Microsoft and Oracle Link Up Their Clouds 69
Microsoft and Oracle announced a new alliance today that will see the two companies directly connect their clouds over a direct network connection so that their users can then move workloads and data seamlessly between the two. This alliance goes a bit beyond just basic direct connectivity and also includes identity interoperability. TechCrunch reports: This kind of alliance is relatively unusual between what are essentially competing clouds, but while Oracle wants to be seen as a major player in this space, it also realizes that it isn't likely to get to the size of an AWS, Azure or Google Cloud anytime soon. For Oracle, this alliance means that its users can run services like the Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle JD Edwards on Azure while still using an Oracle database in the Oracle cloud, for example. With that, Microsoft still gets to run the workloads and Oracle gets to do what it does best (though Azure users will also continue be able to run their Oracle databases in the Azure cloud, too).
For now, the direct interconnect between the two clouds is limited to Azure US East and Oracle's Ashburn data center. The two companies plan to expand this alliance to other regions in the future, though they remain mum on the details. It'll support applications like JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, Oracle Retail and Hyperion on Azure, in combination with Oracle databases like RAC, Exadata and the Oracle Autonomous Database running in the Oracle Cloud.
For now, the direct interconnect between the two clouds is limited to Azure US East and Oracle's Ashburn data center. The two companies plan to expand this alliance to other regions in the future, though they remain mum on the details. It'll support applications like JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, Oracle Retail and Hyperion on Azure, in combination with Oracle databases like RAC, Exadata and the Oracle Autonomous Database running in the Oracle Cloud.
Great news everybody! Microsoft is about to... (Score:5, Funny)
Great news everybody! Microsoft is about to pound Oracle into the sand! Because nobody EVER partners with Microsoft and comes out better off in the long run after said partnership. Anybody remember Nokia? IBM OS/2? Lotus? Stac Electronics [wikipedia.org]?
Given every Android developer's hatred for Oracle and their insane lawsuit against using Java for programming Android phones, maybe it's high time for Oracle to get a pounding. Thank you Microsoft! For once, you're doing something useful for the world!
Re:Great news everybody! Microsoft is about to... (Score:5, Insightful)
Great news everybody! Microsoft is about to pound Oracle into the sand! Because nobody EVER partners with Microsoft and comes out better off in the long run after said partnership.
While this is true for Microsoft, it's even more true for Oracle. It's like two anti-matter particles combining.
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I think it's pretty obvious which gorilla is going to be pounding which...
Their customers?
Oracle has a cloud? (Score:3)
I wonder how often they litigate their customers to get onto it, and for using it?
It's not THAT unusual... (Score:4, Interesting)
Other hosting providers like IBM and Rackspace have dedicated network links to Azure, Google, and AWS as well. It seems that "multi-cloud" is a thing now.
The real question is (Score:5, Funny)
which company will screw the other over first?
Re:The real question is (Score:4, Funny)
The Sith always follow the Rule of Two's, but which is the master and which the apprentice? Larry Ellison or Satya Nadella?
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Re:The real question is (Score:4, Funny)
which company will screw the other over first?
No matter who loses, everyone else wins.
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At least in my location, Microsoft SQL Services are far more popular the Oracle. As it is much cheaper to operate. I expect much of the migration will go from Oracle to Microsoft.
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Ah! Most excellent! Monsoon season is upon us! (Score:1)
Keep the bilge pump running and your boat will float.
Really? (Score:5, Insightful)
Oracle gets to do what it does best
Which is screw over the customer, right?
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Was wondering that too, because it sure isn't their ancient database offering.
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So that's what caused all the rain (Score:2)
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Oracle is definitely the more evil of the two these days. .NET). .NET) while Oracle went the other way by making Solaris less open.
Oracle is suing Google over Java while Microsoft is a lot more permissive when it comes to re-implementing their APIs (including
Microsoft has open-sourced a whole bunch of stuff (including bits of
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Microsoft has a business plan that reaches into the future. Oracle plan is trying to milk their current customers as much as they can.
Oracle knows there is a cost to switching, so they are sure their prices are just barely under the cost to switch.
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Does that make it a storm?
It makes it a perfect storm of buzzword gobbledegook.
... (???)
So, in space, connecting clouds makes you a player especially this one, which makes you major
In plain english, two companies own some networked computers, now they're joining the networks together. The real story is 'MS has recently been working hard to shed its Great Satan image through open-source initiatives and embrace developers, yet now it jumps into bed with the Devil.'
No! (Score:2)
An unholly alliance of evil has happened. Now mix SAP and the counter Trinity is complete and behold the anti Christ is born
Nostradamus warns us (Score:3)
Nostradamus warns us:
With two numbers and three letters
Four eyes will softly build gates
They’ll belong to him in sweaters
Micro windows he’ll create
Beware the clouds merging in the sky
With the group of three
Having bases of data
protecting the great oracle
Zachry: Say this yibber, not true true. (Score:2)
Microsoft and Oracle Link Up Their Clouds
Seriously. No good can come of this.
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Well, they can both curl up and die together, that would be good.
Do you like pain? (Score:2)
hough Azure users will also continue be able to run their Oracle databases in the Azure cloud, too,
That's literally the miserable thing I've imagined doing today.
If you're still on an Oracle database, why didn't you migrate a decade ago?
Embrace, Extend... (Score:2)
Embrace : done ...
Extend : already is
Next ...
In other words (Score:2)
Colossus: The Forbin Project (Score:2)
I immediately thought about Colossus and Guardian. (from the book, not the movie)