Oracle partners with Microsoft to let its customers run software on Hyper-V and Azure; Java support coming soon
Microsoft and Oracle today announced that they are putting their differences aside to strike a strategic partnership in the cloud enterprise space. The deal covers both the private cloud and the public cloud, encompassing multiple new options.
Oracle will certify and support Oracle software on Windows Server Hyper-V and Windows Azure, letting customers who already run Oracle software on Windows Server run that same software on Windows Server Hyper-V or in Windows Azure. Oracle customers also gain the benefit to run their Oracle software licenses in Windows Azure.
Hyper-V and Azure support starts immediately, but the partnership doesn’t end there. Microsoft and Oracle have agreed to work together to “add properly licensed, and fully supported Java into Windows Azure.”
Oracle first hinted at today’s news during an earnings call on Friday. The enterprise company said it had plans to announce new technology partnerships with not just Microsoft, but Salesforce and Netsuite as well.
More to follow.
