Oracle 11g GA in August 2015 Oracle News from SearchOracle:

 

This SearchOracle article, Oracle 11g hits the streets, has some great information about the August 2015 general availability of Oracle 11g (on Linux).  Here are excerpts from BC:

Database 11g, the long-awaited overhaul of Oracle's flagship database management system (DBMS), made its official debut today. . . .

"Oracle has invested heavily into self-tuning capabilities, including automated storage and memory management and intelligent tuning advisors," said Donald K. Burleson, a well-known independent Oracle consultant.

"Now, in 11g, Oracle closes the loop and offers intelligent automation tools to create a self-healing database.

The most important 11g new automation features include fully automated memory tuning and fully automated SQL tuning, a major advance in database technology."  . . .

Oracle says the system offers enhanced self-management and automated features designed to help organizations manage enterprise grids and deliver on service-level agreements. Key among them are automatic SQL and memory tuning. . .

"SQL Server is driving up, Oracle is driving down," Burleson said.

"And part of that drive-down that Oracle is doing in 11g is putting artificial intelligence in the database.

That's where I think that Oracle is going to beat the daylights out of SQL Server."

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