Highlights of Oracle releases include:
??? Oracle8 (released in 1997) improved the performance and scalability of the database
and added the ability to create and store objects in the database.
??? Oracle8i (released in 1999) added a new twist to the Oracle database??”a combination
of enhancements that made the Oracle8i database a focal point in the
world of Internet computing.
??? Oracle9i (released in 2001) introduced Real Application Clusters as a replacement
for Oracle Parallel Server and added many management and data
warehousing features.
??? Oracle Database 10g (released in 2003) enabled deployment of ???grid??? computing.
A grid is simply a pool of computers and software resources providing
resources for applications on an as-needed basis. To support this style of computing,
Oracle added the ability to provision CPUs and data. Oracle Database
10g also further reduced the time, cost, and complexity of database management
through the introduction of self-managing features such as the Automated
Database Diagnostic Monitor, Automated Shared Memory Tuning, Automated
Storage Management, and Automated Disk Based Backup and Recovery.
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