Unlock the Power of Oracle Database in the Cloud with oXya

Critical applications are essential to the proper functioning and performance of organizations. With more than 45 years of expertise, Oracle Database remains a key player, meeting today’s challenges by combining their history of top performance with their reputation for reliability.  

Managing an on-premises database can turn out to be a complex affair, namely when it comes to maintaining a scalable, high-performance architecture, which requires considerable resources and expertise. In this context, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is a game changer. Its flexibility and integrated tools help you focus on the essential: your data.  

Discover how oXya can ease your transition to the cloud and unlock all your company’s potential. 

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI): The Oracle Cloud Solution 

With the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) solution, you can accelerate the migration of your critical applications to the cloud and boost their performance. It’s a DbaaS (Database-as-a-Service) cloud computing service that offers simpler database management, allowing you to focus on other activities.   

• Maximum database availability, performance and security, including automatic self-correction. 
• Elimination of error-prone manual management tasks through automation. 
• Reduced costs and improved productivity by automating routine tasks. 

Unlike with on-premises setups, OCI clients can focus solely on the administration, optimization and security of their databases. In a DbaaS offering, hardware management is simplified: updating and provisioning is managed transparently by Oracle. 

Strategic Partnerships with Hyperscalers 

Oracle has developed partnerships with the main cloud providers to offer more flexibility and a simplified access to its services in a multicloud environment. This reflects the growing trend among companies toward adopting multicloud strategies to benefit from the flexibility, scalability and the best of each cloud. 

As a result, Oracle places the emphasis on the availability of its database services with the main cloud providers, strengthening its position as a leader in the industry. 

Brief History 

• 2019: Oracle and Microsoft announce a direct interconnection between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Microsoft Azure. 
• 2024: Oracle forms new strategical partnerships with Google Cloud and AWS.  

A Solution Available on the Hyperscaler Marketplace

Oracle databases can be accessed through private links between Oracle and hyperscale data centres. Database deployment is done directly from the hyperscaler marketplace.   

For example, a client on Google Cloud can deploy an Oracle database directly on OCI through the marketplace. This is covered as an “extension” of their Service Agreement with Google. To access their Oracle databases on OCI, the client must use Google’s infrastructure. This is similar to the IBM Power for Google Cloud (IP4G) offering. 

An example of the simplified multicloud management of “Oracle Database @ Google Cloud” from the marketplace and the GCP console. 

For hyperscalers, this partnership allows them to take advantage of all the flexibility of Oracle solutions while obtaining more advantageous licensing terms. While being hosted on Google, Azure or AWS, you can as of now deploy your databases on Exadata or use options like Real Application Cluster (RAC). 

An example of the multicloud integration of native resources on Google Cloud and “Oracle Database @ Google Cloud.”  

The Migration of the Oracle Database to the Public Cloud 

Before migrating your Oracle database to the cloud, the architects at oXya carry out an in-depth audit of your environment. This initial assessment helps them design a custom migration solution that’s perfectly adapted to your needs and constraints. 

The initial audit focuses on several aspects: 

• Technical infrastructure analysis: Identifying Oracle Database versions, technologies used (RAC, Data Guard, and others), activated options and database performance. 
• Application analysis: Identifying application dependencies, as well as availability and performance needs. 
• Compatibility assessment: Verifying the compatibility of your solutions with OCI and analyzing the scalability of the necessary resources. 
• Cost analysis: Estimating migration and operating costs on OCI.
  

oXya will create an optimal migration strategy, based on the results of the audit. Different tools and options may be recommended:

• Logical migration with Oracle Data Pump: A solution adapted for mid-size migrations, allowing data export/import. For very large databases, opting for Oracle GoldenGate may be much more efficient and it will reduce downtime. 
• Physical migration with Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN): A solution that allows quicker migration, particularly for large databases. OCI offers tools like Cloud Sync to simplify and accelerate this type of migration. 
• Replication with Oracle Data Guard: A solution to minimize downtime by replicating the data from the primary database to the target database on OCI. Active Data Guard even allows you to use the backup database on OCI for read-only operations, optimizing the use of resources. 
• Heterogeneous database migration: Tools like Oracle GoldenGate take care of migration from non-Oracle databases (Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and others) to Oracle on OCI. 
• Tablespaces migration:  Cross-Platform Transportable Tablespaces allow you to move tablespaces across heterogeneous systems. 

By migrating your Oracle databases on OCI, you can enjoy many benefits: 

• Access to the latest Oracle innovations:  Machine learning (ML), analytics, generative AI, Autonomous Database, and others. 
• Flexibility and scalability: Adapt your database’s resources on request to manage peak activity periods and optimize costs. 
• High availability and security: OCI offers a robust and secure infrastructure for your critical applications. 
• Integration with other OCI services: Easily connect your databases to other cloud services, like OCI Compute, OCI Storage and OCI Networking. 

OCI takes care of different types of Oracle databases: 

• Relational databases: Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition, and others. 
• NoSQL databases:  Oracle NoSQL Database. 
• Autonomous Database: 100% self-driving, self-securing and self-repairing solution that simplifies database management. 

oXya’s Professional and Managed Services: A Proven Expertise 

With more than 25 years of experience in the management of critical environments, oXya has positioned itself as a prominent leader in Oracle database management on critical systems like SAP. Our teams are used to managing Oracle databases that regularly exceed 30 TB. 

The experts at oXya will assist you with the process of managing your critical environments through Oracle, including with important steps like assessment, optimization and migration.  

Our managed services offer various additional benefits with respect to maintaining your solutions in operational condition:  

• Daily database administration; 
• Database updates; 
• Support with service requests (creation of indexes, performance analysis, and others);  
• Database capacity planning and organic growth; 
• Management of Oracle database backups (full/incremental/differential database backups and archivelog backups); 
• Management of Oracle high availability databases and replication on a backup site (with Data Guard, for example); 
• FinOps requirements (to optimize platform and licensing costs). 

Our international network of experts allows us to offer ongoing and proactive support. In the event of an incident, our clients benefit from a direct access to our Level 3 DBA Oracle experts, ensuring a quick resolution. 

Conclusion 

Powered by oXya, the migration of your Oracle databases to the cloud using DBaaS offers an unparalleled flexibility, significant cost reduction and access to the latest technological innovations. Adapt your resources on demand, manage your peak activity periods easily and optimize your infrastructure spending. Leverage the power of Autonomous Database, machine learning and AI, while benefitting from reinforced security thanks to a robust cloud infrastructure.

oXya will assist you with a personalized expertise, offering environment analysis, definition of the optimal migration strategy, database migration and configuration, optimization and management on OCI and 24/7 support with certified experts. Maximize the potential of your Oracle databases in the cloud with oXya.

Contact us today for a free evaluation and discover how OCI can transform your company.