Analysis A (Space) Journey to Cloud Business Value (Part 1) Max Jahn, April 7, 2023May 29, 2023 This blog post explores the stages of public cloud transformation that encompass IT infrastructure transition, IT transformation, lean and agile practices adoption, and a full-fledged business transformation. With each layer, organizations can unlock new possibilities and move closer to digital maturity. Continue Reading
Analysis The Oracle Cloud Database Conundrum Max Jahn, September 26, 2022March 29, 2023 Oracle has a long track record as a provider of world-class relational database management systems (RDBMS). But it’s notoriously difficult for enterprises to move these databases to the cloud. I’ll take a look at the reasons for this and some recent developments that could be the solution in many cases. Continue Reading
Analysis A brief look at Oracle Database Service for Azure (ODSA) Max Jahn, September 20, 2022November 13, 2024 In the past, I have written several posts about the interconnect between Oracle Cloud (OCI) and Microsoft Azure. Usually, this interconnect is used to host databases in OCI. However, Azure is used to run applications and other components. While it could be a good solution for some businesses, it had several drawbacks for companies who wanted to run Oracle databases in the cloud without having to manage multi-cloud environments. In a new PaaS-style approach to running databases in OCI and hiding much of the interconnect complexity from Azure users, Oracle has released Oracle Database Service for Azure (ODSA). In my post, I will take a brief look at this solution. Continue Reading
Analysis Azure – Oracle Cloud (OCI) Interconnect Network Latency Shootout Max Jahn, February 9, 2020July 26, 2024 The interconnect between Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud seems to be a hot topic lately. I often hear of the scenario to run an Oracle database on OCI and some applications on Azure, which is interesting to companies moving to the cloud. But one of the major concerns always seem… Continue Reading