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Read Oracle unveils new cloud region in Columbia
Oracle unveils new cloud region in Columbia

Oracle unveils new cloud region in Columbia

December 11, 2023 Oracle

Oracle has announced the opening of an Oracle Cloud Region in Bogotá, Colombia, using a data center belonging to its partner, telecoms company Claro. The company mentioned that it is the first major cloud provider to establish a public cloud region in the country. Germán Borromei, managing...

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Read Oracle will deploy database servers in Azure facilities
Oracle will deploy database servers in Azure facilities

Oracle will deploy database servers in Azure facilities

September 15, 2023 Oracle

Oracle will host its Exadata database-optimized server and Real Application Clusters in Microsoft Azure data centers under a contract. The businesses now offer "Oracle Database@Azure," so Oracle and Azure clients can mix their data with Microsoft's apps and infrastructure via the Azure interface...

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Read Ampere to facilitate the development of more climate-friendly data centers?
Ampere to facilitate the development of more climate-friendly data centers?

Ampere to facilitate the development of more climate-friendly data centers?

June 30, 2023 Oracle

Ampere, a chip startup, has launched new family of data center chips, which are pegged to make data centers more energy efficient and climate-friendly. Headquartered in the Bay Area, the company's solution is based on designs from Arm Holdings, the same technology used in mobile phones. This...

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Read Oracle Has a Second Cloud Region Planned For Singapore
Oracle Has a Second Cloud Region Planned For Singapore

Oracle Has a Second Cloud Region Planned For Singapore

April 05, 2023 Oracle

Oracle has announced the opening of a second OCI cloud region in Singapore. Oracle stated the new area will offer more than 100 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services and applications, albeit neither the location nor the timetable was disclosed. In November 2021, the company launched its...

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Read Uber Chooses Oracle and Google for 7-year Cloud Agreements, Shutting its Data Centers
Uber Chooses Oracle and Google for 7-year Cloud Agreements, Shutting its Data Centers

Uber Chooses Oracle and Google for 7-year Cloud Agreements, Shutting its Data Centers

February 14, 2023 Oracle

Uber Technologies wants to close its data center facilities after signing two significant cloud contracts. In two seven-year contracts, it will migrate over 95% of its IT to Google Cloud and Oracle from its own data centers. After 11 months of analysis, the taxi and delivery startup opted to use...

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Read Oracle Unveils Cloud Facility in Chicago
Oracle Unveils Cloud Facility in Chicago

Oracle Unveils Cloud Facility in Chicago

December 20, 2022 Oracle

In Chicago, Illinois, Oracle has established a new cloud region. The company announced the opening of a new Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) area in Chicago in December 2022. The new area, which was disclosed in November 2022, is Oracle's 41st worldwide public cloud region (55 counting...

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Read Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Madrid, Spain
Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Madrid, Spain

Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Madrid, Spain

September 28, 2022 Oracle

Oracle has announced that it has launched a cloud region in the capital of Spain. The launch sees Oracle's total cloud region across the globe hit 40. This is the country's first region in the country. The general manager of Oracle Spain, Albert Triola, said: "Local organizations and public...

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Read Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Mexico
Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Mexico

Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Mexico

July 01, 2022 Oracle

Oracle has announced the launch of its new cloud region in Querétaro, Mexico. The company first revealed plans for the region in 2021. This is Oracle’s first region in the country. The senior vice president and general manager of Oracle Mexico, Maribel Dos Santos, said: “We are excited to...

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Read Oracle Launches Second Cloud Region in France
Oracle Launches Second Cloud Region in France

Oracle Launches Second Cloud Region in France

June 21, 2022 Oracle

Oracle has announced the opening of a new region in Paris, France. This will be the company’s second region in the country as it opened its first in Marseilles inside Interxion’s campus in November 2021. The general manager of Oracle France, Christophe Negrier, said Oracle is helping...

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Read TikTok Now Using Oracle Infrastructure For US User Data
TikTok Now Using Oracle Infrastructure For US User Data

TikTok Now Using Oracle Infrastructure For US User Data

June 20, 2022 Oracle

TikTok has confirmed hosting its data in the US in Oracle’s data center. The Chinese social media company revealed in a blog post that it has been working with Oracle for over a year to protect better its systems, app, and US user data. TikTok noted that the company has now completed a...

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Read Oracle Partnering With Telefonica For Cloud Region in Madrid
Oracle Partnering With Telefonica For Cloud Region in Madrid

Oracle Partnering With Telefonica For Cloud Region in Madrid

February 11, 2022 Oracle

Oracle has announced a partnership with Telefónica. The agreement sees Oracle place its Spanish cloud region in Telefonica’s data center in Madrid, Spain. Per the agreement, the two firms will jointly offer cloud platform-as-a-service and applications to public sector organizations and...

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Read Oracle opens new data center in South Africa
Oracle opens new data center in South Africa

Oracle opens new data center in South Africa

January 19, 2022 Oracle

Oracle has announced that it has opened a new data center in South Africa, making it the company's 37th "cloud region," with a view to open at least 44 cloud regions this year. Looking ahead, for the rest of the year, the company has not announced plans for further data centers in Africa;...

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Read Oracle developing Swedish and Italian cloud regions
Oracle developing Swedish and Italian cloud regions

Oracle developing Swedish and Italian cloud regions

December 16, 2021 Oracle

Oracle has announced that it has opened new cloud regions in Milan, Italy, and Stockholm, Sweden. These regions are Oracle’s first regions in Italy and Sweden. The regions are also the company’s first in the Nordic region. Under normal circumstances, Oracle always targets having two separate...

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Read Oracle's Linlithgow data center set to shutdown
Oracle's Linlithgow data center set to shutdown

Oracle's Linlithgow data center set to shutdown

December 07, 2021 Oracle

Oracle has announced that it will be closing its Linlithgow data center in Scotland early next year. The company acquired the former Sun Microsystems manufacturing facility back in 2009 and transformed the facility into a data center in 2012. It spans 160,000 sq ft (14,900 sqm), with a capacity...

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Read Oracle opens cloud regions in Singapore and France
Oracle opens cloud regions in Singapore and France

Oracle opens cloud regions in Singapore and France

November 11, 2021 Oracle

Oracle has announced the opening of its new cloud regions in Singapore and Marseilles, France. The two regions are Oracle’s first in both countries. However, Oracle plans to open another cloud region in France next year. According to Oracle, the Marseille cloud region works with a “river cooling”...

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Read Oracle opens another cloud region in UAE
Oracle opens another cloud region in UAE

Oracle opens another cloud region in UAE

November 10, 2021 Oracle

Oracle has announced the opening of a cloud region in Abu Dhabi, making it the firm’s second cloud region in the United Arab Emirates. The company opened its first cloud region in the UAE in 2020 after opening a facility in partnership with Etisalat in 2019. Oracle now has four cloud facilities...

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Read Oracle to launch cloud region in Saudi Arabia’s Neom city
Oracle to launch cloud region in Saudi Arabia’s Neom city

Oracle to launch cloud region in Saudi Arabia’s Neom city

October 29, 2021 Oracle

Oracle is the latest company to join the Neom city project. Neom subsidiary, Neom Tech & Digital Holding Company, recently announced that Oracle will be the "first tenant" of the hyperscale data center in the new city. Abdullah Alswaha, Minister for Communications and Information Technology...

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Read Oracle to explore potential of new Cloud region in Serbia with MoU
Oracle to explore potential of new Cloud region in Serbia with MoU

Oracle to explore potential of new Cloud region in Serbia with MoU

October 18, 2021 Oracle

Oracle Cloud has signed an MoU with the Government of Serbia at the World Expo in Dubai this week. The purpose of the MoU is to explore the possibility of opening an Oracle data region within the State Data Center in Kragujevac. According to a press release by the Serbian Government, the new...

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Read Oracle opens underground data center in Jerusalem, Israel
Oracle opens underground data center in Jerusalem, Israel

Oracle opens underground data center in Jerusalem, Israel

October 13, 2021 Oracle

Oracle has announced that it has opened a Cloud region in Israel. With the underground data center opening in Jerusalem, Oracle has become the first hyperscale firm to open a Cloud region in the country. CEO of Oracle, Safra Katz, said organizations and government bodies need to transit to the...

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Read Oracle plans further expansion for its cloud region
Oracle plans further expansion for its cloud region

Oracle plans further expansion for its cloud region

October 12, 2021 Oracle

Oracle has announced the details for its 14 new cloud regions. The company plans to have 14 more cloud regions over the next year. By opening the new regions, Oracle will now have 44 cloud regions across the globe. The company has plans for new regions in Latin America, Middle East, Europe, and...

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