Microsoft and Oracle have expanded their partnership to offer Oracle Database Services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in Microsoft Azure, providing customers with direct access to Oracle database services. This collaboration aims to simplify cloud migration and management, offering more flexibility for workload deployment and a streamlined environment for cloud purchasing.
Microsoft and Oracle Unveil Expanded Partnership
Microsoft and Oracle have announced an expansion of their partnership, introducing Oracle Database@Azure. This innovative service allows customers to access Oracle database services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) directly within Microsoft Azure datacenters.
What’s New with Oracle Database@Azure?
Oracle Database@Azure combines the performance, scale, and workload availability of Oracle Database on OCI with the security, flexibility, and best-in-class services of Microsoft Azure, including Azure OpenAI. This new offering provides customers with more flexibility and a streamlined environment for cloud purchasing and management between Oracle Database and Azure services.
Key Benefits for Customers
With the introduction of Oracle Database@Azure, customers will enjoy a host of benefits, including more options for moving their Oracle databases to the cloud, the highest level of Oracle database performance, and the simplicity, security, and latency of a single operating environment within Azure.
Furthermore, customers will have the ability to build new cloud-native applications using OCI and Azure technologies, including Azure’s best-in-class AI services.
“We have a real opportunity to help organizations bring their mission-critical applications to the cloud so they can transform every part of their business with this next generation of AI,” said Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft.
Seamless Multicloud Experience
The new service delivers a fully integrated experience for deploying, managing, and using Oracle database instances within Azure. It enables organizations to drive breakthroughs in their business by seamlessly connecting Azure Services with the very latest Oracle Database technology.
“Microsoft 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 datacenters, 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.” said Larry Ellison, Oracle Chairman and CTO.
In conclusion, the expanded partnership between Microsoft and Oracle offers an unprecedented level of integration and performance for customers looking to leverage the power of the cloud.
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