Release Notes
Exasol 8 is built on a new architecture that has many advantages, and that provides you with more flexibility to deploy Exasol on the platform of your choice. This new architecture significantly changes the procedures for installation, deployment, and update of Exasol. For more information about the new architecture, see What’s New in Exasol 8?.
Exasol 8 also brings several new features, while some features that existed in previous versions have been altered or deprecated. For more details of the changes introduced with each Exasol release, see Released Versions.
Delayed Features
The following features that are present in the Exasol 7.x versions are currently unavailable or limited in Exasol 8, but will be fully supported in upcoming Exasol 8 releases. If you need this functionality and want to discuss the planned availability in Exasol 8, create a case.
- Virtual access on database backup (legacy backup method for on-prem deployments)
- Dual data center support
- Kerberos SSO integration (currently limited support)
Main Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Separation of OS and Software |
Exasol no longer includes an operating system, but is instead provided as a software package that can be deployed on a public cloud platform or installed on a Linux system on your own hardware. For more information, see What’s New in Exasol 8?. |
| Decoupling of Storage and Compute |
For cloud deployments, the database persistent storage is moved from local discs to Object Storage, such as AWS S3. This architecture also enables multi-cluster support. For more information, see Storage Management. |
| Multi-Cluster Support |
For cloud deployments, a database now supports multiple compute clusters operating on the same data. This enables you to split workloads on demand. For more information, see Database Management. |
| TLS 1.3 |
TLS support is extended to TLS 1.3 and supports specifying a list of allowed ciphers. For more information, see the change log. |
| New Join Order Optimizer |
The new join order optimizer, which was previously a preview feature, is now activated by default. For more information, see the change log. |
| Enforced Security Defaults |
Auditing is now activated by default in new deployments. New deployments are configured to only accept encrypted connections. |
| Zonemaps |
Zonemaps is a new feature in Exasol 8 that can speed up the filtering process in queries. For more information, see Zonemaps. |
Changed Behavior
Python 2 is no longer delivered with the database. All Python UDFs should be migrated to Python 3 before updating.
Released Versions
