Welcome to this exclusive interview with Clay Magouyrk, executive vice president, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle. Magouyrk and Bob Evans, founder, Cloud Wars, sit down to explore how Oracle is addressing the explosive growth of AI, the challenges of building global infrastructure at speed, and the company’s strategic push into multi-cloud innovation.
Highlights
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s Growth and Technological Challenges (01:08)
Magouyrk explains the unpredictability of AI usage and the need for quick infrastructure reactions due to the compute-heavy nature of AI. He discusses the challenges of building physical infrastructure quickly and how one must be agile in response to changing demands. The infrastructure industry is excited due to increased investment in new ways to cool, power, and network things.
Customer Benefits from Infrastructure Investments (02:43)
As far as customer benefits, Magouyrk explains that large customers rely on Oracle for capacity to meet unprecedented demand, which is crucial for their end customers. He mentions the transformational impact of AI on healthcare applications, benefiting both providers and patients. AI capabilities need to be accessible to a wide range of customers.
Multi-Cloud Deals with Microsoft, Google Cloud, and AWS (03:49)
Magouyrk discusses the demand for Oracle’s database and other technologies on multiple clouds and the successful implementation of the multi-cloud strategy. He discusses the challenges of setting up infrastructure in multiple locations and the positive feedback from customers. Oracle’s goal is to make its investments available across all cloud providers in a way that doesn’t require additional implementation efforts.
Impact of Multi-Cloud Strategies on Customer Experience (06:13)
The multi-cloud strategy with Google Cloud, Microsoft, and AWS has unblocked many things that were previously impossible, benefiting customers. Collaborating across the industry can help create a new model that better serves customers. Magouyrk believes that once a successful model is proven, more companies will work together to improve customer experience.
Rising Demand for Inferencing on Oracle Cloud (07:54)
Magouyrk talks about the difference between small-scale and large-scale inferencing. He discusses the increasing use of best-of-breed models from top providers and the growth in this area. Inferencing needs to be easy for customers. There’s a continued increase in both small and large-scale inferencing.
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Go-to-Market and Technological Innovations (11:14)
Magouyrk talks about how sales strategies and technology are evolving together. He says it’s time to rethink how products are offered, sold, and supported. He points out that customers want simple, effective ways to solve their problems, and that dedicated regions can help with that. He also touches on how smaller data centers can make things more flexible and easier for customers to navigate.
Customer Needs and Future Trends (15:28)
Magouyrk notes that a year ago, customers were focused on not being left behind in AI, but now they are more interested in implementation and scaling projects. They’re interested in data sovereignty, data privacy, and data control, driven by governmental regulations and global changes. Magouyrk believes that Oracle needs to be able to offer both heavily controlled, sovereign options and the scale and efficiency of general areas.
Adapting to Customer Needs and Priorities (17:15)
Magouyrk says it should be simple for customers to access different models and use them easily within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. He adds that it’s essential to deliver strong technology wherever customers are in their journey, since their needs continue to shift over time.
