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Monday, April 6, 2026
Oracle AI Database@AWS: Now Live in Seoul, Mumbai, and Hyderabad
By Naveen Yajaman, Sr. Director of Product, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Multicloud
Oracle AI Database@AWS is now live in three new Asia Pacific regions: Seoul, South Korea, starting with one Availability Zone; and Mumbai, India and Hyderabad, India, each with two Availability Zones. This expansion reflects the strong momentum we’re seeing from customers and partners across the region. With Tokyo, Japan and Sydney, Australia already live, these three new regions bring our Asia Pacific footprint to five regions, giving customers more options for low-latency access, in-country data residency, and business continuity across some of the world’s fastest-growing cloud markets.
The demand for Oracle AI Database in Asia Pacific is driven by organizations that need to modernize mission-critical workloads while meeting local data sovereignty and regulatory requirements — from financial services firms in Seoul to technology innovators and enterprises across India’s two largest cloud hubs. The dual-AZ deployments in Mumbai and Hyderabadprovide customers with enhanced resilience and high-availability options for production workloads.
With Oracle AI Database@AWS, customers in these regions can run Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), Oracle Exadata Database Service, and Autonomous AI Lakehouse on OCI within AWS, while leveraging the latest Oracle AI Database capabilities, including native AI Vector Search, to power modern AI-enabled applications. Teams stay on familiar AWS tools and consolidated billing, without re-architecting.
As Oracle and AWS continue to scale regional availability worldwide, this Asia Pacific expansion underscores our shared commitment to bringing Oracle AI Database closer to where our customers operate and innovate. Access Oracle AI Database@AWS natively through AWS Marketplace using your existing AWS account, or contact your Oracle or AWS account team to discuss sizing, RAC options, networking, and migration plans.
Learn more at https://www.oracle.com/cloud/aws/.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Two updates for today: Join us for an upcoming webinar on April 8, and join us at Oracle AI World Tour in Chicago on April 7 for a Learn session (info below)
by Muneer Mirza, Vice President of Product, Multicloud at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Activision Blizzard runs Oracle AI Database natively in Azure to modernize its systems and infrastructure.
Join our webinar on April 8 featuring Lauren Husum (Senior Director, Database Product Marketing, Oracle) and Mahesh Tyagi (Vice President of Finance Engineering, Activision Blizzard Inc) as they discuss how Oracle services help Activision Blizzard address their business challenges.
Oracle AI World Tour Chicago (4/7): Leverage Oracle Multicloud services to accelerate innovation.
Is your current on-premises deployment limiting your ability to take full advantage of cloud-based services and AI? With Oracle Multicloud solutions, you have the flexibility to run familiar Oracle AI Database solutions in the cloud without compromise.
Oracle Multicloud solutions are purpose built to help organizations accelerate AI innovation while maximizing agility, performance, and security. By co-locating Oracle AI Database services on Oracle Exadata infrastructure in Google, Azure, and AWS data centers, and natively integrated with cloud-based services and AI as a unified solution, organizations can cost-effectively and securely accelerate innovation.
Join Tammy Bednar (Sr Director of Product Management, Oracle) for her Learn session (11:00am CDT, LRN1018, The Forum South) at Oracle AI World Tour Chicago on April 7 as she discusses best practices and real-world examples for using Oracle Multicloud solutions to enable highly secure, AI-enabled workloads at enterprise scale.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Oracle AI Database: What’s Behind the New Name and What It Means for Multicloud
By Nathan Thomas, SVP, Product Management, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
At Oracle AI World 2025 in Las Vegas, Oracle reinforced its commitment to embedding AI into every layer of its technology stack — from cloud infrastructure and applications to its flagship database.
That conviction led us to rename Oracle CloudWorld to Oracle AI World, and it drove the launch of Oracle AI Database 26ai, which embeds AI capabilities like AI Vector Search, agentic framework integration, and multimodal data support directly into the core database engine. The Oracle database has evolved into something far greater than a traditional relational database — it is now an AI-native data platform.
And now, we’re demonstrating our commitment to put these AI capabilities at the core of our database offerings into our multicloud portfolio, and we are updating the names of our multicloud solutions to match that commitment to AI:
- Oracle AI Database@AWS
- Oracle AI Database@Azure
- Oracle AI Database@Google Cloud
The name change is a powerful signal that the AI capabilities Oracle has engineered into the database are available natively within AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure data centers —running on OCI-managed Exadata infrastructure with the same performance, resilience, and feature depth as on-premises. It’s also built for integration directly with the native AI tools and pipelines our customers use in those clouds, from Amazon Bedrock to Google Gemini to Microsoft Copilot.
Whether customers are using Oracle AI Vector Search with their data and foundational models to build intelligent applications with Amazon Bedrock, unifying analytics through zero-ETL integrations, or deploying Oracle Autonomous AI Database and Autonomous AI Lakehouse services, the “AI” in the name reflects what’s under the hood.
Combined with the new Multicloud Universal Credits licensing model — the industry’s first cross-cloud consumption option — Oracle is making it simpler than ever to procure, deploy, and innovate with Oracle AI Database in the cloud of your choice, using the AI tools of your choice.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Oracle AI Database@AWS: Now Live in London
By Kambiz Aghili, Vice President of Product, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Multicloud
Oracle AI Database @AWS is now live in the London region, starting with one Availability Zone, giving UK and European customers a new option for lower latency and UK-based data residency.
This expands our EMEA footprint, building on our Dublin and Frankfurt regions, and brings Oracle AI Database@AWS even closer to customers across the UK and Europe. The London region can help reduce latency for UK-based applications, support UK data residency and sovereignty requirements, and provide more options for business continuity planning for organizations in financial services, retail, media, and the startup community. Customers can run Oracle AI Database on OCI within AWS in London, Frankfurt and Dublin, using Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC), Oracle Exadata, and the latest Oracle AI Database capabilities, such as native AI Vector Search to support modern, AI-enabled applications with high performance and resilience.
For customers that use both Oracle AI Database and AWS services, Oracle AI Database@AWS reduces integration work by keeping database deployment, networking, and operations inside the AWS environment. Teams can stay on familiar AWS tools and consolidated billing while running Oracle AI Database on OCI in AWS, without re-architecting.
Customers can use Oracle AI Database@AWS in the London region to move UK workloads and get lower latency, meet UK data residency requirements, and improve application response times for local users, including use cases in capital markets and retail. With Oracle and AWS bringing the service closer to where they operate, customers can update existing applications and introduce AI-enabled features, with enterprise support, security controls, and availability options.
Learn more at https://www.oracle.com/cloud/aws/ or contact your Oracle or AWS account team to discuss the best path forward for your workloads.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
More deployment options for Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Oracle AI Database@Azure
by Muneer Mirza, Vice President of Product, Multicloud at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Today, I’m stoked to announce the launch of Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure on Oracle AI Database@Azure. Dedicated architecture provides exclusive cloud resources to maximize control over maintenance scheduling and resource allocation. In contrast, Autonomous AI Database on serverless architecture offers rapid provisioning, hands-off management, and elastic scaling using Oracle-managed infrastructure. Collectively, these architectures are designed to address a wide range of customer requirements, providing organizations with the flexibility to choose the right balance between operational simplicity and advanced control.
If you’d like to Learn more, please click on the link to read my blog post.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Oracle Database@AWS: New Multicloud Capabilities—Plus New Regional Rollout in Ireland (Dublin)
By Kambiz Aghili, Vice President of Product, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Multicloud
I am excited to share three new feature launches that make it easier for customers to adopt and operate Oracle AI Database in multicloud environments – with improved connectivity, simplified governance across AWS accounts, and flexible automated backup options.
- Oracle Database (ODB) Network peering with Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). Customers can now utilize “ODB Peering” to connect multiple Amazon VPCs to the same ODB network (or vice versa) to enable more flexible network topologies. This enhancement helps customer organizations scale connectivity as their internal environments grow and simplify connectivity for highly available configurations. You can find additional information about VPC peering here.
- Customers are now able to easily share their Oracle Database@AWS Resources across their grantee accounts using AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM). This streamlines multi-account subscription and resource sharing by supporting more configurations for customers who want to accept an offer and share resources from the same account. You can find additional information about Subscription Sharing here.
- Customers who are using Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure (ADB-D) can now use Oracle Zero Data Loss Autonomous Recovery Service (ZRCV/RCV) to enable automated backups. The Autonomous Recovery Service offers resiliency and continuous data protection, while reducing the operational impact of taking backups.
We’re also expanding regional availability for Oracle Database@AWS: the service is now live in Ireland (Dublin), starting with one Availability Zone (AZ). Dublin is the second EMEA region to go live after Frankfurt, bringing Oracle Database@AWS closer to more customers across the globe. This allows for lower latency for regional workloads, offers options to align with data residency requirements, and improved flexibility for business continuity.
This expansion reflects continued joint investment by Oracle and AWS product and engineering teams to innovate on behalf of the customers and make it easier for customers to run Oracle AI Database workloads on OCI within AWS — while leveraging Oracle RAC and the latest Oracle AI Database capabilities, including native AI Vector Search, to power modern AI-enabled applications with high performance and resilience.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Introducing a New Technical Deep Dive Webinar Series “Run Oracle Your Way—On Oracle Database@Azure“
by Muneer Mirza, Vice President of Product, Multicloud at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
We’re excited to announce a new monthly webinar series featuring Oracle and Microsoft product managers exploring technical topics related to Oracle Database@Azure.
Each session tackles real-world issues of interest to teams running production workloads on Oracle Database@Azure–ranging from architecture and networking to performance optimization, security, and Day-1 operations.
This series is ideal for DBAs, cloud architects, infrastructure engineers, and IT leaders evaluating or already running Oracle workloads on Azure. Visit the series landing page for details on upcoming sessions and recordings of previous sessions.
Webinar 1: Oracle Database@Azure — Your multi-cloud journey starts here.
Join us on Tuesday, March 3 for the first webinar in the series. If you’re curious about running Oracle AI Database on Microsoft Azure, this is for you!
Join Oracle and Microsoft for a 30-minute technical webinar introducing Oracle Database@Azure—how it works, how it’s deployed and managed, and where it fits in your multi-cloud architecture.
What we’ll cover:
- Oracle Database@Azure technical overview and architecture essentials
- Deployment, management, and operations model (including unified support/billing/management)
- Service options: Exadata, Autonomous, Exascale, and Base—how to choose
- Migration and modernization use cases for Oracle databases and applications
- Connecting Oracle data to Microsoft Fabric, Copilot Studio, and Foundry with zero-egress and sub-millisecond latency
- Customer examples and practical next steps
Register for the 9:00am PST session or 8:00pm PST session to reserve your spot and get the technical foundation you need to plan your next Oracle-on-Azure deployment.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Simplify Oracle AI Database Migration and Power Innovation with Oracle Database@Azure
by Muneer Mirza, Vice President of Product, Multicloud at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
IT organizations running workloads on-premises face constant pressure to streamline operations and optimize expenses, while maximizing agility and enabling use of the latest AI services and tools.
On Wednesday, March 18, 2026 please join us for a webinar delivered in collaboration with Microsoft. In the webinar, you’ll learn from Oracle and Microsoft Product Management leaders how Oracle Database@Azure helps address these challenges head-on by simplifying Oracle database migration and unlocking the power of Microsoft AI services.
What you’ll take away:
- How to unify Oracle AI Database and Microsoft services in one cloud environment with Oracle Database@Azure
- Best practices for migrating and modernizing Oracle AI Database workloads in Azure using services from Oracle and Microsoft
- How to use services like Oracle AI Vector Search and Microsoft Copilot to accelerate AI-powered app development
- Strategies to improve performance, optimize expenses, and simplify day‑to‑day operations
- Real‑world success stories and practical guidance to help your team move fast leveraging this unified solution
Register now to reserve your spot and learn how to optimize business‑critical workloads and drive AI innovation with Oracle Database@Azure.
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Unlock the Future of Oracle Workloads: Oracle Database@Azure
by Muneer Mirza, Vice President of Product, Multicloud at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, please join us for a 45-minute webinar, delivered in collaboration with our trusted partner Microsoft. In this insight-packed discussion, we’ll explore how Oracle Database@Azure simplifies cloud migration of Oracle workloads—optimizing agility and expenses, maximizing performance, and unlocking innovation through Microsoft AI.
Topics covered include:
– Review of the full portfolio of Oracle AI Database services co-located in Azure datacenters
– Strategies for migrating and automating Oracle workloads
– How to accelerate innovation with Microsoft AI services and tools
– Maximizing security using Oracle and Microsoft services and capabilities
– Customer stories and best practices for using Oracle Database@Azure to streamline operations and drive growth
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Oracle Database@AWS expands to Canada and Australia as AWS–Oracle partnership scales globally
by Kambiz Aghili, Vice President of Product, Multicloud at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
We’re excited to share that Oracle Database@AWS is now live in two new AWS Regions: Asia Pacific (Sydney), and Canada (Central) each starting with one Availability Zone (AZ) and marking the first time the service is available for customers in Australia and Canada. This expansion reflects the continued joint investment by Oracle and AWS teams to meet global customer demand and bring Oracle Database@AWS closer to customers worldwide.
With Oracle Database@AWS, customers can migrate and run their Oracle AI Database workloads on OCI within AWS, while taking advantage of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and the latest Oracle AI Database capabilities—such as native AI Vector Search—to power modern, AI-enabled applications with high performance and resilience.
Our commitment to innovate and solve problems on behalf of our customers is advancing rapidly, as we continue with global regional availability and help customers adopt multicloud architectures with the performance, availability, and AI capabilities they need.
Access Oracle Database@AWS natively through AWS Marketplace using your existing AWS account and billing, or contact your Oracle or AWS account team to discuss sizing, RAC options, networking, and migration plans. Learn more at https://www.oracle.com/cloud/aws/.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
One Subscription, Many Accounts: New Subscription Sharing for Oracle Database@AWS
by Kambiz Aghili, Vice President of Product, Multicloud at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
We’re excited to launch Subscription Sharing support for Oracle Database@AWS. Now enterprises using multiple AWS accounts within an AWS Organization can centrally purchase a subscription and securely share it from a designated grantor account to trusted grantee accounts—aligning with standard multi-account operating models. Use a single Oracle Database@AWS private offer across lines of business and across dev, test, and production environments without re-subscribing per account. Configure sharing to enforce centralized ownership and visibility. Review prerequisites and supported regions in the product documentation.
Subscription Sharing removes friction without sacrificing control. Teams start faster (no separate private offer cycles per account), procurement and billing are simpler (one offer on a consolidated AWS bill), and admin overhead drops (no duplicate subscriptions to track). Central IT and security maintain governance and consistent controls and app teams provision independently within their own accounts. The result is quicker time to value, centralized governance and easy manageability.
For guidance on a secure rollout, contact your Oracle account team.
Read more about Subscription Sharing here.
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Oracle Database@AWS expands to Frankfurt, Tokyo, and Ohio as momentum builds into 2026
by Kambiz Aghili, Vice President of Product, Multicloud at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
In today’s blog post, we’re focusing on the exciting accomplishments of our multicloud service integration and partnership with AWS. We’re ending a monumental 2025 on a high note by launching three new regions this week, and we have many more regions coming in 2026.
In July 2025, Oracle and AWS jointly announced the general availability (GA) of Oracle Database@AWS in North America — AWS Regions us-east-1 (Northern Virginia) and us-west-2 (Oregon). We’re incredibly excited by the strong adoption and positive feedback from customers and partners who are migrating to and using Oracle AI Database on Oracle Exadata Database Service, and Autonomous AI Lakehouse.
Oracle and AWS are in the process of launching 20 additional regions over the coming year. Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability of Oracle Database@AWS in three new AWS Regions: Frankfurt, Germany (eu-central-1); Tokyo, Japan (ap-northeast-1); and Ohio, USA (us-east-2), each with two corresponding Availability Zones (AZs). Teams from both companies continue their hard work to meet global customer demand and expand the Oracle Database@AWS footprint across Europe, JAPAC, LATAM, and North America.
Customers can easily migrate their Oracle AI Database workloads to Oracle Database@AWS, running on OCI in AWS, while taking advantage of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and the latest Oracle AI Database 26ai features, including native AI Vector Search. These regions support the latest Oracle Database@AWS features, including partner resell capabilities, Zero Data Loss Autonomous Recovery Service, and Terraform support.
As 2026 comes into focus, we’re excited about what’s ahead for Oracle Multicloud customers and channel partners. Please reach out to your Oracle or AWS sales representative to get started.
Happy holidays, and Happy New Year!
Friday, December 19, 2025
Oracle has expanded Oracle Database@Azure to the West Europe (Netherlands) region
by Muneer Mirza, Vice President of Product, Multicloud at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Oracle has expanded Oracle Database@Azure to West Europe (Netherlands) region. The service seamlessly integrates Oracle AI Database and Microsoft Azure services as a highly secure, unified solution that delivers micro-second latency for AI apps, improves ROI, and reduces complexity.
Read the announcement blog from Muneer Mirza to learn more.