Oracle Database@AWS is a strategic partnership between Oracle and AWS that enables applications running in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Regions to use Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) in AWS. AWS applications and services such as Amazon Kinesis and Amazon QuickSight can now have low-latency, native access to Oracle databases running on Exadata Cloud Infrastructure and take advantage of Oracle Database 23ai features like AI Vector Search.
Note: Oracle Database@AWS is currently available in Limited Preview. To request more information, see Learn about Oracle Database@AWS.
With Oracle Exadata Database Service within AWS, you can easily and quickly migrate your Oracle Exadata workloads with minimal changes while maintaining full feature and architecture compatibility, performance, and availability as on-premises environments. Exadata Cloud Infrastructure in Oracle Database@AWS is equivalent to what’s used in OCI data centers and can scale for any size workload and database. It includes dozens of unique features that deliver differentiated capabilities for OLTP, analytics, AI, and more.
Oracle Database@AWS helps you migrate mission-critical Oracle Database workloads to AWS, innovate with the best capabilities of AWS and Oracle Database, and simplify management and operations.
You can use Oracle Zero Downtime Migration (Oracle ZDM) to migrate on-premises Oracle databases to Oracle Database@AWS and leverage full compatibility with Oracle Database and Exadata—including Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC). In addition to you running production workloads, developers can also build new cloud native applications using industry-leading generative AI capabilities included with Amazon Q, Amazon Bedrock foundation models, and Oracle Database 23ai with a microservices architecture, which supports diverse workloads and data formats and is optimized for Exadata.
With Oracle Database@AWS, you can simplify management and operations with streamlined purchasing through the AWS Marketplace using existing AWS Cloud commitments. Tight integration between the AWS Management Console and OCI lets you get started faster while most administrative tasks for Exadata Database Service can be implemented in just a few steps within the AWS Management Console. Exadata Database Service requires no service interruptions for routine maintenance, and you can scale database consumption online to match workload demand – reducing both costs and downtime.
With Exadata Database Service, Oracle manages the infrastructure so you only need to manage your databases using robust cloud automation for common lifecycle management tasks. Automation implements proven Oracle Database best practices and reduces the administrative burden on you. These robust capabilities help you more easily create, scale, update, backup, and recover your databases.
Using a Private Offer on AWS Marketplace, your journey to Oracle Database@AWS is activated with an Oracle Database@AWS subscription configured from your AWS account or between existing AWS and OCI accounts.
Like other AWS resources, the Oracle Database@AWS architecture requires an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to provide networking for application resources within an AWS Region. In addition, Oracle Database@AWS operating in an OCI child site collocated in the same AWS Region has an OCI Virtual Cloud Network (VCN) that extends to the parent OCI region to enable access to other resources in OCI. OCI manages the network between the OCI child site and the parent OCI region. AWS manages the network connection between the ODB network and the application VPC.
Leveraging native AWS automation, it’s easy to start running Exadata Database Service in Oracle Database@AWS. Provisioning Exadata Database Service requires the following four simple steps:
An ODB network is a private isolated network that hosts OCI infrastructure in an AWS Availability Zone (AZ). The ODB network consists of a CIDR range of IP addresses. The ODB network maps directly to the network that exists within the OCI child site, thus serving as the means of communication between AWS and OCI.
Exadata Database Service collocated in AWS supports Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure with a minimum configuration of 2 database and 3 storage servers that are internally connected by a high-speed, low-latency internal RDMA network fabric that requires no configuration. Additional database and/or storage servers can be added as needed. Exadata Infrastructure within an AWS data center integrates the hardware with the networking resources needed to securely connect to other services in the cloud. With Exadata Database Service, Oracle performs monthly security and quarterly infrastructure updates. You can specify the quarterly infrastructure maintenance schedule that meets your business requirements.
From the Oracle Database@AWS menu option, select Create Exadata Infrastructure.
After you create your Exadata Infrastructure, you are ready to create an Exadata VM Cluster. You can create multiple VM Clusters to provide isolation for the Oracle Database workloads you consolidate on the Exadata Infrastructure. When you create a VM Cluster, you specify the compute, memory, local storage resources, and the ODB network to provide access to your VM Cluster and databases. To create your first VM Cluster, select Create VM Cluster.
To create your first Oracle Database, select your Exadata VM Cluster and click Manage In OCI. With AWS and OCI integration, you are taken directly to the OCI Console where you will create an Oracle Database.
When creating an Oracle Database, you have the option to select Oracle Database 19c or 23ai. Automatic backups for databases provisioned in Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure can be backed up to OCI Object Storage in the OCI region. The automatic backup process starts at any time during your daily backup window. You can optionally specify a 2-hour scheduling window for your database during which the automatic backup process will begin. A backup retention period can be specified to be 7, 15, 30, 45, or 60 days. The system automatically deletes backups when the assigned retention period has expired.
Once your Oracle Database is created, Oracle ZDM can be used to migrate your data. It deploys a replica database for your Exadata Database Service running on Oracle Database@AWS that’s synchronized with your production database on-premises. Once you are ready, you switch your applications to Oracle Database@AWS to complete your cloud migration.
With Oracle Database@AWS, your organization can now run mission-critical Oracle Database applications in AWS. You can easily migrate on-premises Oracle databases to AWS with minimal changes while maintaining full feature and architecture compatibility, performance, and availability as on-premises environments. With this new deployment option for Oracle Database, you can now easily combine applications and services running in AWS with the advantages of Oracle Exadata Database Service.
Tammy has worked in the computer industry for more than 26 years. Oracle hired her in the Database Support Organization 26 years ago and she has been involved with database releases since version 6.0.36. Tammy started her product management career with the database High Availability team with Recovery Manager (RMAN), database backup and recovery, and Database Security development team, focusing on auditing, Oracle Audit Vault and Oracle Database Firewall, and Oracle Database Appliance. Tammy is an outbound product manager and focuses on the Exadata Database Cloud Services and Oracle Enterprise & Standard Database Services.
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