Oracle Database 12c Release 2 New Features (Oracle Press)

Leverage the New and Improved Features of Oracle Database 12c

Written by Oracle experts Bob Bryla and Robert G. Freeman, this Oracle Press guide describes the myriad new and enhanced capabilities available in the latest Oracle Database release. Inside, you ll find everything you need to know to get up and running quickly on Oracle Database 12c Release 2. Supported by contributions from Oracle expert Eric Yen, Oracle Database 12c Release 2 New Features offers detailed coverage of:

Installing Oracle Database 12c and Grid Infrastructure
Architectural changes, such as Oracle Multitenant
The most current information on upgrading and migrating to Oracle Database 12c
The pre-upgrade information tool and parallel processing for database upgrades
Oracle Real Application Clusters new features, such as Oracle Flex Cluster, Oracle Flex Automatic Storage Management, and Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System
Enhanced and new online operations: tables, indexes, and PDBs
Oracle RMAN enhancements, including cross-platform backup and recovery
Oracle Data Guard improvements, such as Fast Sync, and Oracle Active Data Guard new features, such as Far Sync
SQL, PL/SQL, DML, and DDL new features
Improvements to partitioning manageability, performance, and availability
Advanced business intelligence and data warehousing capabilities
Security enhancements, including privileges analysis, data redaction, and new administrative-level privileges
Manageability, performance, and optimization improvements