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In today’s Cloud Wars Minute, I discuss Oracle’s breakthrough in its cloud database services.
Highlights
00:28 — Oracle posted its recent fiscal Q2 earnings. Cloud database services revenue was up 28% to $550 million, or, as CEO Safra Catz reported, a $2.2 billion annualized rate. You’ve got to give credit to its multi-cloud partners—Microsoft, Google Cloud, and AWS. It’s a big win for customers to be able to use Microsoft, Google Cloud, or AWS to access Oracle Cloud services.
01:31 — We’ve heard from Oracle for some time about how its cloud databases were going to be the third leg of its overall cloud growth story, along with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Applications. Now we’re seeing this kick in. This is the first time that I recall Oracle tying together both a revenue figure for cloud database services and a growth number.
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02:55 — Chairman Larry Ellison said this is going to become a multi-billion-dollar business for Oracle’s cloud database services. A lot are turning to its Cloud@Customer dedicated region, which gives customers greater flexibility around issues involving regulation, data privacy, sovereignty, etc. Catz also pointed out Oracle’s Alloy program, which allows customers to become cloud providers.
04: 14 — Why is this happening now with the Oracle Cloud database service? Very reasonably, a lot of business leaders were saying, “Hey, it’s one thing to move some applications or infrastructure to the cloud. Moving a database is something that is extremely strategic.”
05:05 — Databases are a crucial part of what every business does, even more so now in the whole world of AI. It’s interesting to see that Oracle highlighted the rise in customer acceptance of, and demand for, Oracle Cloud database services.
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