On September 16, Larry Ellison announced a new Always Free tier for Oracle Cloud, which (for me) most importantly includes an Always Free Autonomous Oracle Database. For nothing but the "cost" of providing your credit card information (which is only used for identification purposes and is henceforth ignored until you decide to upgrade to a paid service), everyone in the world now can use the most powerful, most advanced database in the world FOR FREE. Of course, there are limits. But oh my what generous limits they are! Get lots more details here . And it's not just the amazing Autonomous Database (in both transaction processing and data warehouse flavors). You get Oracle Application Express (APEX) so you can build websites writing very little code, and taking full advantage of your SQL and PL/SQL skills. You get SQL Developer to write what code you need and manage your database. You get Oracle Rest Data Services to build REST endpoints against your...
For the last twenty years, I have managed to transform an obsession with PL/SQL into a paying job. How cool is that?