I wouldn’t say it’s always the optimizer – but sometimes one or two tiny little things are broken making it necessary to turn off new functionality for a while.
Please don’t misinterpret this posting!
As far as I see (and I really do work with customers!) I’d state the Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 Optimizer is more stable, faster and predictable compared to 11.2.0.x. Our Optimizer Architects and Developers have done a great job. But with all the complexity involved sometimes it takes a few fixes or incarnations until a great new feature really matures. The Group-By-Elimination feature in Oracle Database …
