GeekWire September 9, 2024
Oracle announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services on Monday afternoon that will further integrate its database offerings and cloud infrastructure with the Seattle tech giant’s cloud platform.
It follows earlier partnerships struck by Oracle with Microsoft and Google Cloud.
The market share for Oracle’s own cloud platform is in the low single-digits, according to the latest numbers from Synergy Research Group, and the rise of the cloud has taken a toll on the company’s traditional database business.
In that context, the deals with Microsoft, Google, and now Amazon represent a trade-off that give Oracle a new pitch to retain existing database customers, while making it tougher to persuade them to embrace its own cloud platform, said Charles Fitzgerald,...
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