Oracle and AWS Expand Database Partnership With Exadata Service and 22-Region Footprint

Oracle and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have expanded their database partnership, making Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure (ExaDB-XS) available in 22 regions worldwide. This move provides enterprises with greater flexibility in choosing where their cloud data is stored, addressing concerns about latency, internal governance policies, and jurisdiction-specific requirements.

The partnership allows Oracle customers to migrate their data to AWS cloud with easier location flexibility and access to a variety of cloud tools, such as analytics, generative AI, and AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).

One key advantage of ExaDB-XS is its pay-per-use model, which enables customers to select the required compute and storage capacity without having to provision dedicated database and storage servers. This can make Exadata more practical for smaller and variable workloads. In the past, enterprises would need to commit to a minimum monthly subscription of $4,540.00 for on-premise Exadata hosting, excluding licensing fees and other costs.

With ExaDB-XS, customers can choose short-term contracts, such as 1 or 12 months, and pay separately for compute and storage through the AWS Marketplace at as low as $0.336 per ECPU (Elastic Compute Unit) per hour.

The expanded regional availability is expected to help enterprises tackle latency and data-location requirements. However, it is important to note that regional availability alone does not ensure regulatory compliance or data sovereignty. Wonho Park, a platform engineering team lead at CJ Olive Young, a Korean beauty and wellness retailer, welcomed the availability of Oracle AI Database@AWS in South Korea, stating it offers a smooth migration path for their mission-critical Oracle workloads.

Through partnerships with vendors like Nordcloud, an IBM company, and Oracle America, Oracle has made Oracle Database@AWS accessible to customers looking to migrate to the cloud from on-premises environments. In addition to AWS, Oracle has already provided similar services on other cloud platforms, including Azure and Google Cloud. This expansion gives enterprises multiple multi-cloud options for both public and private cloud needs.

Oracle's expansion in data residency regions is a response to the evolving regulatory environment that companies operating with customer data face. As enterprises seek suppliers for their data storage needs, they must consider location options alongside other factors. Oracle's integration with AWS provides flexibility in pricing and location, which enterprises using Oracle's database software can leverage while planning their data migration strategies.