A look at the recent collaborative efforts between Microsoft and Oracle in the cloud industry and their effects on customers and competitors.
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The moves by Microsoft, Google Cloud, and Amazon to eliminate data-egress fees represents a significant victory for business clients, with Oracle also playing a role, alongside the impetus from impending EU data regulations.
Recent decisions by major cloud providers to drop data egress fees signifies a significant shift in industry dynamics, driven by pressure from the highly influential Larry Ellison and evolving customer demands.
Oracle has made some impressive strides in the AI and cloud infrastructure realm, positioning it as a major disruptive force in the hyperscaler category.
Oracle announces 40 AI deals totaling $1 billion and strong Q3 cloud growth at 25% to $5.1 billion as well as reveals plans for the world’s largest AI data center.
With a copilot for finance use cases, Microsoft aims to apply GenAI to tedious, repetitive finance tasks and helps workers focus on higher value functions.
Oracle reported strong Q3 results with $5.1 billion in total cloud revenue, up 25%, but acknowledged falling short of meeting customer demand due to data-center capacity constraints.
Oracle is expected to deliver a 51% increase in Q3 cloud-infrastructure revenue, underlining its prowess in attracting major clients and reshaping industry dynamics.
Insights into Oracle’s fiscal Q3 results, which are likely to reveal remarkable growth for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
Microsoft’s Work From Car (WFC) redefines mobile offices, offering connectivity and productivity enhancements; yet, considerations like Android exclusivity and safety implications cast uncertainty on its broader market influence.
AI Index Ep 28: Super Bowl commercials highlight generative AI; Perplexity raised $73.6M; and Pecan AI develops predictive-model offerings.
Nation-states, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, are reported to be utilizing AI, particularly OpenAI’s platform, for malicious cyber activities.
Has Microsoft surpassed AWS as the leader in the enterprise cloud? Financial figures show Microsoft’s cloud revenue consistently outpacing AWS.
There’s a case to be made that Microsoft has become the largest and most influential cloud vendor globally, surpassing AWS.
Snowflake, Workday, and Salesforce experience the greatest market cap percentage gains among the Cloud Wars Top 10. The index reflects customer confidence in these firms.
The Cloud Wars Cloud and AI Confidence Index reaches an all-time high, led by Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, which all gained well over $1 trillion in market cap.
A major runup in its market cap places Microsoft in elite company, and demonstrates the company placed the right bet when it went all in on AI.
Andy Jassy claims AWS had the cloud market’s highest incremental revenue gain, overlooking Microsoft’s superior figures, leading to questions about his perception of cloud services.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s remarks on cloud providers raise questions about whether the company is evolving in line with customer requirements.
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