrid Histograms | DBMS_XPLAN Reporting Mode |
| Custom Clustering Factor | Approximate Aggregations (12.2) | |
| Statistics Enhancements | ||
| CTAS collects statistics | GTT – Session level statistics | DBMS_STATS in Reporting Mode |
| Statistics Advisor Task (12.2) |
Grid Infrastructure
| Flex Cluster – Overview | Convert Normal cluster to Flex Cluster | IPV6 Support for cluster connect |
RAC
| Global Data Services | srvctl in evaluation mode | Application Continuity – Transaction Guard |
Automatic Storage Management
Dataguard
| Fast Sync | Far Sync Standby | Global Temporary Tables in DG |
| Network Recovery | MultiInstance Redo Apply (12.2) | Nologged Blocks Recovery(12.2) |
Upgrade
| New Script | Parallel Upgrade |
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