Oracle Database 23c

Zero Downtime Upgrade of Timezone Data in Oracle 21c and 23c?

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Best Practice Oracle Database 21c Oracle Database 23c Time Zone - DST 2

There is a feature in Oracle Database 21c I planned to write about for a very long time: Zero Downtime Upgrade of Timezone Data in Oracle 21c and 23c. This sounds very promising – but let us take a closer look together in this blog post.

Time Zone Upgrade?

There is of course an ongoing discussion whether and when you should upgrade the DST version of your database to a current value. Since we all live in a more and more globalized world, this topic becomes more and more important. Even more important …

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Oracle Database 23c Free Developer Release is available

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Oracle Database 23c 5

Yesterday at the regional Oracle Cloud World (OCW) in Singapore it got announced: Oracle Database 23c Free Developer Release is available for download from now on.

Oracle Database 23c Free Developer Release is available

Where can you download it?

That is most likely the most important link you are looking for. You can download the Oracle Database 23c Free Developer Release from here: Download Oracle Database 23c Free Developer Release. You will download an RPM.

Please note that Oracle Database 23c on Linux requires your OS to be either OL8 or RHEL8.

You can find the preinstall package here:

And my colleague Gerald Venzl

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