Exasol Community Edition 2025.2.1 is here - check it out!

This new version of the Exasol Community Edition is powered by our latest Database Innovation Release 2025.2.1, bringing you Exasol’s latest updates for speed, stability, reliability, and security.


  • Detailed Database Release Notes: :backhand_index_pointing_right: 2025.2.0, 2025.2.1

  • Improvements, New Features and Release Highlights:

    • Significantly reduced VM Download Size from 14.5GB to 10GB (~30%)
    • Faster VM startup times and improved overall VM performance
    • Latest Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS Updates
    • Latest DbVisualizer Free Version 26.1
    • Latest updates to all preinstalled JDBC drivers and Virtual Schema Adapters
    • Updated Hands-On Example (05 - TPC-H 10GB Setup.sql) showcasing simplified direct import from Parquet files in Amazon S3 (AWS)
    • Amazon Athena JDBC driver and Virtual Schema Adapter now preinstalled and ready to use (see ATHENA_VIRTUAL_SCHEMA.sql)
    • Three powerful Exasol Extensions now preinstalled and ready to use:
      • Cloud Storage Extension (see CLOUD_STORAGE_EXTENSION.sql)
      • Kafka Connector Extension (see KAFKA_CONNECTOR_EXTENSION.sql)
      • Kinesis Connector Extension (see KINESIS_CONNECTOR_EXTENSION.sql)

:dizzy: Happy Exasoling!