Write what you think about "Oracle Cloud"

This is Ohara from the technical sales department.

I will write about
" Oracle Cloud " , which is gradually increasing its market share *This article is as of March 2017, so the information may be changed or updated in the future.

Please refer to the blog below for the overall cloud share ratio.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) captures over 40% share in the cloud infrastructure market

That said, there is still not much information about "Oracle Cloud", but
I would like to compile as much information as I can.

Features of “Oracle Cloud”

The main feature is that the same environment as on-premises Oracle Database can be used in the cloud, and it
can be used at the same monthly price range as public clouds such as AWS and GCP.

If you purchase an Oracle license for on-premises use,

, the price may be as high as buying a new luxury car, including annual maintenance

For companies that want to use Oracle Database but cannot afford it due to budget constraints,
Oracle Cloud is an easy-to-use cloud service.

In terms of functionality, the multi-tenant database feature of "Oracle Database 12c" can be used to
synchronize data with Oracle Database between on-premises and the cloud, and
the high-performance DB "Oracle Exadata" can also be run on the cloud. It's possible.

In short, it is compatible on both on-premises and in the cloud,
allowing users to use it without worrying about whether it is on-premises or in the cloud.

About trends in “Oracle Cloud”

Although it is still early days, Oracle Japan is also aiming to become number one in the cloud by 2020, based on the
index set by Oracle Japan to
number
The service "Oracle Cloud" is scheduled to start being provided, but as an IaaS, it does not yet have its own data center in Japan. *As of March 2017
(There appears to be a data center in the United States.)

In other words, currently the only services that can be provided in Japan are SaaS and PaaS, but
Oracle Japan seems to be encouraging existing on-premises users to migrate to their own cloud.

Background to the migration to “Oracle Cloud”

The reasons behind moving from on-premises to cloud are as follows.
Looking at it this way, it also appears to be a measure to promote the use of the company's cloud.

- Increase in license fees when using Oracle Database on other companies' clouds such as AWS and Azure.
- When BYOL (bring your own license) to another company's cloud, there are restrictions on conditions such as core coefficient. (Procedures are also difficult)
- With the end of SE1, the successor SE2 has appeared, but the core coefficients applied are down in spec (substantial price increase)
- Maintenance support for existing on-premises usage Maintenance costs may increase,
or depending on the edition Support has ended.

summary

"There is no data center in Japan (no IaaS)"
who are interested in Oracle Cloud and would like to use it, but
are holding back because of this reason.

I feel like GCP was in a similar situation before the Tokyo region was created,
where people were like, ``I'm interested in GCP, but I don't have a data center in Japan.''

Although the timing is still unknown,
I hope that Oracle Cloud IaaS will be released in Japan.