Oracle Database@AWS Launches with AI Features and AWS Integration

Oracle Database@AWS launches into general availability with new features - SiliconANGLE

Oracle Database@AWS launches into general availability with new features Oracle Corp. and Amazon Web Services Inc. today made Oracle Database@AWS, a joint database offering, generally available for customers. The launch comes about eight months after the companies first previewed the offering. Their engineers have since added several new features that will ease tasks such as backing up business records. Oracle Database@AWS is powered by the latest version of Oracle's flagship database, which is known as the 23ai release. It includes a feature called AI Vector Search that makes it easier for artificial intelligence models to find information relevant to user queries. There are also performance optimizations, upgrades to the database's SQL implementation and other improvements. The database runs on Oracle-managed infrastructure inside AWS data centers. Customers can configure that infrastructure to use an Oracle technology called RAC, or Real Application Clusters. RAC provides high availability features designed to reduce the risk of downtime. Customers also have access to Exadata appliances. Those are Oracle-developed systems that can power performance-optimized deployments of the company's database. The newest appliances in the product line, which use Advanced Micro Devices Inc. silicon, can process some read queries with a latency of 14 microseconds. A microsecond corresponds to one millionth of a second. Since Oracle Database@AWS launched in preview last December, the two tech giants have added a feature called Autonomous VM Clusters. It can split an Exadata machine into multiple virtual systems that are isolated from one another. Each such virtual environment can be configured with different cybersecurity settings. The database's infrastructure connects to customers' AWS environments via private network links operated by Oracle. Administrators can manage their databases with the same AWS services they use to configure and monitor other cloud resources. "Oracle Database@AWS delivers a seamless experience, letting customers deploy and manage Oracle databases using familiar AWS tools like the Console, CLI, CloudFormation and CloudWatch for observability," said Rob Strechay, managing director and principal analyst at theCUBE Research, SiliconANGLE's sister market research firm. "With integrated backup and DR via Amazon S3, it fits naturally into AWS customers' cloud operating models. Oracle's multicloud strategy and native integrations make it easy for AWS users to tap into powerful Oracle technologies. I see this offering as potentially a true industry game-changer." The database includes a new Amazon S3 integration that wasn't included in the preview edition. Previously, customers had to create custom ETL, or extract transform, load, workflows to move data between the two offerings. The new integration removes that requirement, which should speed up analytics and artificial intelligence projects. Another enhancement allows Oracle Database@AWS to back up records automatically to Amazon S3. Customers can use a service called Amazon VPC Lattice to manage network connections to S3 and Redshift.

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Customers can easily migrate their Oracle Database workloads to Oracle Database@AWS running on OCI in AWS while taking advantage of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and the latest Oracle Database 23ai with embedded AI Vector capabilities. Oracle Database@AWS includes zero-ETL (extract, transform, and load) integration, which simplifies data integration between enterprise Oracle Database services and AWS Analytics services, eliminating the need to build and manage complex data pipelines. This allows data to flow seamlessly between Oracle Database services and AWS services, giving customers the ability to combine their data with AWS analytics, machine learning, and generative AI services to further enhance their applications. These capabilities expand customers' choices for running their databases in the cloud and complements existing options to run Oracle Database workloads within AWS. 'Enterprise customers can seamlessly migrate their Oracle database workloads to Oracle Database@AWS without rearchitecting applications, all while benefitting from the security, resiliency, and scalability of AWS's global infrastructure,' said G2 Krishnamoorthy, vice president, Database Services, AWS. 'Many of the world's largest and most security-sensitive organizations already trust AWS with their Oracle workloads, and Oracle Database@AWS makes it even easier for enterprises to unlock greater value from their data with AWS's advanced analytics and generative AI capabilities.' 'Customers have been putting their most valuable data in Oracle databases for decades,' said , senior vice president, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. 'Oracle Database@AWS lets them run Oracle Database workloads on OCI in AWS. This allows customers to take full advantage of Oracle Database 23ai to simplify application development and run mission-critical workloads with AI and native vector embeddings. Combined with AWS's advanced generative AI and analytics services, this gives customers a truly remarkable solution.' Oracle Database@AWS Simplifies IT Modernization and Innovation Oracle Database@AWS provides customers with a unified experience across OCI and AWS, featuring fully integrated support from both companies that simplifies database administration, purchasing, and deployment through reference architectures and landing zones designed for customers' most trusted enterprise applications. Customers can also benefit from: Simplifying and accelerating the migration of their Oracle databases to the cloud, including compatibility with proven migration tools such as Oracle Zero Downtime Migration. Highly resilient and scalable workloads with Oracle RAC, multiple AWS Availability Zones, and Amazon S3 for database backups and disaster recovery. A simplified procurement experience via . Customers can use their existing AWS commitments and Oracle license benefits, including Bring Your Own License (BYOL) and discount programs such as Oracle Support Rewards (OSR) with Oracle Database@AWS. Building new, scalable microservices-based applications by combining Amazon EC2, Amazon EKS, and Amazon ECS with Oracle Database features like AI Vector Search to enhance application intelligence and accelerate time to market for new features. Oracle Database@AWS offers Oracle Database 23ai that supports embedded Oracle AI Vector Search, providing customers with a simple way to search documents, images, and relational data based on their conceptual content rather than specific words, pixels, or data values. Familiar tools such as AWS Management Console, AWS Command Line Interface, APIs, and monitoring to easily manage their workloads while preparing their data for use with advanced analytics, machine learning, and generative AI services, as well as integrations with AWS services including AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS CloudFormation, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon VPC Lattice, and Amazon EventBridge. Support for Oracle applications such as Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Oracle Enterprise Performance Management, and Oracle Retail Applications. Leading Organizations Choose Oracle Database@AWS Early adopters across almost all sectors of business, including highly regulated industries such as telecommunications, energy, and financial services are leveraging Oracle Database@AWS to solve complex business challenges, reporting improvements in operational efficiency and delivering value to their customers. ' continues to advance our digital transformation and maintain the enterprise-grade resilience that is essential for managing the critical applications that our customers depend on every day,' said , head of Fidelity architecture and engineering, . 'When you address the need for both cloud agility and performance, you are able to innovate faster, scale more efficiently, and deliver the secure, responsive experiences that strengthen the financial well-being of millions of customers.' 'At Nationwide, we're focused on delivering secure, scalable, and innovative protection solutions for our members,' said , chief technology officer, Nationwide. 'Oracle Database@AWS aligns with our cloud strategy, enabling us to streamline operations and accelerate innovation while maintaining the reliability and performance our customers expect. It's an important part of our long-term technology roadmap.' 'At SAS, we make it a priority to empower our customers to operate in the cloud of their choice with the experiences-and outcomes-that suit their business goals and help them meet their AI aspirations,' said , chief information officer, SAS. 'Oracle Database@AWS's integrated capabilities gives them high-performance access to their applications and data in AWS.' Oracle Database@AWS Continues Expansion Across Global Regions Read more about the general availability of Oracle Database@AWS Learn more about how to use Oracle Database@AWS for simpli?ed Oracle Exadata migrations Learn more about Oracle database services, Oracle Autonomous Database, Oracle Exadata Database Service, and Oracle Base Database Service About Oracle Distributed Cloud Oracle's distributed cloud delivers the benefits of cloud with greater control and flexibility. 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