Oracle database services running on Oracle
Cloud Infrastructure are deployed directly in Microsoft Azure
datacenters
AUSTIN,
Texas, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The first
Oracle Database@Azure service is now generally available in
the Microsoft Azure East US region. Oracle will operate and manage
Oracle Exadata Database Service, the first of several planned
Oracle database services to run on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (OCI) in Azure datacenters. Oracle Exadata
Database Service dramatically simplifies cloud migration of mission
critical workloads. The new Oracle Database@Azure service delivers
all the performance, scale, and workload availability advantages of
the Oracle Database including Real Application Clusters and
built-in security, alongside best-in-class Azure services, such as
the Azure OpenAI Service for generative AI applications.
"Exadata is the most effective platform to run the Oracle
Database and this service provides Microsoft Azure users with the
best of all possible worlds," said Carl
Olofson, research vice president, Data Management Software,
IDC. "Clearly, Oracle and Azure have embraced a multicloud strategy
for the ultimate benefit of their mutual customers."
To meet strong customer demand across the globe, Oracle
Database@Azure will be generally available in additional regions in
2024, including Germany Central, Australia East, France
Central, Canada Central, Brazil South, Japan East, UK South,
Central US, and South Central US. Each deployment is planned to run
across two Azure availability zones, enabling customers to
configure high availability across zones. With this offering,
customers can benefit from:
- Flexible options to move their Oracle databases to the
cloud;
- The highest level of Oracle database performance, scale, and
availability, as well as feature and pricing parity with OCI public
list prices;
- The simplicity, security, and latency of a single operating
environment (datacenter) within Azure;
- Streamlined migration to the cloud, where it is easier to
modernize IT environments and take advantage of Azure's
infrastructure, tooling, and services;
- Compatibility with proven migration tools like Oracle Zero
Downtime Migration;
- Consistency with on-premises deployments of Oracle Database and
Oracle Exadata, reducing the need for rearchitecture;
- The ability to build new cloud-native applications using OCI
and Azure technologies, including Azure OpenAI Service;
- Unified customer support from Oracle and Microsoft;
- Simplified purchasing via the Azure Marketplace, and ability to
leverage Oracle and Microsoft licenses and commitments/discount
programs;
- The assurance of an architecture that is tested and supported
by two of the most trusted names in the cloud.
"Ninety-eight percent of the Fortune 100 run Oracle Database and
leading organizations in every industry have relied on Oracle
Exadata and RAC technology to build mission critical applications
on-premises. Most of these workloads have not yet moved to the
cloud," said Karan Batta, senior
vice president, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. "Oracle and Microsoft
are making it simpler for customers to accelerate their data center
exits and migrate their on-premises Oracle estate to the cloud.
Together with Microsoft, we're eliminating some of the biggest
challenges our customers face using best-of-breed technologies and
adopting multicloud architectures."
"We've received tremendous interest in Oracle Database@Azure
since its announcement," said Erin
Chapple, corporate vice president, Azure Core Product and
Design, Microsoft. "Oracle Database@Azure streamlines the migration
of Oracle workloads to Azure, so that customers across industries
can combine the best of Oracle with the breadth of Microsoft cloud
services like Azure AI and our application platform and developer
services, to empower business innovation."
Additional Resources
- Learn more about Oracle Database@Azure
- Read more about Oracle Database@Azure available in the
Microsoft Azure East US region
- Learn more about the Oracle and Microsoft
partnership
- Read the First Principles blog about powering applications
with Oracle Database@Azure
- Learn more about Oracle database services, Oracle Autonomous
Database, Oracle Exadata Database Service and Oracle Base Database
Service
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