Oracle Database@Azure
Accelerate innovation and cloud migration with Oracle Database services running in Microsoft Azure. Quickly build and modernize applications with capabilities such as Oracle Database 23ai AI Vector Search and Azure AI services.
Innovate with the combined power of Oracle and Microsoft
Oracle Autonomous Database on Oracle Database@Azure offers new possibilities to run mission-critical multicloud applications.
Benefits of Oracle Database@Azure
Innovate with OCI Oracle Database services running in Microsoft Azure
- Build new cloud native apps using Azure services, such as Azure Kubernetes, with Oracle Autonomous Database.
- Enhance existing apps with natural language and other generative AI capabilities.
- Quickly react to business demands using one converged, fully automated database that’s optimized for all workloads and data formats.
Migrate Oracle Database workloads to Microsoft Azure
- Simplify workload migration and consolidation via full compatibility with on-premises Oracle Database and Oracle Exadata deployments.
- Experience the same high levels of Oracle Database performance, security, and availability as in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and benefit from unique optimizations for transaction processing, analytics, and mixed workloads.
- Migrate on-premises databases to Oracle Database@Azure using Oracle’s proven migration solutions.
Simplify management and operations
- Purchase Oracle database services through the Azure Marketplace using your Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitments (MACCs) and get a single bill for Oracle Database and Microsoft Azure services.
- Use existing Oracle Database licenses and accrue the same Oracle Support Rewards as when using OCI directly.
- Automate manual administrative tasks such as database provisioning, backups, and monitoring.
Customer perspectives on Oracle Database@Azure
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“Data is the lifeblood of any business, and the cloud is the best way to analyze it so that insights become actionable. As one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world with a market value of over US$200 billion, the ability to run our mission-critical systems and associated data in the cloud with Oracle Database@Azure gives us a scaled strategic advantage across our global operations.”
– Magesh Bagavathi
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“We are looking to our technology partners to support Vodafone’s strategic focus on customers, simplicity, and growth across Europe and Africa. This new offering from Oracle and Microsoft does that by enabling us to deliver innovative and differentiated digital services faster and more cost-effectively to our customers.”
– Scott Petty
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“As a global leader in the financial services industry, Voya has harnessed the power of digital transformation to help provide the best experience for our customers and employees. As we continue to bring our business applications to the cloud, cloud partnerships have the potential to help the entire industry maintain better security, compliance, and performance, helping to accelerate the development of new technology products, solutions, and services that enhance customer experience and help achieve better financial outcomes.”
– Santhosh Keshavan
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Voya Financial, Inc.
How Oracle Database@Azure works
Accelerate innovation and supercharge database applications with Oracle Database services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure running in Microsoft Azure. Gain deeper and faster insights by combining capabilities such as Azure AI services and Oracle Database 23ai. Run your Oracle Database workloads with the highest performance, security, and availability while benefiting from a frictionless end-to-end experience across purchasing, operations, and collaborative support.
Oracle Database@Azure regions
See the list of OCI services available in the regions
| North America | Latin America | Europe | Middle East and Africa | Asia Pacific |
| Available regions | ||||
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| Canada Central | Brazil South | France Central | Australia East | |
| East US | Germany West Central | |||
| West US (DR) | Italy North | |||
| UK South | ||||
| UK West (DR) | ||||
| Coming soon | ||||
| Central US | Brazil Southeast (DR) | North Europe | UAE North | Japan East |
| East US 2 | Spain Central | UAE Central (DR) | Southeast Asia | |
| South Central US | Sweden Central | Central India | ||
| West US 2 | West Europe | Australia Southeast (DR) | ||
| West US 3 | France South (DR) | Japan West (DR) | ||
| Canada East (DR) | Germany North (DR) | South India (DR) | ||
| North Central US (DR) | ||||
Oracle Database@Azure use cases
Migrating on-premises workloads to Oracle Database@Azure
Migrate and run mission-critical Oracle Database workloads in Azure as you would on Oracle Exadata on-premises or on OCI. Use proven database migration solutions and strategies. Combine existing Azure and Oracle skills to simplify operations.
Modernize and innovate on-premises workloads with Oracle Database@Azure
Modernize and innovate with cloud native apps using Oracle database services and Azure resources. Combine Microsoft Cloud capabilities and Azure application development tools and frameworks with the power of Oracle database services. Leverage Azure DevOps to modernize development and deployment.
Migrate on-premises data analytics to Oracle Database@Azure
Migrate and run data analytics applications in Azure. Combine Azure analytics capabilities with the highest performing and most scalable Oracle database cloud services. Gain immediate and actionable insights from your data.
See what top industry analysts are saying about Oracle Database@Azure
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“The fact that Microsoft Azure customers can now, with OCI systems running in Azure, collocate OCI-based Oracle Autonomous Database on Exadata with applications running on Azure, satisfies a major unmet need for the very substantial segment of Azure users...” Read more
Carl Olofson
Research Vice President, Data Management Software, IDC -
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“Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is now running inside of Azure, including Exadata Database and Autonomous Database, among other services. This changes the game on so many levels...” Read more
Bradley Shimmin
Chief Analyst, AI and Analytics, Omdia -
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“Oracle is making history by bringing the Autonomous Database and its corresponding Exadata platforms—as well as all of the HA features such as RAC and Active Data Guard—into Microsoft Azure data centers worldwide...” Read more
Holger Mueller
Vice President and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research -
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“Microsoft and Oracle just completely redefined what it means to be multicloud. In an unprecedented and truly unexpected move, Exadata and all of the Oracle Database cloud services, including the Autonomous Databases, running on OCI, are now colocated in Azure data centers...” Read more
Marc Staimer
Senior Analyst, Wikibon
“Microsoft and Oracle just completely redefined what it means to be multicloud. In an unprecedented and truly unexpected move, Exadata and all of the Oracle Database cloud services, including the Autonomous Databases, running on OCI, are now colocated in Azure data centers. Azure users experience directly the power and benefits of Autonomous Database without any concerns of latency and ingress/egress fees. This is a game changer and walled gardens are over.”
Marc Staimer
Senior Analyst, Wikibon
“Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is now running inside of Azure, including Exadata Database and Autonomous Database, among other services. This changes the game on so many levels. Existing Oracle database customers will immediately see the value in this extended partnership offering, while competitors offering database services on Azure will find themselves in search of a new differentiator. This new service is of particular importance for AI practitioners as it quite literally brings the data right next to the AI, accelerating their ability to implement generative AI models without having to compromise on data access, security, and performance. This extension of the two companies’ earlier partnership further reconstructs industry expectations, showcasing just what a next-gen cloud should look like.”
Bradley Shimmin
Chief Analyst, AI and Analytics, Omdia
“Oracle is making history by bringing the Autonomous Database and its corresponding Exadata platforms—as well as all of the HA features such as RAC and Active Data Guard—into Microsoft Azure data centers worldwide. This transcends the boundaries and limitations of merely running the same piece of software in other clouds—it’s about also running the core architecture that the software was co-engineered with. It’s a huge win for Azure customers as they can now get Oracle’s prime database services, running on OCI, physically inside of Azure and procure it seamlessly from the Azure Marketplace—all while having their database managed by Oracle.”
Holger Mueller
Vice President and Principal Analyst, Constellation Research
“The fact that Microsoft Azure customers can now, with OCI systems running in Azure, collocate OCI-based Oracle Autonomous Database on Exadata with applications running on Azure, satisfies a major unmet need for the very substantial segment of Azure users who require the full function of Oracle Database in the cloud. Exadata is the most effective platform to run Oracle Database, and this provides Azure users with the best of all possible worlds. Clearly, Oracle and Azure have embraced a true multicloud strategy for the ultimate benefit of their mutual customers, and we believe that this is the direction that all cloud providers will need to follow in order to keep pace.”
Carl Olofson
Research Vice President, Data Management Software, IDC
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Learn more about Oracle Database@Azure
With Oracle Database@Azure, customers get enterprise-grade Oracle database services as native offerings within Azure.
Analyst reports
- dbInsight: Oracle Database@Azure redefines multi-cloud (PDF)
- ESG Technical Validation: Oracle Database@Azure—Delivering Oracle's Exadata Database Services with a Microsoft Azure-Native Experience (PDF)
- NAND Research: Oracle Database@Azure—Bringing Oracle Database and Exadata to Microsoft Azure (PDF)
- Moor Insights & Strategy: Achieving the Multi-Cloud Promise with Oracle (PDF)
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