New in Autonomous Database: Event Notifications, Table Hyperlinks with ACLs, and Better Monitoring

 Oracle has rolled out several key enhancements to Autonomous Database Serverless in June 2025, aimed at improving operational visibility, security, and integration with other OCI services. Here’s a breakdown of the major updates and how you can start using them.

1. Get Notified on Critical & Informational Events

Autonomous Database now classifies operational events as Critical or Informational, helping you respond faster and with better context.

  • Critical events include things like unexpected restarts, patching failures, or resource limits.

  • Informational events cover expected changes such as scaling, backups, and patch completions.

This distinction makes it easier to automate workflows and trigger alerts based on the importance of each event.

2. Send Event Notifications to OCI Notification Topics

You can now automatically forward Autonomous Database events to an OCI Notifications service topic — enabling you to receive alerts via:

  • Email

  • Slack

  • PagerDuty

  • Custom HTTPS endpoints

🔧 How to Enable:

  1. Go to your Autonomous Database details page.

  2. Under Resources, click Events.

  3. Click Create Event Subscription.

  4. Select the event category (Critical or Informational).

  5. Choose an existing OCI Notifications topic or create a new one.

  6. Save the subscription.


3. Generate Hyperlinks to Access Tables — with ACLs Check

You can now generate hyperlinks to specific tables within your Autonomous Database that open directly in Database Actions. These links are especially helpful when collaborating or embedding in dashboards.

Access control is enforced using Access Control Lists (ACLs), ensuring that only authorized users can open the linked tables.

How to Use:

  1. Go to Database Actions → SQL tab.

  2. Select a table and click the three-dot menu.

  3. Choose Generate Table Link.

  4. Share the hyperlink securely.

Why These Updates Matter

  • Stronger observability: Classifying and pushing events to external systems makes it easier to automate ops workflows.

  • Improved collaboration: Hyperlinks provide an efficient way to share data context.

  • Better access control: ACLs ensure shared resources are secure and compliant.

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