Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle (https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/) now allows customers to join their RDS for Oracle DB instances directly to their self-managed Microsoft Active Directory (AD) domain. Your self-managed AD can run on premises, on Amazon EC2, or with another cloud provider. Users in your AD domain can authenticate to RDS for Oracle DB instances using Kerberos. Previously, in order to use Kerberos authentication with self-managed AD for their RDS for Oracle instances, customers were required to deploy AWS Managed Microsoft AD and establish trust between AWS managed domain and self-managed domain. Now, customers can join their existing self-managed AD directly to authenticate and authorize users without setting up an additional directory or trust relationship. You can set this up using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDK. You can use self-managed AD without any additional charge. Kerberos authentication with self-managed Active Directory in Amazon RDS for Oracle is available in https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/ where Amazon RDS for Oracle is available. To learn more about Kerberos authentication with self-managed Active Directory, visit https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/oracle-smad.html in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle (Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle) now allows customers to join their RDS for Oracle DB instances directly to their self-managed Microsoft Active Directory (AD) domain. Your self-managed AD can run on premises, on Amazon EC2, or with another cloud provider. Users in your AD domain can authenticate to RDS for Oracle DB instances using Kerberos. Previously, in order to use Kerberos authentication with self-managed AD for their RDS for Oracle instances, customers were required to deploy AWS Managed Microsoft AD and establish trust between AWS managed domain and self-managed domain. Now, customers can join their existing self-managed AD directly to authenticate and authorize users without setting up an additional directory or trust relationship. You can set this up using the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDK. You can use self-managed AD without any additional charge. Kerberos authentication with self-managed Active Directory in Amazon RDS for Oracle is available in all commercial AWS Regions where Amazon RDS for Oracle is available. To learn more about Kerberos authentication with self-managed Active Directory, visit Working with self-managed Active Directory with an Amazon RDS for Oracle DB instance in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle now supports M8i and R8i instances in additional AWS Regions. Both M8i and R8i instances are now available in Asia Pacific (New Zealand) and Canada West (Calgary), and R8i instances are now available in Europe (Milan, Stockholm, and Zurich) and Israel (Tel Aviv). These instances are powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, available only on AWS, delivering the highest performance and fastest memory bandwidth among comparable Intel processors in the cloud. The M8i and R8i instances offer up to 15% better price-performance, and 2.5x more memory bandwidth compared to previous generation Intel-based instances. M8i and R8i instances are available for Amazon RDS for Oracle in Bring Your Own License model for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition (EE) and Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 (SE2). For EE, instances are available in sizes from large to 48xlarge, as well as bare metal sizes metal-48xl and metal-96xl. For SE2, instances are available in sizes from large to 4xlarge and bare metal sizes metal-48xl and metal-96xl. Refer to Amazon RDS for Oracle Pricing for available instance configurations, pricing, and region availability.

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ now supports M8i and R8i instances in additional AWS Regions. Both M8i and R8i instances are now available in Asia Pacific (New Zealand) and Canada West (Calgary), and R8i instances are now available in Europe (Milan, Stockholm, and Zurich) and Israel (Tel Aviv). These instances are powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, available only on AWS, delivering the highest performance and fastest memory bandwidth among comparable Intel processors in the cloud. The M8i and R8i instances offer up to 15% better price-performance, and 2.5x more memory bandwidth compared to previous generation Intel-based instances. M8i and R8i instances are available for Amazon RDS for Oracle in Bring Your Own License model for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition (EE) and Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 (SE2). For EE, instances are available in sizes from large to 48xlarge, as well as bare metal sizes metal-48xl and metal-96xl. For SE2, instances are available in sizes from large to 4xlarge and bare metal sizes metal-48xl and metal-96xl. Refer to https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/pricing/ for available instance configurations, pricing, and region availability.

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ now lets you turn off automatic minor version upgrades on new and existing DB instances that use the JVM, Spatial, Locator, or OLAP option. Previously, these options required automatic minor version upgrades to be enabled. With this change, you decide when to apply minor version upgrades to DB instances using these options. If you turn off automatic minor version upgrades, we recommend that you apply new minor versions regularly so your DB instances keep the latest Oracle security fixes. To keep automatic minor version upgrades turned on and still control the order in which your environments are upgraded, you can use https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/RDS.Maintenance.AMVU.UpgradeRollout.html. This change is available in https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/ where Amazon RDS for Oracle is available. To learn more about options available in Amazon RDS for Oracle, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.Oracle.Options.html in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle now lets you turn off automatic minor version upgrades on new and existing DB instances that use the JVM, Spatial, Locator, or OLAP option. Previously, these options required automatic minor version upgrades to be enabled. With this change, you decide when to apply minor version upgrades to DB instances using these options. If you turn off automatic minor version upgrades, we recommend that you apply new minor versions regularly so your DB instances keep the latest Oracle security fixes. To keep automatic minor version upgrades turned on and still control the order in which your environments are upgraded, you can use AWS Organizations upgrade rollout policy. This change is available in all commercial AWS Regions and the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions where Amazon RDS for Oracle is available. To learn more about options available in Amazon RDS for Oracle, see Adding options to Oracle DB instances in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle now lets you run a minor version upgrade precheck yourself, before you start an upgrade or before your scheduled maintenance window. RDS for Oracle now also emits a new event during patching that tells you when your DB instance is accepting connections again. With this event, you can bring your applications back while the remaining maintenance tasks are still in progress, which can reduce your application downtime during patching. At the start of every minor version upgrade, RDS for Oracle checks for conditions that would prevent the upgrade from completing, such as insufficient free storage, invalid Oracle-maintained objects, or invalid triggers. If a check finds a problem, the upgrade stops, and you must fix the problem and schedule the upgrade again. Previously, these checks ran only as part of the upgrade itself. With the new rdsadmin.rdsadmin_precheck_tasks.precheck_minor_upgrade procedure, you can run the checks at any time. The precheck is read-only and doesn't affect your workload. It reports every issue it finds in a single log so you can fix them and run the precheck again until it passes before your maintenance window. During a minor version upgrade or an operating system update, RDS for Oracle now emits RDS-EVENT-0596 as soon as your DB instance is accepting connections. Any remaining maintenance tasks then complete while your database is online. You can subscribe to this event through Amazon RDS event notifications or Amazon EventBridge to automate application reconnection or notify your teams that the database is back online. These capabilities are available in all AWS commercial and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions where Amazon RDS for Oracle is available. To learn more, see Running minor version upgrade prechecks in Amazon RDS for Oracle, Amazon RDS event categories and event messages, and Monitoring Amazon RDS events in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ now lets you run a minor version upgrade precheck yourself, before you start an upgrade or before your scheduled maintenance window. RDS for Oracle now also emits a new event during patching that tells you when your DB instance is accepting connections again. With this event, you can bring your applications back while the remaining maintenance tasks are still in progress, which can reduce your application downtime during patching. At the start of every minor version upgrade, RDS for Oracle checks for conditions that would prevent the upgrade from completing, such as insufficient free storage, invalid Oracle-maintained objects, or invalid triggers. If a check finds a problem, the upgrade stops, and you must fix the problem and schedule the upgrade again. Previously, these checks ran only as part of the upgrade itself. With the new rdsadmin.rdsadmin_precheck_tasks.precheck_minor_upgrade procedure, you can run the checks at any time. The precheck is read-only and doesn't affect your workload. It reports every issue it finds in a single log so you can fix them and run the precheck again until it passes before your maintenance window. During a minor version upgrade or an operating system update, RDS for Oracle now emits RDS-EVENT-0596 as soon as your DB instance is accepting connections. Any remaining maintenance tasks then complete while your database is online. You can subscribe to this event through Amazon RDS event notifications or Amazon EventBridge to automate application reconnection or notify your teams that the database is back online. These capabilities are available in all AWS commercial and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions where Amazon RDS for Oracle is available. To learn more, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.Precheck.html, https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_Events.Messages.html, and https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/working-with-events.html in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ now supports the https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html#AppendixDB (RU) for Oracle Database versions 19c, 21c and 26ai. We recommend upgrading to the July 2026 RU as it includes security updates for Oracle database products. Starting with July 2026 releases, the naming format for an RU in Oracle Database 19c changes to <version>.ru-<YYYY-MM>.mrp-<YYYY-MM>.r<N>. For example, the RDS for Oracle July 2026 quarterly RU for Oracle Database 19c is named 19.0.0.0.ru-2026-07.mrp-2026-07.r1. When Oracle releases a monthly Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU) for Oracle Database 19c and 26ai, Amazon RDS will make it available as an MRP version that bundles the CSPU with additional Oracle-recommended fixes. Oracle Database 21c RUs retain their existing naming format. For details, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.Minor.html#RUs-and-MRPs.  You can apply the July 2026 RU from the Amazon RDS Management Console, or by using the AWS SDK or CLI. To automatically apply updates to your database instance during your maintenance window, enable Automatic Minor Version Upgrade. You can also use AWS Organizations upgrade rollout policy to stagger automatic minor version upgrades for your Amazon RDS database instances. This feature allows you to automatically apply updates to non-production environments, validate the updates, and then automatically apply the same update to production environments. For additional details about using AWS Organizations upgrade rollout policy for automatic minor version upgrades, refer to https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.Minor.html#oracle-minor-version-upgrade-rollout. 

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle now supports the Oracle July 2026 Release Update (RU) for Oracle Database versions 19c, 21c and 26ai. We recommend upgrading to the July 2026 RU as it includes security updates for Oracle database products. Starting with July 2026 releases, the naming format for an RU in Oracle Database 19c changes to <version>.ru-<YYYY-MM>.mrp-<YYYY-MM>.r<N>. For example, the RDS for Oracle July 2026 quarterly RU for Oracle Database 19c is named 19.0.0.0.ru-2026-07.mrp-2026-07.r1. When Oracle releases a monthly Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU) for Oracle Database 19c and 26ai, Amazon RDS will make it available as an MRP version that bundles the CSPU with additional Oracle-recommended fixes. Oracle Database 21c RUs retain their existing naming format. For details, see Release updates and monthly recommended patches.  You can apply the July 2026 RU from the Amazon RDS Management Console, or by using the AWS SDK or CLI. To automatically apply updates to your database instance during your maintenance window, enable Automatic Minor Version Upgrade. You can also use AWS Organizations upgrade rollout policy to stagger automatic minor version upgrades for your Amazon RDS database instances. This feature allows you to automatically apply updates to non-production environments, validate the updates, and then automatically apply the same update to production environments. For additional details about using AWS Organizations upgrade rollout policy for automatic minor version upgrades, refer to Amazon RDS for Oracle documentation.

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https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ now supports Oracle Application Express (APEX) version 26.1. Amazon RDS for Oracle is a managed database service that makes it simple to set up, operate, and scale Oracle Database deployments in the cloud. Oracle APEX is a low-code development platform that enables developers to build scalable, secure enterprise applications with modern user interfaces. To learn more about the latest features of Oracle APEX 26.1, see https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/apex/26.1/index.html. For more details on supported Oracle APEX versions and how to add or modify Oracle APEX options for your RDS for Oracle database, visit the https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.Oracle.Options.APEX.html Oracle APEX version 26.1 is available in all AWS regions where Amazon RDS for Oracle is available. See https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/pricing/ for regional availability.

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ now supports the https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2026.html#AppendixDB (RU) for Oracle Database versions 19c and 21c, and the corresponding Supplemental Patch Bundle for Oracle Database version 19c. We recommend upgrading to the April 2026 RU as it includes security updates for Oracle database products. Starting with April 2026 releases, the Oracle Spatial Patch Bundle has been renamed to Supplemental Patch Bundle (SPB). The SPB includes additional database patches recommended by Oracle for specific use cases, such as Oracle Spatial, Oracle Data Pump, and Oracle GoldenGate. You can apply the April 2026 RU from the Amazon RDS Management Console, or by using the AWS SDK or CLI. To automatically apply updates to your database instance during your maintenance window, enable Automatic Minor Version Upgrade. You can apply the Supplemental Patch Bundle update for new database instances, or upgrade existing instances to engine version '19.0.0.0.ru-2026-04.spb-1.r1' by selecting the "Supplemental Patch Bundle Engine Versions" checkbox in the AWS Console. You can also use AWS Organizations upgrade rollout policy to stagger automatic minor version upgrades for your Amazon RDS database instances. This feature allows you to automatically apply updates to non-production environments, validate the updates, and then automatically apply the same update to production environments. For additional details about using AWS Organizations upgrade rollout policy for automatic minor version upgrades, refer to https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.Minor.html#oracle-minor-version-upgrade-rollout .

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/now offers 1-year and 3-year Reserved Instances for R8i and M8i instances with up to 53% cost savings compared to On-Demand prices. These instances are powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, available only on AWS, delivering the highest performance and fastest memory bandwidth among comparable Intel processors in the cloud. R8i and M8i instances offer up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth compared to previous generation Intel-based instances. Reserved Instance benefits apply to both Multi-AZ and Single-AZ configurations. This means that customers can move freely between configurations within the same database instance class type, making them ideal for varying production workloads. Amazon RDS for Oracle Reserved Instances also provide size flexibility for the Oracle database engine under the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) licensing model. With size flexibility, the discounted rate for Reserved Instances will automatically apply to usage of any size in the same instance family. Customers can now purchase Reserved Instances for Amazon RDS for Oracle in all AWS regions where R8i and M8i instances are available except the South America (São Paulo) Region. For information on specific Oracle database editions and licensing options that support these database instance types, refer to the https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Concepts.DBInstanceClass.Support.html. To get started, purchase Reserved Instances through the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDK. For detailed pricing information and purchase options visit https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/pricing/.

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ now supports Oracle Database 26ai, Oracle's latest Long Term Support Release, with Amazon Bedrock integration which provides access to foundation models such as Anthropic Claude, Amazon Nova, and Meta Llama. With Oracle Database 26ai, you can leverage Oracle's Select AI feature to generate and run SQL queries from natural language prompts, increasing productivity for both developers and business users. You can also implement retrieval augmented generation (RAG) directly from SQL using Oracle AI Vector Search without moving data out of their database. Oracle Database 26ai also includes AI Vector Search for storing vector embeddings alongside relational data and performing semantic similarity and hybrid searches without a separate vector database, JSON Relational Duality Views for accessing the same underlying data as either JSON documents or relational tables, and SQL Property Graphs for in-database graph analytics. You can create new DB instances running Oracle Database 26ai or upgrade from Oracle Database 19c or 21c container databases (CDBs). Oracle Database 26ai is available in Enterprise Edition only. To create a new Oracle Database 26ai instance, use the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDK and select an Oracle 26.0.0.0 engine version. To upgrade existing Oracle Database 19c or 21c CDB instances, use the Modify DB Instance workflow and select a 26.0.0.0 engine version. If your DB instance runs Oracle Database 19c as a non-CDB, you must first convert it to the CDB architecture before upgrading to 26ai. For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/oracle-cdb-converting.html. Amazon RDS for Oracle Database 26ai is available in https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/. For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Oracle.Concepts.database-versions.html#Oracle.Concepts.FeatureSupport.26ai and https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Oracle.BedrockIntegration.html. 

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/now offers M8i and R8i instances with Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 (SE2) with the License Included (LI). M8i and R8i instances are powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, available only on AWS, delivering the highest performance and fastest memory bandwidth among comparable Intel processors in the cloud. The new instances offer up to 15% better price-performance, and 2.5x more memory bandwidth compared to previous generation Intel-based instances. With RDS for Oracle SE2 LI, customers don’t have to separately purchase Oracle license and support. Amazon RDS for Oracle SE2 LI offers subscription based pay-per-use pricing inclusive of software license, support, compute resources, and a managed database service. To use RDS for Oracle SE2 LI, customers can create database instances from the https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/home or using the https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/rds/create-db-instance.html. and specify the LI option. For more details about how you can lower cost and simplify operations of running Oracle databases, refer to the AWS blog https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/rethink-oracle-standard-edition-two-on-amazon-rds-for-oracle/. Configuration details for available instance types can be found on the https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Concepts.DBInstanceClass.Support.html page. Review the AWS blog https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/rethink-oracle-standard-edition-two-on-amazon-rds-for-oracle/ to explore how you can lower cost and simplify operations by using Amazon RDS Oracle SE2 License Included instances for your Oracle databases. For pricing and AWS Region availability, see https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/pricing/.

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ now supports Oracle Management Agent (OMA) version 24.1.0.0.v1 for Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Cloud Control 24ai Release 1. OEM 24ai offers web-based tools to monitor and manage your Oracle databases. Amazon RDS for Oracle installs OMA, which communicates with your Oracle Management Service (OMS) to provide monitoring information. Customers running OMS version 24.1 Release 1 or later can now manage databases by installing OMA 24.1.0.0.v1 To enable the version 24.1.0.0.v1 of OMA for OEM 24aiR1 or later, navigate to "Option Groups" in the AWS Management Console and add the "OEM_AGENT" option to a new or existing option group and set AGENT_VERSION to “24.1.0.0.v1”. You will also need to configure option settings including OMS hostname (or IP), port, agent registration password, and minimum TLS version of TLSv1.2 to allow OMA on your Amazon RDS for Oracle database instances to communicate with your existing Oracle Management Service (OMS) stack. To learn more, please refer to Amazon RDS for Oracle documentation. For more information on enabling and configuring OEM agents, refer to the https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Oracle.Options.OEMAgent.html.

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ now supports cross-account snapshot sharing for database instances with additional storage volumes. Additional storage volumes allow customers to scale database storage up to 256 TiB by adding up to three storage volumes, each with up to 64 TiB, in addition to the primary storage volume. With this launch, customers can create, share, and copy a database snapshot across AWS accounts for database instances set up with additional storage volumes. Cross account snapshots enable customers to set up isolated backup environments in separate accounts for compliance requirements and to perform diagnostics, such as investigating production issues by restoring database snapshots in a separate account for development and testing. Cross account snapshots for database instances with additional storage volumes preserve the storage layout of the original database instance, including the configuration of additional storage volumes. When a snapshot is shared to a target AWS account, authorized users in the target account can restore it to another database instance, copy the snapshot within the same or different AWS Region, or create independent backups under different AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) access permissions for backup and disaster recovery. Cross-account snapshot sharing with additional storage volumes is available in all AWS Regions, including AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Customers can start using this feature today through the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDKs. To learn more, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_ShareSnapshot.html, https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_CopySnapshot.html, and https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/User_Oracle_AdditionalStorage.html in the Amazon RDS User Guide.

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ is now available on AWS Outposts. https://aws.amazon.com/outposts/ is a fully managed service that extends AWS infrastructure, AWS services, APIs, and tools to virtually any data center, co-location space, or on-premises facility for a consistent hybrid experience. As a result, customers can run applications using AWS features and services in their on-premises environment for applications that require data residency, regulatory, or other business constraints. With Amazon RDS for Oracle on AWS Outposts, customers can now use a managed Oracle database service on premises, just as they do in the cloud. Amazon RDS for Oracle on AWS Outposts offers fully managed database management experience such as automated backups, automated patching, point-in-time recovery, monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch, and data encryption at rest with AWS KMS. Amazon RDS for Oracle on AWS Outposts supports multi-AZ deployments across two different Outposts racks for high availability, providing automatic failover to ensure business continuity. For disaster recovery, customer can either restore the database instance in the parent AWS Region using a snapshot taken from the database instance running on AWS Outposts or set up a replica instance in the different Outpost rack or in the parent AWS Region. Customers can deploy Oracle Database 19c and 21c Enterprise Edition (EE) and Standard Edition 2 (SE2) using the Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model in Amazon RDS for Oracle on AWS Outposts. To get started with RDS for Oracle on Outposts, visit the https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/rds-on-outposts.html. Amazon RDS for Oracle on AWS Outposts is available in all AWS Regions where Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts is available. For pricing information, visit the https://aws.amazon.com/rds/outposts/pricing.

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ now supports the https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2026.html#AppendixDB (RU) for Oracle Database versions 19c and 21c, and the corresponding Spatial Patch Bundle for Oracle Database version 19c. We recommend upgrading to the January 2026 RU as it includes security updates for Oracle database products. The Spatial Patch Bundle update delivers important fixes for Oracle Spatial and Graph functionality to provide reliable and optimal performance for spatial operations. You can apply the January 2026 RU from the Amazon RDS Management Console, or by using the AWS SDK or CLI. To automatically apply updates to your database instance during your maintenance window, enable Automatic Minor Version Upgrade. You can apply the Spatial Patch Bundle update for new database instances, or upgrade existing instances to engine version '19.0.0.0.ru-2026-01.spb-1.r1' by selecting the "Spatial Patch Bundle Engine Versions" checkbox in the AWS Console. You can use AWS Organizations upgrade rollout policy to stagger automatic minor version upgrades for your Amazon RDS database instances such that automatic minor version upgrades are first applied to non-production environments, allowing you time to validate before the upgrades are applied to production environments. For additional details, refer to https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.Minor.html#oracle-minor-version-upgrade-rollout on using AWS Organizations upgrade rollout policy for automatic minor version upgrades.

Oracle Database@AWS is now available in two additional AWS Regions: CA-Central-1 (Canada Central) and AP-Southeast-2 (Sydney), starting with one Availability Zone (AZ) in each Region. Oracle Database@AWS enables you to access database services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) managed Oracle Exadata systems within AWS data centers. As a result, customers can easily migrate their on-premises Oracle Exadata and Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) applications to a like-for-like environment on AWS, and also benefit from integrations with AWS services such as AWS Key Management Service (KMS) for data encryption and AWS CloudWatch for monitoring. With expansion to the Canada Central and Sydney Regions, customers with data residency requirements in Canada and Australia can migrate their on-premises Oracle Exadata and RAC applications to AWS. With this expansion, Oracle Database@AWS services are now available in seven Regions: US-East-1 (N. Virginia), US-West-2 (Oregon), US-East-2 (Ohio), EU-Central-1 (Frankfurt), AP-Northeast-1 (Tokyo), CA-Central-1 (Canada Central) and AP-Southeast-2 (Sydney). To use Oracle Database@AWS services, request a https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-qks5dl3hr7nfw?sr=0-1&ref_=beagle&applicationId=AWSMPContessa, and use AWS Management Console to setup and use your databases. To learn more, visit Oracle Database@AWS https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/featured-seller/oracleand https://docs.aws.amazon.com/odb/latest/UserGuide/getting-started.html.

Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports bare metal instances with Bring Your Own License (BYOL) license for Oracle Standard Edition 2. You can use M7i, R7i, X2iedn, X2idn, X2iezn, M6i, M6id, M6in, R6i, R6id, and R6in bare metal instances at 25% lower price compared to equivalent virtualized instances. With bare metal instances, you may be able to reduce your commercial database license and support costs by using bare metal instances since they provide full visibility into the number of CPU cores and sockets of the underlying server. Most bare metal instances have 2 sockets while db.m7i.metal-24xl and db.r7i.metal-24xl instances each have a single socket. Consult your legal or licensing partner to determine if you can use bare metal instances with Oracle Standard Edition 2 and if you can reduce license and support costs. Bare metal instances are available with Bring Your Own License (BYOL) license for Oracle Enterprise Edition Standard Edition 2. Refer to https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/pricing/ for available instance configurations, pricing, and region availability.

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ and https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/ now support up to 256 TiB storage size, a 4x increase in storage size per database instance. Customers can add up to three additional storage volumes in addition to the primary storage volume, each up to 64 TiB storage, to their database instance. Additional storage volumes can be added, scaled up, or removed from the database instance without application downtime, so customers have the flexibility to add and adjust storage volumes over time based on changing workload requirements. With additional storage volumes, customers can continue to scale database storage beyond the maximum storage size available in the primary volume. Also, customers can temporarily add volumes when they have a short-term requirement for additional storage, such as for month-end data processing or importing data from local storage, and remove unused volumes when they are no longer required. Furthermore, customers can optimize cost performance by using a combination of high-performance Provisioned IOPS SSD (io2) volumes and General Purpose (gp3) volumes for their database instance. For example, data that requires consistent IOPS performance can be stored on an io2 volume, and infrequently accessed historical data can be stored on a gp3 volume to optimize storage cost. To get started, customers can create additional storage volumes in a new or existing database instance through the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or SDKs. For more information, visit the RDS for Oracle User Guide and RDS for SQL Server User Guide. To learn more about how customers can benefit from additional storage volumes, visit the AWS news blog post. Additional storage volumes are available in https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/. 

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ now offers Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 (SE2) License Included R7i and M7i instances in Asia Pacific (Taipei) region. With Amazon RDS for Oracle SE2 License Included instances, you do not need to purchase Oracle Database licenses. You simply launch Amazon RDS for Oracle instances through the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDKs, and there are no separate license or support charges. Review the AWS blog https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/rethink-oracle-standard-edition-two-on-amazon-rds-for-oracle/ to explore how you can lower cost and simplify operations by using Amazon RDS Oracle SE2 License Included instances for your Oracle databases. To learn more about pricing and regional availability, see https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/pricing/.

https://aws.amazon.com/rds/oracle/ now supports the https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2025.html#AppendixDB (RU) for Oracle Database versions 19c, 21c and the corresponding Spatial Patch Bundle for Oracle Database version 19c. We recommend upgrading to the October 2025 RU as it includes 6 new security patches for Oracle database products. For additional details, refer to https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2025.html#AppendixDB. The Spatial Patch Bundle update delivers important fixes for Oracle Spatial and Graph functionality to provide reliable and optimal performance for spatial operations. You can apply the October 2025 Release Update with just a few clicks from the Amazon RDS Management Console, or by using the AWS SDK or CLI. To automatically apply updates to your database instance during your maintenance window, enable Automatic Minor Version Upgrade. You can apply the Spatial Patch Bundle update for new database instances, or upgrade existing instances to engine version '19.0.0.0.ru-2025-10.spb-1.r1' by selecting the "Spatial Patch Bundle Engine Versions" checkbox in the AWS Console. Learn more about upgrading your database instances from thehttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_UpgradeDBInstance.Oracle.html