Oracle and Microsoft Strategic Partnership FAQ

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    • What are the key elements of the partnership?
      • Customers can connect their Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Microsoft Azure resources via a dedicated private connection, utilize single sign via identity federation, and access collaborative technical support from both Oracle and Microsoft.
      • Customers can run supported Oracle software on Windows Server Hyper-V and in Microsoft Azure.
      • Oracle provides license mobility for customers who want to run Oracle software on Microsoft Azure.
      • Microsoft now offers fully licensed and supported Java in Microsoft Azure.
    • How do customers benefit?
      • Customers can innovate across clouds by deploying fully supported, cross-cloud solutions with Oracle Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
      • Customers can now run supported Oracle software on Windows Server Hyper-V and in Microsoft Azure for greater deployment flexibility and choice.
      • Developers can now build on properly licensed and fully supported Java and Oracle Linux on Microsoft Azure.
    • How is support for Oracle delivered?
      • For customers who have Oracle software licenses and support, Oracle delivers support directly to customers who are running Oracle software on Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Azure. As additional services are launched as a result of this partnership, more details will be shared on the support model.
      • Customers using the interconnect will receive a collaborative support model from both Oracle and Microsoft.
    • What Oracle software is certified and supported on Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Azure?

      Oracle support policies as they apply to Oracle software running in Microsoft Azure or on Windows Server Hyper-V are covered in two My Oracle Support (MOS) notes.

      Oracle software certification documents as related to Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Azure can be found below:

    • What is Oracle’s software licensing policy in Microsoft Azure?

      Oracle provides license mobility for customers who want to run Oracle software on Microsoft Azure. See Licensing Oracle Software in the Cloud Computing Environment (PDF).

    • What does this partnership mean for Oracle's strategy with its own public and private clouds?

      Oracle’s strategy is to offer a broad portfolio of solutions for public and private clouds, while giving customers choice and flexibility in how they deploy Oracle software in Oracle clouds as well as other clouds. Oracle’s partnership with Microsoft enables customers to deploy Oracle software in Microsoft public and private clouds with the confidence of certification and support from Oracle. Oracle’s commitment and investment in Oracle public and private cloud solutions is unchanged.