Data Studio Gets a Power Boost: May 2025 Enhancements for Oracle Autonomous Database Serverless

Oracle continues to raise the bar for data innovation in the cloud. With the May 2025 release, Autonomous Database Serverless brings a refreshed and significantly enhanced experience to Data Studio—Oracle’s built-in, no-code, browser-based tool for interactive data exploration, visualization, and collaboration.

If you're a data analyst, citizen developer, or business user, the new Data Studio experience is designed with you in mind. And if you’ve already been using Data Studio, you’re in for a faster, more intuitive, and more productive workflow.

What’s New in May 2025?

Here’s a quick look at what’s been enhanced:

Faster and More Responsive UI

Data Studio’s interface is now even more snappy and fluid, with performance improvements under the hood to support large datasets, complex dashboards, and real-time collaboration.

Enhanced SQL Worksheet

The SQL Worksheet gets a significant upgrade with:

• Intelligent autocomplete

• Improved syntax highlighting

• Inline result previews

• Better formatting options

Writing and testing queries has never been smoother — whether you're a seasoned SQL pro or just getting started.

New Visualization Widgets

Data Studio introduces new chart types and customization options, making it easier to create dashboards that are not only insightful but also presentation-ready.

From KPI indicators to nested bar charts and upgraded pivot tables — your data stories just got more compelling.

Streamlined Object Browser

Find tables, views, and schemas faster than ever with a redesigned Object Browser that supports:

• Type-ahead filtering

• Drag-and-drop elements to worksheets

• Quick access to object metadata

Collaboration-Ready

Share your insights easily with team-ready notebooks and exportable dashboards. The new enhancements allow seamless sharing and versioning—perfect for distributed data teams.

Why This Matters

Data Studio was already a game-changer. Now, it’s faster, smarter, and more aligned with how real users explore, clean, and visualize data on Oracle Cloud. Here’s what this means for your business:

🔹 No-Code Empowerment – Business users can independently explore data and build dashboards.
🔹 Developer Productivity – Data engineers and DBAs get better tools to collaborate and validate quickly.
🔹 Time to Insight – Rapid analysis, fewer clicks, more clarity.
🔹 Cost Efficiency – Built-in tool means fewer third-party licenses, with full integration into Oracle Autonomous Database.

Who Will Benefit Most?

• Finance & Operations Teams building monthly dashboards and KPIs

• Data Scientists doing quick EDA (Exploratory Data Analysis)

• Line-of-Business Analysts slicing sales and customer trends

• Database Admins & Developers validating data model changes in real time

If you’re touching data, Data Studio is your new best friend.

Availability

These enhancements are live as part of the May 2025 Oracle Autonomous Database Serverless update and are available in all supported regions. No additional installation or configuration is required.

Final Thoughts

Oracle is redefining what’s possible with a cloud-native database platform. With Data Studio's May 2025 enhancements, your journey from data to decision just got smarter, faster, and more delightful.

Whether you're building dashboards, debugging SQL, or exploring customer behavior, the new Data Studio makes it easier than ever — all within your Autonomous Database.