Oracle AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition for Linux x86–64 is now available on-premises. This release is more than just a version update — it’s a fundamental shift towards an intelligent, self-managing, and developer-friendly data platform. True to its “ai” namesake, it is infused with artificial intelligence and automation, and it also delivers a massive wave of enhancements across SQL, security, performance, manageability, and development.

In this article, we dive into over 50 major new features that define Oracle Database 26ai.

5.Oracle AI Database 26ai: Filtering Analytic Function Results with the QUALIFY Clause

6.Oracle AI Database 26ai: RESETTABLE Clause

7.Oracle AI Database 26ai: Bind Variable Support in Materialized View Query Rewrite

8.Oracle AI Database 26ai — Automatic Transaction Rollback (Priority Transactions with high, medium and low priority)

9.SQL Diagnostic Report(26ai, 19.28)

10.Oracle Database 26ai,19c — RMAN Progress Status Report

11.Oracle AI Database 26ai(23.9) — GROUP BY ALL

12.Oracle AI Database 26ai(23.9) — Introducing Non-Positional INSERT INTO SET Clause

13.26ai: Using IF [NOT] EXISTS Clause When Creating or Dropping an Object

14.Oracle 26ai — ConnStr Tool

15.Transport Tablespace over Network

16.Identifying Data Dictionary Inconsistencies with DBMS_DICTIONARY_CHECK

17.Oracle AI Database 26ai — error_message_details Parameter for Displaying Error Details

18.The INMEMORY(ALL) and NO INMEMORY(ALL) Clauses

19.Oracle 26ai — Applying Grid Infrastructure Patches via GUI(Zero-Downtime)

20.Oracle 26ai: Utilizing Memoptimized Rowstore Without Setting a Hint

21.Oracle 26ai — Storing Flashback Logs Outside FRA

22.Read-Only Session in Oracle 26ai

23.Shrinking Smallfile Tablespaces in Oracle 26ai(23.7)

24.DBMS_DEVELOPER.GET_METADATA in Oracle 26ai(23.7)
25.Sessionless Transactions in Database 26ai(23.6)

26.Data Redaction and View Enhancements — Oracle 26ai(23.6)

27.Staging Tables in Oracle 26ai

28.Oracle 26ai — Track Table and Partition Scan Access

29.Read-Only Oracle Home: Disabled by Default in Oracle 26ai

30.Oracle 26ai — Speed up IMPDP Using NOVALIDATE Constraints

31.Column Level Audit in Oracle AI Database 26ai

32.Schema Privileges in Oracle AI Database 26ai

33.Key Features No Longer Supported in Oracle AI Database 26ai

34.Oracle 26ai — Hybrid Read-Only Mode for Pluggable Databases

35.Oracle 26ai — Automatic SQL Transpiler Feature

36.Oracle 26ai — Control PDB Open Order

37.Boolean Data Type in Oracle AI Database 26ai

38.Convert LONG to LOB on import(26ai)

39.Oracle AI Database 26ai : Group By and Having using Column Aliases

40.Oracle AI Database 26ai — Read-Only User Feature

41.Annotations in Oracle AI Database 26ai

42.DB_DEVELOPER_ROLE Role in Oracle AI Database 26ai

43.Oracle AI DATABASE 26ai (23.7) — Materialized Expression Columns

44.In-Memory Advisor in Oracle AI DATABASE 26ai

45.Oracle AI Database 26ai Fast Ingest Enhancements

46.Blockchain and Immutable Tables Enhancements in Oracle AI Database 26ai

47.26ai — Analyzing Optimizer Environment Using DBA_HIST_OPTIMIZER_ENV_DETAILS

48.Oracle 26ai: Direct Joins for UPDATE and DELETE Statements

49.SQL Firewall in Oracle AI Database 26ai

50.Lock-free reservation in Oracle AI Database 26ai

51.SQL History in Oracle AI Database 26ai

What’s New in Oracle AI Database 26ai? Exploring 50+ Major New Features

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Dnyaneshwar Shekade