Oracle Database
- Category
- Databases and data
- Docs outline
- 14 sections
Official docs outline
docs.oracle.com- Database Concepts
Architecture: instances, memory, processes and storage structures.
- SQL Language Reference
SQL syntax, data types and functions.
- PL/SQL Language
PL/SQL blocks, procedures, packages and exceptions.
- Development Guide
Application development with Oracle features.
- Administrator's Guide
Creating and managing the database, tablespaces and instances.
- Multitenant Administration
Container databases and pluggable databases.
- SQL Tuning
Optimizer, execution plans and statistics.
- Performance Tuning
Instance tuning and diagnostics.
- VLDB and Partitioning
Partitioning strategies.
- Security Guide
Users, privileges, encryption and auditing.
- Backup and Recovery
RMAN, recovery and flashback.
- Data Guard and RAC
Real Application Clusters and high availability.
- JSON and Document Features
JSON storage and duality views.
- AI Vector Search
Vector data type, indexes and similarity search.
Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.
Versions and support
6 release lines| Line | Released | Latest | Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Sep 19, 2023 | — | Until Dec 31, 2031 LTS |
| 21 | Aug 13, 2021 | — | Until Jul 31, 2027 |
| 19 | Apr 25, 2019 | — | Until Dec 31, 2029 LTS |
| 18 | Jul 23, 2018 | — | Ended Jun 30, 2021 |
| 12.2 | Mar 1, 2017 | — | Ended Mar 31, 2022 |
| 12.1 | Jun 25, 2013 | — | Ended Jul 31, 2018 LTS |
Source: endoflife.date