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Skip it. Upgrade from 19c directly to 23ai. 3. Oracle Database 23ai – The Future (Formerly 23c) Released: General availability May 2024 Support model: Long Term Release (yes, confirmed by Oracle)

Oracle has fundamentally changed its release and support model. With the introduction of (formerly 23c), Oracle is signaling that "long term stable" and "cutting edge AI" can now coexist. oracle database releases

| Family | Philosophy | Typical Customer | |--------|------------|------------------| | | Stable, supported for 8+ years | Enterprises, regulated industries, core OLTP | | Innovation Release | New features, shorter support (2 years) | Dev teams, data warehouses, early adopters | Skip it

If you’ve worked with Oracle Database for more than a few years, you remember the old days: a major release every 4–5 years, a few patchsets, and a clear "end of life" you could mark on a calendar. Oracle Database 23ai – The Future (Formerly 23c)

21c was an innovation release that very few customers adopted. Its key features (native blockchain tables, JSON data type improvements, in-database JavaScript) were absorbed into 23c/23ai.