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Chris Saxon

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Asked: November 03, 2016 - 9:57 am UTC

Last updated: November 04, 2016 - 10:00 am UTC

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Hi Connor,

Could you please provide some link/docs, which explains the "C" in 12c

Thanks and Regards,
Sandeep

and Chris said...

The "c" stands for "cloud".

I can't find a source that states this explicitly. But the large number of references to cloud in the following links should be a giveaway ;)

http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/features/database-12c/index.html
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/1967380
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/plug-into-cloud-wp-12c-1896100.pdf

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Why cloud is important

Rajeshwaran Jeyabal, November 03, 2016 - 10:41 am UTC

To know "Why cloud is important', what does it offers and why Oracle cloud is best for Oracle database?

Keith-Larker is writing an excellent series here.

https://blogs.oracle.com/datawarehousing/entry/data_warehousing_in_the_cloud
https://blogs.oracle.com/datawarehousing/entry/data_warehousing_in_the_cloud1
https://blogs.oracle.com/datawarehousing/entry/data_warehousing_in_the_cloud2
http://oracle-big-data.blogspot.co.uk/

source that states this explicitly

Rajeshwaran Jeyabal, November 04, 2016 - 7:18 am UTC

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I can't find a source that states this explicitly.
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so, here is the source that explicitly says this.
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/512064 
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Oracle’s portfolio numbered “12c” where the “c” stands for Oracle’s significant investments in delivering cloud-ready products.
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Chris Saxon
November 04, 2016 - 10:00 am UTC

Thanks for digging that out!
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