When will Oracle Database 18c be available on-prem? Some of you will answer: It is available already, isn’t it? And you are right. But I don’t want to blog just a marketing message but some facts. Others may ask: When will it be generally available on-premises?
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When will Oracle Database 18c be available on-prem?
As of today, March 20, 2018, Oracle Database 18c is available already in/for:
- OCI and OCI-C Database services
- LiveSQL.oracle.com
- Oracle Exadata and SuperCluster on premises
- Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) on premises
Actually I exchange email already with customers who deployed it on their test Exadata systems.
Anyway, for all the details and announcements, please see always the single-source-of-truth MOS Note: 742060.1 – Release Schedule of Current Database Releases.
And this MOS Note: 742060.1 tells you also the answer to a question I get quite often these days:
Q: When will Oracle Database 18c be available on premises?
And MOS Note: 742060.1 tells you the answer:
A: Oracle Database 18c is expected to be available for on-Prem platforms (non-Engineered Systems) with the July 2018 Release Update
–Mike
Morning Mike,
it’s the day after, and no 18c on-prem in sight (edelivery, OTN). Any update/news you could share? Note 742060.1 is still unchanged…
Thanks,
Karsten
Karsten,
I can’t share any date publicly – but please be a bit patient the following days …
Thanks,
Mike
Hi Mike,
Doesn’t look like 18c download for on-premise has been released with July 2018 Release Update.
Any ETA?
Thanks,
Chris
Chris,
please be a bit patient for the following days …
I can’t share any dates … but very soon …
Cheers,
Mike
Should have delayed the PSU. Now Oracle appears that it can’t deliver 18c on prem, even at the .3 release stage.
Chris,
not in my hands. And there’s a simple reason for it.
You may raise this to the appropriate people – but I’m just the upgrade guy 😉
Cheers,
Mike
Hi Mike,
Doesn’t look like 18c download for on-premise has been released up to yet. shall we expect with in this month or next month?
Thanks
Santhosh
Santosh,
please be patient … I can’t give dates … but check the blog these days … 🙂
Cheers,
Mike
Thanks for your valuable update mike.
Welcome, Santosh!
Cheers,
Mike
Hi mike,
Could you able to explain me what are the new features available in 18.3.0 (on-premises) compare to 12.1.0.2.
Thanks,
Santhosh
Hi Santosh,
please see our Generic Database 18c blog post:
https://blogs.oracle.com/database/oracle-database-18c-:-now-available-on-the-oracle-cloud-and-oracle-engineered-systems
and:
Cheers,
Mike
I think oracle 18c is not available for Windows OS. Is Oracle running away from Microsoft or planning to give support in future?
Sandip,
no, not all all. Just before planned release in one of the final regression tests before sign-off, an issue was discovered. It got fixed. But this means that a good number of regression test suits need to be completed before we can publish it. I know, this is disappointing if one is waiting for the release. But it is better this way.
Please be patient – and no worries, Win remains a very important platform.
Cheers,
Mike