SOHO combines Azure and Oracle Cloud via interconnect
Setting up a so-called interconnect between the Microsoft Azure Cloud and the Oracle Cloud has been possible for some time now. This gives you a fast private connection between the two cloud environments and enables applications to be active in both environments. This feature is not yet very well k... Read more
Oracle announces Database 21c GA for Cloud customers
The new release appears to be a showcase for new features.
Oracle Database 21c is now production on the Oracle Cloud Database Service and the Autonomous Database Free Tier Service. Customers who want an on-premises edition for Exadata, Linux and Windows will have to wait until 2021.
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Oracle adds flexible load balancing to its public cloud
The company's automated load balancing reduces the need for manual input.
Oracle this week unveiled a new feature in the company's cloud platform: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Flexible Load Balancer. The new service aims to facilitate easier addition and removal of network resources inside enterp... Read more
AWS is now Zoom’s ‘preferred cloud’
AWS has announced in a press release that Zoom has selected the tech giant as its preferred cloud provider. The message follows only months after a similar claim from Oracle.
In the press release, AWS claims that it has struck a deal with the company behind the popular video conferencing app. In... Read more
Oracle’s new MySQL analytics tool doesn’t need data warehouse
Oracle has announced a new service for analyzing data in an SQL database. The MySQL Database Service with the MySQL Analytics Engine should enable much higher speeds by connecting directly to a MySQL database.
According to Oracle, the direct integration with MySQL ensures that the MySQL Analytic... Read more
Oracle releases new version of its CRM system
Oracle has added some improvements to its Fusion Cloud Customer Experience software. The new features in the CRM system should better integrate data about customers, so that sales reps can better focus on the most promising customers.
The renewed CRM system draws a lot of data from ERP systems a... Read more
Privacy activist sues Oracle and Salesforce
In the Supreme Court of England and Wales, software companies Salesforce and Oracle were sued for 15 billion pounds (16.5 billion euros). The plaintiff believes that the two companies are violating GDPR legislation by collecting and reselling personal data.
The main plaintiff is UK privacy activ... Read more
Oracle unveils Oracle Digital Experience for Communications
New solution gives communications service providers the data to better understand customers.
Oracle has announced a new cloud-based customer experience (CX) management solution for the communications industry. Named the Oracle Digital Experience for Communications, the new platform is a suite of... Read more
TikTok-ban off for now
A group of three TikTok users has successfully sued against the requirement to block TikTik in the US. The app would have been blocked if an American party didn't acquire it before November 12th.
The plaintiffs consist of Douglas Marland, Cosette Rinab and Alex Chambers. All three of them earn t... Read more
Oracle is aiming to have 36 cloud regions by mid-2021
Oracle is expanding its cloud regions. With the upcoming brexit more regions in the UK are added. They just launched a dual-region government cloud in Wales and London to support the UK government services. The move comes as the UK is ramping up infrastructure projects.
The new Oracle offering i... Read more