Connect with us

Technology

Oracle and Microsoft Add Powerful, Flexible New Services to Oracle Database@Azure and Expand Regional Availability

Published

on

Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure now available

Oracle Base Database Service on Oracle Database@Azure is coming soon

AUSTIN, Texas, March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Oracle today announced the general availability of Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure on Oracle Database@Azure. The Exascale deployment option eliminates the need to provision dedicated database and storage servers and gives customers the performance, reliability, and availability of Oracle Exadata Database Service with up to 95 percent lower minimum infrastructure costs. Additionally, Oracle Base Database Service on Oracle Database@Azure will be available soon to help customers run Oracle Database workloads on virtual machines with easier administration and pay-as-you-go pricing. To meet growing customer demand, Oracle Database@Azure is now available in the Microsoft Azure East U.S. 2 region to bring the total to 14 available regions with 18 more regions planned to be available in the next 12 months. Finally, Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure now supports the next-generation Exadata X11M platform.

“Vodafone’s business and applications have comprehensive service, market, and regional configurations guided by strict performance, scale, and functional requirements,” said Pedro Sardo, CIO, Shared Services and Director, Group IT Operations, Vodafone. “The ability to continue to utilize Oracle Base Database Service alongside Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure now on Oracle Database@Azure supports us with application and business continuity, simplifies our cloud migration efforts, and ensures we’re extracting value from our continued investments in the cloud.”

“We designed Exascale Infrastructure to deliver Exadata’s powerful capabilities in a multi-tenant, hyper-elastic cloud form that can be consumed by organizations of any size for all critical workloads,” said Karan Batta, senior vice president, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. “Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure on Oracle Database@Azure is a key advancement in our multicloud strategy and collaboration with Microsoft that will give joint customers new opportunities for success in the cloud.”

“Microsoft and Oracle’s collaboration on Oracle Database@Azure continues to see strong global customer demand,” said Brett Tanzer, vice president, Azure product management, Microsoft. “The addition of Oracle Exadata Exascale and Base Database Managed Services to Oracle Database@Azure gives customers of all sizes greater choice in performance, scale, and flexibility to accelerate innovation with Microsoft’s AI, analytics, security, apps and other services.”

Exascale on Oracle Database@Azure Delivers Power and Flexibility
With Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure on Oracle Database@Azure, customers can provision and manage smaller database workloads and scale as needed while leveraging the power of Exadata. With Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure, customers benefit from a unique and intelligent data architecture that provides:

Elastic, pay-per-use resources: With Exascale, resources are completely elastic and pay-per-use, with no extra charge for IOPS. Users only specify the number of database server ECPUs and storage capacity they need, and every database is spread across pooled storage servers for high performance and availability. This reduces the cost of entry-level infrastructure for customers using Exadata Database Service as part of Oracle Database@Azure by up to 95 percent and enables flexible and granular on-line scaling of resources.Intelligent storage cloud: Exadata Exascale’s intelligent, RDMA-capable storage cloud distributes databases across all available storage servers and uses data aware, intelligent Smart Scan to make thousands of CPU cores available to speed up any database query. Exascale Storage Cloud intelligently moves hot or frequently accessed data from disk to memory or flash, and delivers the performance of DRAM, the IOPs of flash, and the capacity of disks.Intelligent AI: Exascale uses AI Smart Scan, a unique way to offload data and compute-intensive AI Vector Search operations to the Exascale intelligent storage cloud. AI Smart Scan and Exadata System Software 24ai run key vector search operations up to 30X faster enabling customers to run thousands of concurrent AI vector searches in multi-user environments.Intelligent OLTP: Intelligent ultra-fast RDMA communication between database servers enables high-throughput OLTP applications to scale across Exascale Virtual Machine clusters and support more concurrent users. The low latency provided by RDMA communication also provides ultra-fast response times for mission-critical transactions.Intelligent analytics: Unique data intelligence automatically offloads data-intensive SQL queries to the Exascale intelligent storage cloud, enabling extreme throughput scaling of up to 2,880 GB/s for analytics. Automatic columnarization converts data into an ultra-fast in-memory columnar format that automatically uses flash caches in the Exascale intelligent storage cloud to increase capability and performance.Database-aware intelligent clones: Users can use advanced snapshot capabilities to instantly create full copies or thin clones using the Exascale intelligent storage cloud and its redirect-on-write technology, helping to accelerate the DevOps operating model.

Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure is available for purchase in the Azure Marketplace with a custom quote through a private offer or on a pay-as-you-go basis. Customers can use existing Azure commitments, discount programs, and Oracle license benefits, such as Bring Your Own License (BYOL) and Oracle Support Rewards.

Oracle Base Database Service Coming to Oracle Database@Azure
Oracle and Microsoft plan to make Oracle Base Database Service available on Oracle Database@Azure soon. Oracle Base Database Service will run Oracle Database Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition 2 versions of 19c and 23ai on virtual machines. It will provide automated database lifecycle management that reduces administration, low-code application development capabilities, and independently scalable compute and storage resources with pay-as-you-go pricing.

Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure Now Supports Exadata X11M
Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure now supports Oracle Exadata X11M to deliver significant performance improvements across AI, analytics, and online transaction processing (OLTP) compared to the previous generation. Customers also have the choice and flexibility to use Exadata X11M’s architecture across on-premises, hybrid cloud, public cloud, and multicloud environments.

Powerful Cloud Database Service Expands to Meet Global Demand
Oracle Database@Azure is now available in the Azure East U.S. 2 region. This brings the total availability to 14 regions along with Australia East, Brazil South, Canada Central, Central U.S., East U.S., France Central, Germany West Central, Italy North, Japan East, Southeast Asia, UK South, UK West, and West U.S.

In addition, Oracle Database@Azure is planned to be available in 18 more regions in the next 12 months. This includes Australia Southeast, Brazil Southeast, Canada East, Central India, France South, Japan West, Germany North, North Central US, North Europe, South Central U.S., South India, Spain Central, Sweden Central, UAE Central, UAE North, West Europe, West U.S. 2, and West U.S. 3.

With Oracle Database@Azure running on OCI in Azure datacenters, customers benefit from:

Flexible options to simplify and accelerate migrating their Oracle databases to the cloud, including compatibility with proven migration tools such as Oracle Zero-Downtime MigrationThe ability to build new cloud-native applications using Oracle Database, OCI and Azure technologies, including the rich set of Azure development and AI servicesPricing parity with OCI for the highest level of Oracle Database performance, scale, and availability only possible through Oracle Exadata engineered systems underpinning Oracle Database@AzureThe simplicity, security, and low latency to build integrated solutions with Autonomous Database and Azure servicesConsistency with on-premises deployments of Oracle Database and Oracle Exadata to reduce the need to rearchitect or refactor solutionsUnified customer experience and support from Oracle and MicrosoftSimplified purchasing and the ability to leverage Oracle and Microsoft licenses, commitments, and discount programsValidated Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers for Oracle Exadata Database Service on Oracle Database@AzureThe assurance of a unified service and architecture that are tested and supported by two of the most trusted names in the cloud 

About Oracle Distributed Cloud
Oracle’s distributed cloud delivers the benefits of cloud with greater control and flexibility. Oracle’s distributed cloud lineup includes:

Public cloud: Hyperscale public cloud regions serve any size of organization, including many of those requiring strict EU sovereignty controls. See the full list of regions here.Dedicated cloud: Customers can run all OCI cloud services in their own data centers with OCI Dedicated Region, while partners can resell OCI cloud services and customize the experience using Oracle Alloy. Oracle also operates separate U.S., UK, and Australian Government Clouds, and Isolated Cloud Regions for national security purposes. Each of these products provides a full cloud and AI stack that customers can deploy as a Sovereign Cloud.Hybrid cloud: OCI delivers key cloud services on-premises via Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer and Compute Cloud@Customer and is already managing deployments in over 60 countries. Additionally, OCI Roving Edge Infrastructure, which consists of multiple configurations of ruggedized and portable high-performance devices, helps customers leverage remote AI inferencing at the edge. Multicloud: OCI is physically deployed within all the hyperscale cloud providers, including AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, providing low latency, natively integrated Oracle database services, including Oracle Database@AWS, Oracle Database@Azure, Oracle Database@Google Cloud, and Oracle HeatWave on AWS. Oracle Interconnect for Microsoft Azure and Oracle Interconnect for Google Cloud allow customers to combine key capabilities from across clouds.

Additional Resources

Learn more about Exascale’s benefitsLearn more about Oracle Database@AzureLearn more about Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale InfrastructureLearn more about Oracle Database services, Oracle Autonomous Database, Oracle Exadata Database Service and Oracle Base Database Service

About Oracle
Oracle offers integrated suites of applications plus secure, autonomous infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), please visit us at www.oracle.com. 

Trademarks
Oracle, Java, MySQL and NetSuite are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation. NetSuite was the first cloud company—ushering in the new era of cloud computing.

 

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/oracle-and-microsoft-add-powerful-flexible-new-services-to-oracle-databaseazure-and-expand-regional-availability-302406590.html

SOURCE Oracle

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Technology

Local Moving Company in San Jose Earns Customer Loyalty Award

Published

on

By

ALL REASONS MOVING & STORAGE awarded Top Quality Award

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — ALL REASONS MOVING & STORAGE, an agent of Wheaton World Wide Moving, recently earned the distinctive Customer Loyalty Award, an award from the van line honoring moving companies that achieve a Net Promoter Score® (NPS) of 70 or above.

All Reasons Moving & Storage earned a Customer Loyalty Award, while achieving a Net Promoter Score of 70; almost unheard of in the service industry.

“An NPS score of 70 is almost unheard of in the service industry,” said Mark Kirschner, CEO of Wheaton World Wide Moving. “We’re proud to announce that ALL REASONS MOVING & STORAGE has garnered this rating from customers through their exceptional work in 2024.”

The Customer Loyalty program is designed to recognize moving companies in the Wheaton World Wide Moving network that offer the highest possible quality experiences to those using their services. Agents must receive at least ten responses throughout the program year and meet or exceed the van line’s average response rate.

ALL REASONS MOVING & STORAGE is located at 600 East Trimble Road, San Jose CA 95131 and can be reached at 408-240-0244 or online at www.allreasonsmoving.com.

About Wheaton World Wide Moving

Wheaton | Bekins is one of the world’s most highly regarded providers of transportation services. The van line owns five household goods relocation brands, Wheaton World Wide Moving, Bekins Van Lines, Stevens Worldwide Van Lines, Arpin Van Lines and Clark & Reid. The van line is the fourth largest household goods carrier. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., through its brands Wheaton | Bekins offers private and corporate domestic and international household goods relocation services as well as special commodities and logistic services. The United States military is one of the company’s largest customers. The van line is partner to more than 350 Wheaton and Bekins agents nationwide. To learn more, visit www.wheatonworldwide.com/why-wheaton/partners.

Media Contact

Jo Torres, Top Shelf Logic, 1 4694552777, jo@topshelflogic.com, https://topshelflogic.com/

View original content:https://www.prweb.com/releases/local-moving-company-in-san-jose-earns-customer-loyalty-award-302414717.html

SOURCE Wheaton World Wide Moving

Continue Reading

Technology

Ligent Inc. and Hisense to Showcase Innovations at OFC 2025

Published

on

By

Ligent Inc. and Hisense will be showcasing their latest innovations at the 2025 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) from March 30th to April 3rd. You can find them at booth #4321 and OIF’s booth #5745. Additionally, they will present a leading research paper at the event.

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Ligent Inc., a global leader in optical transceivers, active optical cables (AOCs), ONTs, and Terminal Devices, is excited to announce its participation in the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC) 2025. Ligent will be showcasing a series of groundbreaking demos highlighting its latest advancements in high-speed optical communication.

“We’re here to lead, innovate, and showcase how our cutting-edge technologies support and empower our customers” Dr. Jin Hong, CEO and President of Ligent.

Featured Demos at Booth #4321:

1.6T OSFP 2xDR4 Silicon Photonics and EML-based fully and half re-timed: Demonstrating unmatched performance and efficiency for next-generation AI clusters.1.6T 2xVR4 VCSEL and peek into 400G per Lane for 3.2T Transceivers: Showcasing advancements with 200G VCSELs and 400G TFLN modulators, setting the stage for high-capacity, ultra-efficient future data centers.800G QSFP-DD ZR & LR4: Live demonstrations of long-range, high-capacity optical connectivity for demanding DCI/metro applications.Interoperability of 400/800G fully re-timed, LPO and half re-timed LRO or TRO: Featuring products like 800G 2xFR4/2xDR4 Silicon Photonics-based LPO, 800G 2xFR4 EML-based half retimed LRO or TRO, and 800G 2xFR4/2xDR4 EML-based fully retimed with I3C support.

Interop Demos at Booth #5745:

In addition to these demos, Ligent Inc. and Hisense will also participate in OIF interoperability demonstrations:

CEI-448G, 224G, and 112G: Multi-vendor demos of 224Gbps and 112Gbps CEI across various applications, including a live 448G demo for AI network scaling. Featured products include OSFP 1.6T 2xDR4+ Silicon Photonics half retimed LRO or TRO, and OSFP 1.6T 2xDR4+ Silicon Photonics fully retimed.800ZR, 400ZR, and Multi-Span Optics: Showcasing advancements in pluggable coherent optics interoperability, featuring 800ZR and 400ZR applications, and multi-span connections like OpenZR+, 100ZR, and 800G OpenROADM (PCS). Featured products include the 800G QSFP-DD ZR.CMIS: Demonstrating physical layer management interoperability across diverse network equipment and pluggable modules, highlighting the CMIS industry-standard management interface. Featured products include the 800G 2xSR4/2xDR4+/2xFR4 LPO.

Research Presentation:

Ligent will unveil an important research paper by Dr. Jianying Zhou and his team, titled “Performance Limitations and Optimizations of Linear Driver Optics for 200G/Lane and Beyond.” This presentation, scheduled for March 31 at 10:30 AM in room 213-214, will explore the challenges and solutions for optimizing 1.6T LPO optics, paving the way for future AI and cloud applications.

“Our presence at OFC 2025 shows our new commitment to our vision to be a leading force in the optical connectivity space,” said Dr. Jin Hong, CEO and President of Ligent. “We’re here to lead, innovate, and showcase how our cutting-edge technologies support and empower our customers. At Ligent, our mission is clear: to align deeply with our customers and provide solutions that exceed expectations.”

Media Contact

Media Relations, Ligent, 1 4083530623, mediarelations@ligent.com, www.ligent.com

View original content:https://www.prweb.com/releases/ligent-inc-and-hisense-to-showcase-innovations-at-ofc-2025-302415075.html

SOURCE Ligent

Continue Reading

Technology

BFA’s 10th Religious Sub-forum Highlights Global Digitization Project of Buddhist Scriptures

Published

on

By

QIONGHAI, China, March 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Sub-forum on Religious Harmony and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations took place at the BFA (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 on March 28. The sub-forum focused on the theme “Countless Dharma Doors Converge in a Square Inch: A Discussion on the Future of Digitization Project of Buddhist Scriptures.” The gathering brought together 12 eminent monks and cultural researchers from six countries and regions to explore the current state and future of digitizing Buddhist scriptures. Chaired by Venerable Master Yin Shun, Vice President of the Buddhist Association of China, and President of the Buddhist Association of Hainan Province, the event aimed to advance the preservation and development of Buddhist culture through international collaboration.

 

BFA’s Decade of Progress: A Solid Foundation for the Future

Yin Shun, reflecting on the ten-year journey of the BFA Religious Sub-forum, noted its steadfast commitment to the foundational goal of building a global community united by a common destiny. The sub-forum has been instrumental in promoting religious harmony and fostering cross-cultural dialogues, while also enhancing international cooperation in the fundamental domains of religion, culture, education, philanthropy, and healthcare. A notable achievement of the sub-forum has been in the area of digital preservation and accessibility of Buddhist teachings. It has effectively used digital technology to compile the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms and has facilitated the digital translation of Buddhist classics across the economically important Pan-South China Sea region. Furthermore, it has proposed initiatives to raise the digitization of these texts as a major national concern. The South China Sea Buddhist Academy, China’s premier international Buddhist educational platform targeting Southeast Asia, has made significant contributions by educating 106 international students from several nations, most notably from Laos, Mongolia, Cambodia, and Nepal, and, by doing so, playing a crucial role in the international effort to digitize Buddhist scriptures.

Digital Empowerment: Advocating for the Chinese Adaptation of Buddhism

Ven. Guang Quan, Deputy Secretary General of the Buddhist Association of China and President of the Buddhist Association of Zhejiang Province, noted the crucial role of digitizing Chinese Buddhist scriptures in enhancing the international dissemination of Buddhist culture. He highlighted the accomplishments of Hangzhou Lingyin Temple in this area, including the development of an AI-based OCR engine for ancient books, production and tool platforms for digitizing ancient books, and a Buddhist scriptures reading hub. Building on these advancements, efforts are underway to digitize Buddhist canons, citing, in particular, the Jingshan Canon, the Yongle Northern Canon and the Siji Canon. Guang Quan’s initiatives aim to further the interconnection of civilizations through digital technology, breathing new life into Asian Buddhist wisdom in the digital realm.

Bhikshu HUIMIN, President, Comprehensive Buddhist Electronic Text Archive Foundation (CBETA) Taiwan, China, reflected on the establishment of the Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative (EBTI). He provided an overview of the current status of global Buddhist text digitization, highlighting its evolution from digital archives (DA) to digital humanities (DH). Additionally, he unveiled the groundbreaking concept of Artificial Intelligence and Brain-Computer Interface (AI – BCI) for the digitization of Buddhist culture. He stressed that the transition of Buddhism from traditional scriptures to cloud-based platforms represents not only the future of Buddhism but also a new civilization where mindfulness and technology merge.

Hong Xiang, Research Assistant at the Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong, highlighted the transformative impact of digital technology on the collation and proofreading of the Dunhuang manuscripts, starting from the digitization project. He noted that the preservation of the Dunhuang manuscripts, which embody the essence of a multi-faceted and symbiotic civilization, demands interdisciplinary collaboration. Moreover, he advocated for global resource sharing in the digitization of Buddhist scriptures.

Zhu Cuiping, Editor-in-Chief of Zhonghua Book Company GuLian (Beijing) Digital Media Tech Co., Ltd, China, pointed out that the digitization of Buddhist scriptures is an enormous undertaking that requires a collaborative effort among the government, religious organizations, universities, research institutes, and publishing entities. She called for the initiation of a global initiative to compile Buddhist literature to drive the worldwide project of digitizing Buddhist scriptures.

International Cooperation: Jointly Advancing the Global Digitization Project of Buddhist Scriptures

The sub-forum placed particular emphasis on the contributions of Japanese and Korean Buddhism to the digitization of Buddhist scriptures. KAWANAKA KOKYO, Director-General of Administration of Jodoshu, Japan, presented the “Digitization of Zōjō-ji’s Three Great Buddhist Canons” project. He urged all parties to collaborate in furthering the global effort to digitize Buddhist scriptures, with the aim of fostering a more peaceful and harmonious future for humanity.

JONG-RIM, Honorary Chairman of Tripitaka Koreana Research Institute, Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, shared insights from the digitization efforts of the Tripitaka Koreana at Haeinsa Temple in Korea. He proposed the future goal of completing a comprehensive Tripitaka and developing a dictionary of concepts and terms utilizing digital technology.

South China Sea Buddhist Friendship Circle: Fostering Digital Connections

The sub-forum highlighted the role of the South China Sea Buddhist Friendship Circle in the digitization of Buddhist scriptures. Ven. PHRAPROMMASITH (Thongchai Sukkayano) Supreme Patriarchs, elaborated on Thailand’s experience in safeguarding Buddhist cultural heritage. He urged international cooperation to facilitate the digitization of Buddhist scriptures, aiming to provide convenient access to anyone anywhere with an interest in reading and better understanding the Dharma.

SANDI MARBHIVAMSA, Chairman of Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, Myanmar, and Ven. (Dr.) KIRINDE ASSAJI, Chief Prelate (Malwatta Chapter) Sanghanayaka of Sri Lanka’s Western Province, provided insights into the current state of Buddhism in their respective countries and the advancements made in the digitization of Buddhist scriptures. They both expressed a strong willingness to collaborate with Buddhist communities from other nations in these endeavors.

Looking to the Future: Consultation, Collaboration, and Sharing

Ven. YAN JUE, President of the Buddhist Association of China, concluded by emphasizing that Buddhist scriptures represent a shared cultural heritage of humanity. He noted that their digitization presents not only a technical challenge but also a cultural mission. He also underscored the commitment of the Chinese Buddhist community to the global governance principles of consultation, collaboration, and sharing. By partnering with Buddhist and academic communities worldwide, they aim to advance the digitization of Buddhist texts, share the outcomes of these efforts, and further disseminate the teachings and scriptures of Buddhism.

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bfas-10th-religious-sub-forum-highlights-global-digitization-project-of-buddhist-scriptures-302415071.html

SOURCE The Buddhist Association of Hainan Province

Continue Reading

Trending