Oracle introduces the Globally Distributed Autonomous Database. This includes the functionality of the regular autonomous database, including detailed options for determining what data is parked where.

Oracle makes its globally distributed autonomous database generally available. The solution is a variation of Oracle’s well-known autonomous database. In other words, scalability, security, backups and updates are inherently ingrained. However, Oracle provides additional controls to help you determine what data resides where.

The distributed database provides a central logical database with shared partitions underneath. Each partition is a separate instance of a database that contains a subset of the data that makes up the central database. The Globally Distributed Autonomous Database gives users control over the placement of these partitions.

Regulation and latency

This means you can place them in one or more regions, taking into account any regulations that apply to the data in question. The technology is also useful when you want to distribute parts of a high-performance transactional database across different regions with low latency requirements.

The Globally Distributed Autonomous Database supports almost all data types. Existing SQL queries work in the distributed database like a regular autonomous database without any changes.