Accelerate Multicloud Adoption with Oracle Cloud and Microsoft Azure
The Oracle Cloud and Microsoft Azure Interconnect provides customers with a simple migration path to a multicloud environment. The Interconnect enables customers to innovate using the best of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Microsoft Azure with seamless interoperability. By providing a low-latency, private connection between two leading cloud providers, the Interconnect brings flexible innovation while maximizing return on investment.
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"Oracle and Microsoft have many mutual customers across all verticals. With the partnership and interconnect, joint customers can migrate their workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure(OCI) and Microsoft Azure without the need for complex re-architecture or re-platforming." —Dave McCarthy, Research Vice President, IDC
Why use Oracle Cloud and Microsoft Azure Interconnect
Choose cloud vendors based on capability
Choose the best of Oracle’s and Microsoft’s cloud services based on features and pricing.
Use private connectivity
Use a direct Interconnect between OCI and Microsoft Azure that provides <2ms latency for superior multicloud network performance.
Cloud-agnostic data management
Run applications, including Oracle E-Business Suite, on OCI and data warehouse/analytics workloads on Microsoft Azure.
Split-stack architectures
Deploy a cloud-native application on Microsoft Azure and database on OCI, or vice-versa.
Successful customer deployments with the Interconnect
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Snap Vision helps retailers sell smarter with Azure Interconnect
Features of Oracle Azure Interconnect
Globally available cloud infrastructure
OCI is available in 31 regions globally, including 8 Azure Interconnect regions. Oracle’s planned regional expansion includes 13 additional region launches in 2022.
Cost-effective connectivity
Zero data ingress/egress charges can provide significant cost savings.
High throughput
Integra LifeSciences uses the Interconnect to transfer terabytes of data nightly.
Joint support model
Supported by both OCI and Microsoft Azure.
Automation with Terraform
Automate provisioning using resources from OCI Architecture Center and Microsoft Azure.
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Technology integration
By using Oracle FastConnect and Azure ExpressRoute, customers can seamlessly build a private interconnection between their OCI and Microsoft Azure environments. The Interconnect also enables joint customers to take advantage of a unified identity and access management platform that leads to cost savings. Cloud engineers can set up an SSO between an Microsoft Azure and OCI their Oracle applications, such as PeopleSoft, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, and E-Business Suite. Having a federated SSO makes the integration seamless and allows users to authenticate only once to access multiple applications, without signing in separately to access each application.
- Direct connection between cloud vendors
- <2ms latency for traffic between OCI and Microsoft Azure
- Zero charges for data egress/ingress
- Pricing is based on ports consumed and bandwidth
Application interoperability
With Oracle Azure Interconnect, customers have access to tested, validated, and supported deployments for packaged, cloud native, custom, and third-party applications to assist with ongoing innovation while leveraging existing environments. The traffic within Azure and Oracle Cloud networks is fully encrypted, and the traffic flow between Azure and Oracle Cloud flows directly through the private physical connection. Customers can further restrict the flow of traffic by using network security groups (NSGs) and security lists.
- Deploy Oracle Autonomous Database on OCI and Microsoft Power BI on Microsoft Azure
- Deploy Oracle Exadata Cloud Service on OCI and Microsoft Azure front-end
- Deploy MySQL Cloud Service on OCI and microservices-based application on Microsoft Azure
- Deploy Oracle WebLogic and Oracle Database on OCI and connect it to a .Net application and Microsoft SQL Server on Microsoft Azure
Collaborative support model
Oracle Cloud and Microsoft Azure Interconnect offers a seamless issue resolution process that can be initiated through Microsoft or Oracle when an issue is encountered. For customers who have Oracle software licenses and support, Oracle delivers support directly to customers who are running Oracle software on Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft Azure. As additional services are launched as a result of this partnership, more details will be shared on the support model.
- Raise issues with Oracle or Microsoft
- Joint resolution by both cloud vendors
- Oracle support will request customer’s permission to engage with Microsoft directly; similar resolution model applies to Microsoft
Disaster Recovery
To enable customers to deploy an effective DR architecture, Oracle is working towards providing more than one Interconnect region in each geography, such as US East and US West in North America. Every Interconnect circuit (ExpressRoute and FastConnect) comes with a redundant circuit on the same POP but different physical router, providing high availability.
- The cost of FastConnect is the same across all the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure regions. There are no separate ingress or egress data charges.
- The cost of Azure ExpressRoute varies across regions. Oracle recommends using the Local setting which has no separate ingress or egress charges.
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Configuring NAT Gateway for Private Compute Instance Workshop
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Get Started with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Core Services
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