What is Oracle on Google Cloud Compute?
Oracle on Google Cloud Compute is, per the documentation, a way to migrate and run Oracle workloads on Google Cloud at scale using a lift-and-shift approach. Unlike managed offerings, customers operate this themselves: the supported target platforms are Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and Google Cloud VMware Engine. The licensing model is bring your own license (BYOL); per the documentation, you are responsible for licensing all of your own software.
Supported workloads include Oracle Database, including legacy versions such as 11g, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle PeopleSoft, and the Oracle technologies GoldenGate and Data Guard. Any Linux operating system supported by Oracle, including Oracle Linux, can be used.
The documentation cites advantages such as fast provisioning (“you can create a VM running Oracle Linux in any region today”), the ability to keep using familiar Oracle technologies like GoldenGate and Data Guard, and access to cloud-native capabilities such as regional storage or managed instance groups for multi-region disaster recovery without needing additional Oracle licenses. No dedicated pricing or SLA page for the service itself was found; the documentation points to Cloud Customer Care for further questions.
Core Features
- Three target platforms: Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and Google Cloud VMware Engine as the basis for running Oracle workloads.
- Bring your own license: Customers use their existing Oracle licenses and are responsible for licensing them.
- Any region: Per the documentation, you can create a VM running Oracle Linux in any available region.
- Supported Oracle technologies: GoldenGate and Data Guard can be used as usual.
- Cloud-native additions: Regional storage and managed instance groups enable multi-region disaster recovery without requiring additional Oracle licenses.
Typical Use Cases
Lift-and-shift migration of existing Oracle databases
Organizations with long-standing Oracle databases migrate them onto Compute Engine, GKE, or VMware Engine without changing platforms, keeping their existing licenses.
Running Oracle business applications
Oracle E-Business Suite or PeopleSoft run on Google Cloud infrastructure, benefiting from proximity to other Google Cloud services.
Data replication with GoldenGate
Existing GoldenGate configurations for data replication and integration can continue running unchanged on the new platform.
Multi-region disaster recovery
Regional storage or managed instance groups enable multi-region resilience without requiring additional Oracle licenses.
Benefits
- No platform change: Existing Oracle workloads keep running on Oracle technology, now on Google Cloud infrastructure.
- Flexible target platform: Choose between Compute Engine, GKE, and VMware Engine depending on your operating model.
- License control stays with the customer: The BYOL model lets you keep using existing Oracle license agreements.
- Any region: Per the documentation, deployment is possible in any available region, including EU regions such as Frankfurt.
- Cloud-native resilience: Multi-region disaster recovery through Google Cloud mechanisms without additional Oracle license costs.
Integration with innFactory
As a certified Google Cloud Partner, innFactory supports you with Oracle on Google Cloud Compute: assessing your existing Oracle landscape, choosing the right target platform (Compute Engine, GKE, or VMware Engine), migration planning, and designing high-availability and disaster-recovery architectures.
Contact us for advice on Oracle on Google Cloud Compute.
Typical Use Cases
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Oracle on Google Cloud Compute?
Per the documentation, Oracle on Google Cloud Compute lets you migrate and run Oracle workloads on Google Cloud using a lift-and-shift approach. Three Google Cloud services are supported as the target platform: Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and Google Cloud VMware Engine. The licensing model is bring your own license (BYOL); you are responsible for licensing all of your own software.
How does this differ from Oracle Database@Google Cloud and Bare Metal Solution?
With Oracle on Google Cloud Compute, you operate the workload yourself on standard Compute Engine, GKE, or VMware Engine resources using your own Oracle licenses (BYOL). Oracle Database@Google Cloud, by contrast, is an Oracle-managed service running on OCI Exadata hardware inside Google Cloud data centers, with its own ordering and billing model through Cloud Marketplace. Bare Metal Solution offered dedicated physical servers for Oracle workloads, but per existing documentation is moving to an allowlist model, with existing customers directed to the strategic Oracle offerings.
How much does Oracle on Google Cloud Compute cost?
You pay standard prices for the Compute Engine, GKE, or VMware Engine resources you use. Oracle license costs are the customer's own responsibility under the BYOL model. No dedicated pricing page for the service itself was found; the documentation points to Cloud Customer Care for specific questions.
Which Oracle workloads are supported?
Per the documentation, supported workloads include Oracle Database, including legacy versions such as 11g, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle PeopleSoft, and the Oracle technologies GoldenGate and Data Guard. Any Linux operating system supported by Oracle, including Oracle Linux, can be used.
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