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Cloud Computing · Foundational

Oracle Autonomous Database

Oracle's self-driving, self-securing, self-repairing cloud database that automates tuning, patching, scaling and backups.

Definition

Autonomous Database uses machine learning and automation to provision, tune, patch, back up and scale Oracle databases. Workload types include Transaction Processing, Data Warehouse, JSON and APEX, deployed on serverless or dedicated Exadata infrastructure.

Example

An analytics team spins up an Autonomous Data Warehouse that automatically scales CPUs during month-end reporting.

Exam tip

Know the three 'self' characteristics: self-driving, self-securing and self-repairing.

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