Oracle + AWS: Romance in the Cloud!! Customers Swoon!!

In today's Cloud Wars Minute, I take a look at what the
Oracle-AWS collaboration means for the future of multi-cloud
innovation and customer value.


Highlights


00:22 — I think we can say now there’s romance
in the cloud. Oracle and AWS are doing things in a collaborative
way that they've never done before. The customers are swooning
over this cloud romance. This is all built around the Oracle
Database@AWS, part of a multi-cloud deal.


01:09 — This inclusion now, in addition to the
heavy competition, also some collaborative effort is really a big
benefit to customers. Just a few of the outcomes for customers of
this relationship: they get more choice, they’re able to move on
things more quickly, the security is better. They gain greater
simplicity in how they do things.


02:25 — So the final piece about this is: What
are we going to see here? Is this going to lead to a softer,
gentler range of competition in the Cloud Wars? Are AWS and
Oracle going to be like the lion and the lamb and lie down
together and be best friends forever? I don't think so. But what
they need to be able to do here is continue to find ways to work
together where it's appropriate.


03:36 — So, I wish Oracle and AWS all the best.
I hope they’re able to balance this new love affair with also a
sense that they’re going to continue to brawl frequently and
vigorously. That’s good for everybody: them, their customers, and
the people who benefit from what those customers do.


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