{"id":29959,"date":"2023-09-15T09:46:40","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T08:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/?p=29959"},"modified":"2023-09-28T10:18:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T09:18:25","slug":"microsoft-and-oracle-expand-partnership-to-deliver-oracle-database-services-on-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-in-microsoft-azure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/2023\/09\/15\/microsoft-and-oracle-expand-partnership-to-deliver-oracle-database-services-on-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-in-microsoft-azure\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft and Oracle expand partnership to deliver Oracle database services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in Microsoft Azure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Microsoft joins Oracle as the only other hyperscaler to offer Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Database Services to simplify cloud migration, multi-cloud deployment and management.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oracle and Microsoft have announced Oracle Database@Azure, which gives customers direct access to Oracle database services running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and deployed in Microsoft Azure data centres.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oracle Database@Azure delivers all the performance, scale and workload availability advantages of Oracle Database on OCI with the security, flexibility and best-in-class services of Microsoft Azure, including best-in-class AI services like Azure OpenAI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This combination provides customers with more flexibility regarding where they run their workloads. It also provides a streamlined environment that simplifies cloud purchasing and management between Oracle Database and Azure services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the introduction of Oracle Database@Azure, Oracle and Microsoft are helping customers accelerate their migration to the cloud, so they can modernise their IT environments and take advantage of Azure\u2019s infrastructure, tooling and services. Customers will benefit from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More options to move their Oracle databases to the cloud.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The highest level of Oracle database performance, scale and availability, as well as feature and pricing parity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The simplicity, security and latency of a single operating environment (datacentre) within Azure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ability to build new cloud-native applications using OCI and Azure technologies, including Azure\u2019s best-in-class AI services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The assurance of an architecture that is tested and supported by two of the most trusted names in the cloud.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a real opportunity to help organisations bring their mission-critical applications to the cloud so they can transform every part of their business with this next generation of AI,\u201d said Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur expanded partnership with Oracle will make Microsoft Azure the only other cloud provider to run Oracle&#8217;s database services and help our customers unlock a new wave of cloud-powered innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost customers already use multiple clouds,\u201d said Larry Ellison,&nbsp;Oracle Chairman and CTO. \u201cMicrosoft and Oracle have been working together to make it easy for those customers to seamlessly connect Azure Services with the very latest Oracle Database technology. By collocating Oracle Exadata hardware in Azure data centres, customers will experience the best possible database and network performance. We are proud to partner with Microsoft to deliver this best-in-class capability to customers.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Multi-cloud made for customers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new service delivers a fully integrated experience for deploying, managing and using Oracle database instances within Azure. It enables organisations to drive breakthroughs in the cloud&nbsp;using their existing skills to leverage the best of Oracle and Microsoft capabilities directly within the Azure portal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new service is designed to eliminate customers\u2019 biggest challenges in adopting multi-cloud architectures, including disjointed management, siloed tools and a complex purchasing process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of this expanded partnership, customers will have the choice to deploy their Azure services with their fully managed Oracle Database services all within a single datacentre, including support for Oracle Exadata Database services, Oracle Autonomous Database services and Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC). Oracle and Microsoft have also developed a joint support model to provide rapid response and resolution for mission-critical workloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Oracle and Microsoft have significantly simplified the purchasing and contracting process. Customers will be able to purchase Oracle Database@Azure through Azure Marketplace, leveraging their existing Azure agreements. They will also be able to use their existing Oracle Database license benefits including Bring Your Own License and the Oracle Support Rewards program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs we continue our Digital Transformation through innovation and technology, interoperability across cloud service providers to enable safe, secure and rapid financial transactions for our 40 million customers is paramount,\u201d said Mihir Shah, enterprise head of data, Fidelity Investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis announcement displays how industry leaders Microsoft and Oracle are putting their customers\u2019 interests first and providing a collaborative solution that enables organisations like Fidelity to deliver best-in-class experiences for our customers and meet the substantial compliance and regulatory requirements with minimal downtime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cData is the lifeblood of any business and the cloud is the best way to analyse it so that insights become actionable,\u201d said Magesh Bagavathi, senior Vice President and global chief technology officer, PepsiCo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world with a market value of over 200 billion US. dollars, the ability to run our mission-critical systems and associated data in the cloud with Oracle Database@Azure gives us a scaled strategic advantage across our global operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are looking to our technology partners to support Vodafone\u2019s strategic focus on customers, simplicity and growth across Europe and Africa,\u201d said Scott Petty, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis new offering from Oracle and Microsoft does that by enabling us to deliver innovative and differentiated digital services faster and more cost effectively to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a global leader in the financial services industry, Voya has harnessed the power of Digital Transformation to help provide the best experience for our customers and employees. As we continue to bring our business applications to the cloud, cloud partnerships have the potential to help the entire industry maintain better security, compliance and performance, helping to accelerate the development of new technology products, solutions and services that enhance customer experience and help achieve better financial outcomes,\u201d said Santhosh Keshavan, executive Vice President and chief information officer, Voya Financial, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oracle will operate and manage these OCI services directly within Microsoft\u2019s data centres globally, beginning with regions in North America and Europe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft joins Oracle as the only other hyperscaler to offer Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Database Services to simplify cloud migration, multi-cloud deployment and management.&nbsp; Oracle and Microsoft have announced Oracle Database@Azure, which gives customers direct access to Oracle database services running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and deployed in Microsoft Azure data centres.&nbsp; Oracle Database@Azure delivers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":30253,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,15,44],"tags":[79,1960,4931,100,656,4267,877,4932],"class_list":["post-29959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-intelligent-technologies-cloud","category-innovation-digital-transformation","category-top-stories","tag-cloud","tag-cloud-migration","tag-hyperscaler","tag-microsoft","tag-microsoft-azure","tag-openai","tag-oracle","tag-oracle-databaseazure"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29959"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30245,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29959\/revisions\/30245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}