Oracle CloudWorld 2024, Las Vegas, is in full swing, with Oracle sharing the latest cloud computing developments with its partners. Big Red’s flagship event has so far been defined by database developments with fellow tech giants Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
Oracle announced the launch of Oracle Database@AWS, allowing customers to access the Oracle Autonomous Database on dedicated infrastructure and Oracle Exadata Database Service within AWS. According to Oracle, the goal was to provide its customers with a ‘unified experience’ between OCI and AWS. The new service can offer simpler database admin, billing and a unified customer support network.
Larry Ellison, chairman and CTO, Oracle, said the launch of the tool comes in response to customers wanting to use multiple cloud services at once: “With Oracle Cloud Infrastructure deployed inside of AWS data centers, we can provide customers with the best possible database and network performance.”
Up next, Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle Database@Google for four existing Google Cloud regions across the US and Europe – US East (Ashburn), US West (Salt Lake City), UK South (London) and Germany Central (Frankfurt), with plans to expand across more global regions soon.
Customers with the database tool can run Oracle Exadata Database Service, Oracle Autonomous Database and Oracle Database Zero Data Loss Recovery Service on OCI while in Google Cloud data centers. Operating two clouds as one, customers can leverage the combined strength of Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, Gemini foundation models and Oracle Database 23ai.
Karan Batta, SVP, OCI, reflected on what usersshould expect from the database solution: “This new service combines all of the benefits of OCI database services with Google Cloud services for a seamless multi-cloud experience, which was unthinkable in the cloud space just a few years ago.”
Finally, Oracle’s last database announcement concerns Microsoft, with the news that some global organizations are looking to adopt Oracle Database@Azure to aid in cloud migration journeys. Oracle and Microsoft, in response to a growing global demand, are working towards making the solution available to more regions around the world.
The Azure database solution has also received updates to improve data protection and resilience. Users now have access to Oracle Database Zero Data Loss Autonomous Recovery Service, and will soon be able to benefit from OCI GoldenGate, a database replication and integration service.
Brett Tranzer, VP of product management, Microsoft, mentioned the importance of reactive database software in a competitive environment: “Through our partnership with Oracle,we’re expanding Oracle Database@Azure and helping more customers respond to market shifts and maintain a competitive edge as they grow, and their needs evolve.”
