What is Oracle AI Database@Azure?
Oracle AI Database@Azure is an Oracle AI Database service running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), colocated in Microsoft datacenters. Microsoft states this ensures the service has the fastest possible access to Azure resources and applications.
With Oracle AI Database@Azure you subscribe to the Oracle AI Database Service inside your Azure environment. All infrastructure is located in Azure’s physical datacenters, giving critical database workloads the performance and low latency they require. Like other Azure services, Oracle AI Database@Azure uses an Azure Virtual Network for networking, managed within the Azure environment. For identity and authorization, the service uses the Azure tenancy’s identity management, either the Azure native identity service or a federated identity provider. Database metrics, audit logs, events, logging data, and telemetry can be monitored natively in Azure.
The infrastructure is run by Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure operations team, which performs software patching, infrastructure updates, and other operations through a connection to OCI. The service requires customers to have an OCI tenancy, but most service activities take place in the Azure environment.
Core Features
- Provisioning through the Azure portal, Azure APIs, SDKs, and Terraform
- Management of Oracle AI Database system infrastructure and VM cluster resources in the Azure portal
- Networking via Azure Virtual Network within the Azure environment
- Identity and access management through the Azure tenancy, federated IAM through Microsoft Entra ID
- Native monitoring of metrics, audit logs, events, logging data, and telemetry in Azure
- Azure Monitor integration for Exadata Database Service, Exascale Infrastructure, and Autonomous AI Database Service
- Purchase through an Azure private offer in the Azure Marketplace, billed through Azure with MACC credit
Typical Use Cases
Migrating existing Oracle estates
Organizations whose core applications run on Oracle databases move them into the Azure environment without changing database platform. Management, networking, and identity remain in Azure.
Low-latency connectivity to Azure applications
Because the infrastructure sits in Azure datacenters, Azure applications reach the Oracle databases with low latency.
Autonomous AI Database under Azure governance
The Autonomous AI Database Service can be provisioned through the Azure portal and observed through Azure Monitor.
Exadata and Exascale workloads
For demanding database workloads, Exadata Database Service on dedicated infrastructure and Exascale Infrastructure are available, each with Azure Monitor metrics.
Benefits
- Oracle databases inside the Azure environment without changing database platform
- Familiar tooling: Azure portal, Azure APIs, SDKs, and Terraform
- Networking and identity stay under Azure control, with federated IAM through Microsoft Entra ID
- Native Azure monitoring of metrics, logs, and telemetry
- Billing through your existing Azure invoice, counting toward MACC
- Infrastructure operations, patching, and updates handled by Oracle’s operations team
Integration with innFactory
As a Microsoft Solutions Partner, innFactory supports Oracle workloads on Azure: evaluating the migration path, network and identity architecture, setting up monitoring through Azure Monitor, and aligning procurement and licensing through the Azure Marketplace.
We also advise on embedding the service into your Azure landing zone and on securing the database environment. Contact us for a no-obligation consultation.
Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the official name of the service?
The official name is 'Oracle AI Database@Azure'. Microsoft uses this name in the current documentation; the earlier name without 'AI' is therefore outdated.
Where does the infrastructure run?
Oracle AI Database@Azure is an Oracle AI Database service running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), colocated in Microsoft datacenters. According to Microsoft, all infrastructure is located in Azure's physical datacenters, giving critical database workloads the high performance and low latency they require relative to Azure resources.
How is the service purchased and billed?
Purchase happens through an Azure private offer in the Azure Marketplace created for your organization by Oracle's sales team. You accept the offer and complete the purchase in the Azure portal. Billing and payment are handled through Azure and count toward the Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC). Existing Oracle license customers can use BYOL or Unlimited License Agreements.
How do identity and access management work?
The service uses the Azure tenancy's identity management and authorization, either the Azure native identity service or a federated identity provider. Microsoft states that federated identity and access management for the service is provided by Microsoft Entra ID.
Can the service be monitored with Azure Monitor?
Yes. Microsoft describes metrics monitoring through Azure Monitor for Oracle AI Databases running on dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, on Exascale Infrastructure, and for the Autonomous AI Database Service. Audit logs, events, logging data, and telemetry can also be monitored natively in Azure.
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