Releasesby GlyphFastConnect Enhancements
The OCI Networking service's FastConnect feature supports traffic draining for all private virtual circuits on FastConnect partner, FastConnect direct, and Oracle Interconnects. FastConnect minimum links, interface hold-timer, and Letter of Authorization (LOA) enhancements are available for all FastConnect direct cross-connects and cross-connect groups.
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BigQuery migration lineage service enters preview
The migration lineage service visualizes data flow and connections in a source database to help plan a BigQuery data warehouse migration.
Cortex Agents object enhancements (General availability)
The following Cortex Agents object enhancements are now generally available:
Include and exclude per-user quota users by name (General availability)
Per-user quotas now accept individual user names, so you can add or remove specific users alongside the quota's tag scope. INCLUDE_USERS is new and takes user names directly, and EXCLUDE_USERS accepts a 'USER' argument alongside its existing 'TAG' form:
Weekly per-user quota limits (General availability)
Per-user quotas now support a weekly credit limit alongside the existing monthly and daily limits. Pass 'WEEKLY' as the cycle argument to SET_PER_USER_LIMIT :
Anthropic models will be removed from AWS GovCloud IL5 workspaces
On September 19, 2026, Anthropic models will be removed from Databricks on AWS GovCloud and AWS GovCloud DoD workspaces that have the DoD Impact Level 5 (IL5) compliance standard selected. After this date, IL5 workspaces can't create or use endpoints that serve Anthropic models.
Unity Gateway API and developer tools are generally available
The Unity Gateway API for managing model services, model provider services, and MCP services is now generally available, with create, read, update, list, and delete support across Databricks developer tools: Terraform provider : 1.132.0 and later Databricks CLI : v1.17.0 and later Python SDK : databricks-sdk 0.136.0 and later Go SDK : databricks-sdk-go...
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Management Agent Updates
The following Management Agent updates are now available: Management Agent is now bundled with its own Jlinked JDK21. Support now available for Windows Server 2025. Enhancements in Log Analytics collector for generating log warnings. Bug fixes and security fixes.
Import Z.ai GLM-5.3 into OCI Generative AI
You can now import the zai-org/GLM-5.3 model into OCI Generative AI in the UAE Central (Abu Dhabi) region, create an endpoint for it, and use it in the Generative AI service.
Cohere Command A Vision and Cohere Embed 4 are available on-demand in Dubai
Cohere Command A Vision ( cohere.command-a-vision ) and Cohere Embed 4 ( cohere.embed-v4.0 ) are now available in on-demand mode in the UAE East (Dubai) region. Both models are also available through dedicated AI clusters in Dubai. For current regional availability and serving modes, see Generative AI Models by Region .
Oracle JDK 27 - Released September 15, 2026
Java Management Service now offers JDK 27, which was released September 2026. JDK 27 can be found under Java Download and Java Runtime Lifecycle Management . For more information about Java Management, see the Java Management user documentation . For more information on the latest JDK version read the Java SE 27 release notes .
Use your own encryption key in OCI Database with PostgreSQL
Maintain control over your encryption keys by using your own key when running OCI Database with PostgreSQL.
Use Azure Key Management Service (Azure KMS) to manage Master Encryption Keys in Oracle Database@Azure
In Autonomous AI Database on Oracle Database@Azure, you can use Azure Key Management Service (Azure KMS) to manage Master Encryption Keys in Azure. See, see Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure in Azure Region for more details.
Additional Profile Attributes for the DBMS_CLOUD_AI Package
On Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, the DBMS_CLOUD_AI package includes the object_list_mode , enforce_object_list , and case_sensitive_values profile attributes.
Cohere Command A Vision and Cohere Embed 4 on-demand models deprecated in Abu Dhabi
The on-demand serving mode for Cohere Command A Vision ( cohere.command-a-vision ) and Cohere Embed 4 ( cohere.embed-v4.0 ) is deprecated in the UAE Central (Abu Dhabi) region and will be retired on October 21, 2026. After retirement, on-demand inference calls to these models in this region will no longer work.