A look at the recent collaborative efforts between Microsoft and Oracle in the cloud industry and their effects on customers and competitors.
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The moves by Microsoft, Google Cloud, and Amazon to eliminate data-egress fees represents a significant victory for business clients, with Oracle also playing a role, alongside the impetus from impending EU data regulations.
Insights into Oracle’s fiscal Q3 results, which are likely to reveal remarkable growth for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
In order to prepare companies for the future of technology-driven business, it’s incumbent upon CIOs to identify and actively address the most critical tech skills gaps.
A reflection on Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s tenure, which has seen the remarkable transformation from a ‘Cloud-First’ vision to Microsoft’s dominance in the cloud.
Under Satya Nadella’s leadership, Microsoft has successfully adopted a cloud-first approach and achieved remarkable growth in cloud revenue, market cap, partnerships, and much more.
Overview of business intelligence and reporting tools to watch delivers an explanation of key features such as AI-enhanced analytics, data visualization, and cloud functionality.
A look at the dynamic state of AI adoption in the cloud through a Wiz report revealing trends, adoption rates, and the rise of power users in both managed and self-hosted AI services.
From generative AI to big data/analytics platforms to on-premise clouds, the Cloud Wars Top 10 have served up an innovative set of products to watch in 2024.
Larry Ellison and Safra Catz of Oracle express confidence in the cloud business, citing robust growth and high demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) among other factors.
Microsoft’s positive 2024 outlook emphasizes AI’s crucial role in sustaining Azure’s growth.
Oracle’s partnership turns Microsoft into its biggest customer, with a multi-cloud deal, significant investments, and a shared vision for market leadership.
Undergoing a notable shift, Oracle sees Microsoft emerge as a prominent customer in their strategic cloud collaboration.
Oracle experiences a notable slowdown in its cloud growth rate, dropping to 25% in fiscal-Q2 with $4.8 billion in revenue, signaling a shift from previous quarters’ 30% or higher growth.
Ignite takes the spotlight in this Cloud Wars Minute emphasizing Microsoft’s robust focus on AI. Highlights include partnerships, innovations like Maia and Cobalt chips for Azure data centers, and the expansion of Copilots across diverse applications, showcasing Microsoft’s leadership in infusing AI throughout its product portfolio.
Andi Gutmans, VP and GM for databases, Google, showcases AlloyDB, Google Cloud’s powerful database, revealing its key role in integrating GenAI and overcoming legacy database hurdles.
The big three cloud service providers AWS, Azure and Google Cloud share but also differ on features and vulnerabilities.
Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella are redefining competition and collaboration norms
At first glance, cybersecurity models among cloud providers may seem like near carbon copies of each other, but a bit of digging can yield some real differences.
Many signs points to the likelihood of Microsoft and Oracle extending their flourishing partnership to the use of Oracle’s Cloud for AI inferencing.