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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.

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)

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 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 |

The confusion? Oracle doesn't always label them clearly. But the pattern holds. Released: 2019 (as 19.1) Premier Support ends: April 2027 Extended Support ends: April 2030 Oracle has fundamentally changed its release and support

19c is the last release of the 12.2 code line (12.2 → 18c → 19c). It is the most stable, most deployed Oracle version in production today. If you are running 11g or 12c, 19c is your safe, low-risk upgrade target.

That world is gone.

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.