Oracle Database 21c now supports Enhanced In-Memory External Tables.
This blog post by Andy Rivenes Product Manager at Oracle highlights this exciting new feature in 21c to the already expansive array of features boasted by Oracle Database In-Memory.
Here is a brief summary.
- With In-Memory 21c, external tables allow an application to populate data in the IM column store that exists outside Oracle Database without the need to to first having to materialize the data within the database.
- In-Memory 21c allows an application to take advantage of Oracle Database's rich feature set to query and analyze that data and perhaps combine it with other application data that resides within Oracle Database.
- With Oracle Database 21c, Database In-Memory provides partition support for that external data to allow even more flexibility in managing fast analytics on many different types of data.
Enjoy this blog post announcing this exciting new capability now available for Oracle Database In-Memory.
Cheers.
