An Oracle database is a multi-tenant container database (CDB) that holds one system seed pluggable database and any number of user-created pluggable databases (PDBs).

From Oracle Database 20c onward, non-CDB (container database) architecture will no longer be supported. However, with the recent multitenant licensing change permitting up to three pluggable databases ...

Since the launch of Oracle Database 12c, we at Oracle have received several questions about the new management capabilities built into Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c. Here are the answers to some of ...

Andy Mendelsohn, executive vice president for database server technologies at Oracle, highlights the innovative capabilities of Oracle Database 12c Release 2.

Maintaining each database in a separate container creates a kind of virtual moat, which is an impediment for the bad guys. Automation enables centralized management of all your databases.

Despite the flip-flop, 12c is a really good idea to get enterprises interested in Oracle's next big version of its database. 12c is what Ellison calls a "container database." It's function is to ...

That said, Oracle’s technology stack has already served as a foundation for many SaaS vendors, and presumably Oracle will look to move them all onto the latest releases, including Database 12c.

Tesora claims that "the Oracle container database can be pre-provisioned on dedicated hardware to deliver an ideal user experience and efficient use of resources." ...

Oracle’s new pluggable database feature reduces the risk of consolidation because the DBA can easily plug or unplug an existing database to or from a container database. There is no need to ...

Oracle is expanding its container efforts with the official public debut of three new open-source utilities designed to help improve application container security and performance. The tools ...