--- title: Introducing Oracle Exadata on Exascale for Oracle AI... description: Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure (ExaDB-XS) is now generally available for Oracle AI Database@AWS. It offers a consumption-based,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-oracle-exadata-on-exascale-for-oracle-ai-database-aws-vsdvqevz0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Introducing Oracle Exadata on Exascale for Oracle AI Database@AWS | daily.dev og:description: Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure (ExaDB-XS) is now generally available for Oracle AI Database@AWS. It offers a consumption-based,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-oracle-exadata-on-exascale-for-oracle-ai-database-aws-vsdvqevz0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vsdVqEVZ0.png og:image:alt: Introducing Oracle Exadata on Exascale for Oracle AI Database@AWS og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introducing Oracle Exadata on Exascale for Oracle AI Database@AWS **[AWS Database Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/aws-database-blog)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure (ExaDB-XS) is now generally available for Oracle AI Database@AWS. It offers a consumption-based, pooled alternative to dedicated Exadata infrastructure, letting customers start with as little as 8 ECPUs and 300 GB of storage and scale compute and storage independently. Key features include instant thin cloning via redirect-on-write, AWS service integrations (S3, KMS, CloudWatch, IAM, CloudTrail, Secrets Manager), and AI readiness with Oracle Database 26ai's AI Smart Scan for vector search and RAG alongside Amazon Bedrock. It launches across all 22 AWS Regions where Oracle AI Database@AWS is available, supporting Oracle Database 19c and 26ai, with pricing matching the OCI equivalent service. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure (ExaDB-XS) for Oracle AI Database@AWS? ExaDB-XS is a consumption-based Exadata deployment option generally available on Oracle AI Database@AWS that lets you scale compute and storage independently and pay only for what you use. You can start with as little as 8 ECPUs and 300 GB of storage, with no dedicated infrastructure to provision upfront, unlike dedicated Exadata which requires a minimum of 2 database servers and 3 storage servers. _Teams evaluating Oracle database deployment options can track service changes like this on daily.dev._ ### How does thin cloning work in Oracle ExaDB-XS? Thin cloning in ExaDB-XS uses redirect-on-write technology to create instant database copies without duplicating storage, creating pointers to original data blocks in the Storage Vault instead. The clone behaves as a complete independent database but consumes no additional storage until its data diverges from the source, working across read/write, read-only, primary, standby, and pluggable databases, even clones of clones. _Developers building CI/CD pipelines with database clones can follow database tooling updates on daily.dev._ ### What Oracle Database versions does ExaDB-XS support and in how many AWS Regions is it available? ExaDB-XS supports Oracle Database 19c and 26ai at launch, with plans to add more versions over time. It is available in all 22 AWS Regions where Oracle AI Database@AWS operates, including US East (N. 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