The accord will make it easier for Oracle users to run Microsoft Azure's AI on top of the Oracle database, the companies said.
Tech rivals Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. on Thursday deepened a four-year-old cloud partnership, signaling more cooperation in the fast-evolving software and AI markets.
The accord will make it easier for Oracle ORCL, +1.63% users to run Microsoft MSFT, +0.79% Azure’s AI on top of the Oracle database, the companies said. Previously, Oracle customers had to run a separate dashboard within Microsoft’s Azure Cloud dashboard to integrate the competing platforms. Customer previews of the new service, called Oracle Database@Azure, will be available in early 2024 in regions of the U.S., U.K. and Germany. Oracle and Microsoft declined to disclose financial details of the plan.
“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,” Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella said in a statement. Microsoft Azure will be the only other cloud provider to run Oracle’s database services, he said.
“Most customers already use multiple clouds,” Oracle co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison said in a statement. Seamlessly connecting Oracle’s database technology with Azure Services will let “customers experience the best possible database and network performance,” Ellison said.The deal marks a significant strategic shift in the cloud market. Before, cloud providers attempted to lock users on one platform.
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