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ORACLE DATABASE @ GOOGLE CLOUD AVAILABLE IN FOUR GOOGLE CLOUD REGIONS ACROSS US AND EUROPE

Oracle and Google Cloud announced general availability of Oracle Database @ Google Cloud in four Google Cloud regions across the United States and Europe . Customers will now be able to run Oracle Exadata Database Service , Oracle Autonomous Database , and Oracle Database Zero Data Loss Autonomous Recovery Service on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure , OCI in Google Cloud data centres across US East , US West , UK South , and Germany Central , expanding to more regions in the coming months across North America , Europe , Middle East , Africa , Asia Pacific , and Latin America .

With Oracle Database @ Google Cloud , customers will for the first time get direct access to Oracle Database services running on OCI and deployed in Google Cloud data centres . They can now take advantage of Oracle ’ s industry-database and Exadata technology to accelerate innovation and develop new applications . In addition , customers can run applications on Oracle Linux , which is now supported by Oracle on Google Cloud .
Oracle Linux images can be imported using Google Cloud ’ s virtual disk image import process . Within the next 12 months , customers are also expected to be able to streamline Oracle Linux image provisioning in Google Compute Engine with ready-touse images .
By combining industry-generative AI capabilities from offerings like Google Cloud ’ s Vertex AI , Gemini foundation models , and Oracle Database 23ai , customers can bring enterprise truth to their data and gain faster insights by operating two clouds as one while maintaining feature and pricing parity with OCI .
Oracle Database @ Google Cloud enables customers to easily create new cloud applications using the industry Oracle Database or migrate their existing Oracle databases and applications to OCI running in Google Cloud with simplified cloud purchasing and management .
For example , customers can purchase Oracle Database services using their existing Google Cloud commitments and leverage their existing Oracle license benefits , such as Bring Your Own License , BYOL and Oracle Support Rewards . Oracle Exadata Database Service , Oracle Autonomous Database , and Oracle Database Zero Data Loss Autonomous Recovery Service are available with custom quotes via private offer .
Oracle Autonomous Database is also available with usage-based pricing , giving customers the flexibility to deploy a fully managed database in minutes .
“ For the first time , the AI and converged database capabilities of Oracle Database 23ai as well as all the automation and tools of Oracle Autonomous Database and Oracle Exadata Database Service are fully integrated with Google Cloud ,” said Karan Batta , Senior Vice President , Oracle Cloud Infrastructure .
Oracle Database @ Google Cloud is designed to help customers accelerate their journeys to the cloud and simplify
Karan Batta , Senior Vice President , Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
management of Oracle databases and mission-critical database applications , such as transaction processing for order management , data warehousing and analytics for supply chain management , and real-time transaction processing in financial services .
“ Oracle and Google Cloud have extended their multicloud strategy with this partnership , and customers can now take advantage of the automation in Oracle Autonomous Database and the performance of Exadata on OCI running in Google data centres ,” said Carl Olofson , Research Vice President , Data Management Software , IDC . •
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