This project will set up new servers, in DEV and TEST, that will host Oracle 12c and allow us to fully research and analyse the new features that this new version can offer us. This investigative work will be measured against our business requirements for such a service and should allow us to develop new database environments that are fit for our purposes. What is delivered via this project will be the foundations for future work that will build our installation of the Oracle upgrade in Live.

By upgrading we will ensure:

• We are in a fully supported position moving forward for our main database delivery platform
• We will be able to ensure security issues are in a position to be addressed with the vendor
• We are able to utilise new features that enable us to deliver a more reliable, scalable and performant service.