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Oracle Introduces a New Java SE Universal Subscription
Oracle has introduced the new Java SE Universal subscription and pricing, replacing the now legacy Java SE and Java SE Desktop subscriptions as of January 2023. According to the FAQ released by Oracle, this new change should simplify tracking and management of licensed environments since the permitted use is universal across desktops, servers, and third-party clouds.
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Java News Roundup: JEP Updates, GraalVM Code to OpenJDK, Return of JavaOne
This week's Java roundup for October 17th, 2022, features news from OpenJDK, JDK 19, JDK 20, JavaFX 20, Generational ZGC Build 20, Oracle Labs, Liberica JDK and Native Image Kit, Spring milestone, point and release candidates, EclipseLink 4.0, Quarkus 2.13.3, Micronaut 3.7.2, Hibernate Reactive 1.1.9, JHipster Lite 0.20, Apache Commons CVE, Groovy 4.0.6 and 2.5.29 and the return of JavaOne.
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Java News Roundup: Introducing OmniFish, Oracle Joins Micronaut Foundation, OpenJDK Updates
This week's Java roundup for October 3rd, 2022, features news from OpenJDK, JDK 20, Spring milestone updates, Eclipse Tumerin 19, OmniFaces 4.0, PrimeFaces 12.0, Introducing OmniFish, Quarkus 2.13.1, Oracle joins Micronaut Foundation, Eclipse Vert.x 4.3.4, JobRunr 5.3, Apache Tomcat 9.0.68, Apache Camel 3.19, Apache Tika 2.5, ArchUnit 1.0 and conferences Devoxx Morocco and JAX London.
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Oracle Announces General Availability of MySQL Heatwave on AWS
Oracle recently announced the general availability (GA) of MySQL Heatwave, a service that combines OLTP, analytics, machine learning, and machine learning-based automation within a single instance on AWS.
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A New Service from the Microsoft and Oracle Partnership: Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure
Recently, Microsoft and Oracle announced the general availability (GA) of Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure, a new service that allows Microsoft Azure customers to provision, access, and monitor enterprise-grade Oracle Database services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
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EDB Announces General Availability of a PostgreSQL Database in the Cloud: BigAnimal
Recently, EnterpriseDB (EBD), a significant contributor to PostgreSQL, announced the general availability (GA) of its BigAnimal offering. The offering is a fully-managed PostgreSQL database in the cloud with compatibility for Oracle database technology.
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Amazon Introduces RDS Custom for Legacy and Custom Oracle Databases
Amazon recently announced RDS Custom, a managed database service for legacy and custom applications that need access to the underlying operating system and database environment. RDS Custom for Oracle is the first available service.
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Oracle's JDK 17 - Free Again for Commercial Use
The Oracle JDK is available free of charge for production use again - under the new "Oracle No-Fee Terms and Conditions" (NFTC) license. This move reverses a 2018 decision to charge for Oracle JDK production use and does not affect Oracle's OpenJDK distribution. The NFTC applies to the recently released version 17 of Oracle JDK and future versions.
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Oracle Proposes Shorter Java LTS Cycle of Two Years
Oracle proposes to shorten the Java Java Long-Term Support (LTS) cadence to two years. The launch of Java 17 just finished the current three-year LTS cadence of Java 11. Acceptance of this proposal seems likely: Fellow OpenJDK distributors Microsoft, Amazon, and Azul are in favor, while Red Hat delivered a "nervous yes, but…"
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Oracle Introduces MySQL Autopilot with Machine-Learning Capabilities for MySQL Heatwave
Oracle released updates to its MySQL HeatWave service earlier this month. The new MySQL Autopilot feature uses machine learning to automate database provisioning and optimisation tasks, making recommendations and query optimisations based on each database’s usage patterns.
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Supreme Court Rules Google's Use of Java API Was Fair Use
The Supreme Court in the United States of America has ruled that Google's use of the Java API was fair use, and that the objections raised by Oracle are rejected. InfoQ looks back at the history and what this means for the future of APIs.
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GraalVM inside Oracle Database
Oracle has added support for GraalVM-based stored procedures that run inside the database. The capability supports JavaScript functions through the Multilingual Engine (MLE) focused on the APEX framework. This removes unnecessary data transfer over the network and can significantly improve performance.
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Oracle Introduces the MySQL Database Service on Its Cloud Infrastructure
In a recent blog post, Oracle introduced the MySQL Database Service in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The service is now available as a fully-managed service running on Oracle Generation 2 Cloud Infrastructure.
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Oracle Announces a Fully-Managed Cloud Region with Cloud@Customer
In a recent press release, Oracle announced a fully-managed dedicated cloud region providing a full stack of Oracle’s public cloud services, including Oracle Autonomous Database and Cloud applications, to customer data centers. The region brings all of Oracle’s second-generation cloud services starting from $500K USD per month.
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Oracle Open Sources Coherence In-Memory Data Grid
Oracle has released the core of their Coherence in-memory data grid (IMDG) product as free and open source software.