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Starting with Oracle Database 18c, Oracle Corporation releases Release Updates (RUs) and Release Update Revisions (RURs).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/12.2/dbptc/patch-delivery-methods-for-oracle-database-12c-release-2-12-2-0-1-and-later-versions-243888991.html |title=Patch Delivery Methods for Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1) and Later Versions |publisher=Docs.oracle.com |date= |accessdate=2022-03-16}}</ref> RUs usually contain security, regression (bug), optimizer, and functional fixes which may include feature extensions as well. RURs include all fixes from their corresponding RU but only add new security and regression fixes. However, no new optimizer or functional fixes are included.
 
== Market position ==
 
A 2016 [[Gartner]] report claimed to show Oracle holding #1 RDBMS market share worldwide based on the revenue share ahead of its four closest competitors – [[Microsoft]], [[IBM]], [[SAP SE|SAP]] and [[Teradata]] .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gartner.com/doc/3769150|title=State of the Operational DBMS Market, 2017|website=Gartner|access-date=2017-12-15|url-access=subscription|first1=Nick|last1=Heudecker|first2=Donald|last2=Feinberg|first3=Merv|last3=Adrian|date=July 25, 2017}}</ref>{{Verify source|date=September 2019}}{{clarify |date=September 2019 |reason=It is unclear what is meant by the report as Oracle stewards five or mote database types: this(Oracle enterprise database), [[MySQL]], Berkley, RDB, ... while Microsoft etc. also has several: Access, SQL Server, Cosmos DB }} A 2021 [[Gartner]] Magic Quadrant report named Oracle a leader in Cloud Database Management Systems.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems |url=https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/4009286 |access-date=2022-04-18 |website=Gartner |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Competition ===