Organizations are racing to modernize their data setups, with 82.6% targeting modern deployments by the end of 2025. Yet many hit the same wall: getting near real-time, reliable data from legacy Oracle systems into cloud-native analytics platforms and AI pipelines. This isn't just a technical challenge. It's a business problem. When AI and analytics projects stall on stale or incomplete data, the cost isn't measured in processing cycles. It's measured in missed opportunities, delayed insights, and competitive disadvantage.
Today, we're announcing SharePlex 12.1, a release designed to bridge this gap between legacy data systems and modern AI and analytics demands.
The Modern Data Reality Check
IT leaders face a hard truth: your business decisions are only as good as the data you act on. However, obtaining timely and accurate data where it needs to be, across clouds, platforms, and applications, is harder than ever. So, before diving into what's new, let's look at where most organizations stand today:
- Multi-cloud is the new normal: Only 6.2% of organizations plan to remain on-premises only.
- Speed beats perfection: Analytics and AI teams want fresher, real-time data in their modern data platform architectures.
- Legacy databases are less desired and admired and migrations are picking up pace: The shift to PostgreSQL and platforms like Snowflake and Databricks isn't slowing down, according to DB-Engines ranking.
- Resilience can't be an afterthought: High availability solutions need auto-recover, not restart.
- 49.8% of organizations run tactical, use-case-driven projects that allocate budget under $100K. No time or budget for big implementations or lengthy projects. The value needs to come quick or move on.
These trends create a perfect storm of complexity. How do you maintain business continuity while modernizing your data architecture? How do you feed hungry AI models with near real-time Oracle data without breaking your budgets or your existing operations?
Four Game-Changing Capabilities in SharePlex 12.1
1. Direct Oracle-to-Parquet: Your fast lane to AI and analytics
The Problem: Your analytics teams are building sophisticated models in Databricks and Microsoft Fabric, which prefer structured, columnar data, but they're working with yesterday's data. Traditional ETL pipelines introduce delays, transformations can corrupt context, and batch processes create gaps that undermine model accuracy.
The SharePlex Solution: Deliver Parquet-formatted Oracle data directly into S3 or Azure Blob, with IAM-based authentication. No extra ETL tools or custom scripts required to prepare the data for Databricks or Fabric. Just clean, structured Oracle data delivered in real-time to your lakehouse platforms.
Why This Matters: When your AI models have access to fresh, complete data, they make better decisions. When your analytics teams can trust that their data is current, they spend less time validating and more time discovering insights.The most complete data comes from sources that know the full picture, not just what’s happening now. The Parquet support in SharePlex adds to the already robust complete view of data, enabled through the AI Instant Replay approach with our CDC capabilities, already deployed in previous versions. Find out more about this in our upcoming webinar on August 6th.
2. Enhanced copy/append for Oracle-to-PostgreSQL: Don't start empty-handed
The Problem: Database migrations are high-stakes projects where "almost right" isn't good enough. Traditional approaches force you to choose between speed and safety, often requiring extended downtime and risky big-bang cutovers.
The SharePlex Solution: Multi-threaded Copy/Append operations with wildcard support and compression. Start with a full copy for initial load, then switch to append-only mode to keep environments synchronized during cutover. All without downtime or the need for additional, expensive tooling that break your budget.
Why This Matters: Migrations become iterative rather than all-or-nothing. Your teams can validate each step, roll back if needed, and maintain business continuity throughout the process.
3. Cross-platform compare & repair: Trust, but verify
The Problem: Data inconsistencies in hybrid environments don't announce themselves. They hide in the background, surfacing only when a customer escalates an issue or an audit flags a discrepancy.
The SharePlex Solution: Automated Compare & Repair from PostgreSQL to Oracle. We already compared and repaired from Oracle to PostgreSQL, but now SharePlex also validates data integrity at the row level and corrects inconsistencies automatically, with full filtering and conflict resolution capabilities for PostgreSQL to Oracle replication.
Why This Matters: Compliance teams can sleep better. Operations teams spend less time firefighting. Most importantly, your customers never experience the downstream effects of data inconsistencies.
4. High availability for PostgreSQL 17 & AWS RDS Multi-AZ: New resilience features that reduces manual intervention.
The Problem: High-availability setups are only as strong as their weakest component. When your database fails over without issue but your replication solution requires manual intervention, you haven't solved the availability problem. You've just moved it.
The SharePlex Solution: Native failover slot support for PostgreSQL 17 with automatic restart of capture services. Fully compatible with Crunchy, repmgr, Patroni, Azure Flexible Server and AWS RDS Multi-AZ deployments.
Why This Matters: True high availability means your replication keeps running even when your primary database doesn't. No manual restarts, no data loss, no gaps in your downstream systems.
Beyond Features: Strategic Business Impact
These capabilities aren't just technical improvements, they are transformational:
- For IT Leadership: Reduce the risk and complexity of modernization projects while maintaining operational excellence. Support ambitious timelines without compromising on reliability.
- For Data Teams: Remove the bottlenecks that slow down analytics and AI initiatives. Focus on generating insights rather than wrestling with data pipelines.
- For Database Administrators: Maintain uptime and data integrity while supporting increasingly complex hybrid environments. Gain the tools needed to validate and repair without breaking SLAs.
- For Cloud Architects: Build resilient, scalable data architectures that span on-premises and cloud environments. Support modern analytics platforms without sacrificing the investments you've already made in Oracle systems.
The Path Forward
SharePlex 12.1 isn't just another point release. It's our response to the reality that modern data architectures aren't about choosing between legacy and modern systems. They're about making them work together effectively.
Whether you're feeding AI models with real-time Oracle data, migrating to PostgreSQL without the typical risks, or maintaining data consistency across hybrid environments, SharePlex 12.1 provides the capabilities you need to move forward with confidence.
The future of enterprise data isn't about replacing everything you've built. It's about extending it, improving it, and making sure it serves your business objectives in an increasingly complex world.
Ready to see how SharePlex 12.1 can speed up your data modernization journey? Contact our team for a personalized proof of value through a guided trial.
SharePlex 12.1 is available now. Existing customers can download the latest version, read the complete release notes, and technical documentation on our Support Portal. We also highly recommend the SharePlex 101 online training series, either on-demand or watch for the upcoming sessions.