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• Nvidia is working with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud to offer GB200 NVL72 solutions, and says that AWS will have Project Ceiba that will have over 20,000 B200 GPUs, 4 PB of HBM3e memory, and over 400 exaflops of AI compute in the coming months. Tom's Hardware
• AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will be among the first cloud service providers to offer Blackwell-powered instances, as will NVIDIA Cloud Partner program companies Applied Digital, CoreWeave, Crusoe, IBM Cloud and Lambda. NVIDIA Newsroom
• Oracle Database @ Azure is aimed at moving more Oracle customers to the cloud, an environment in which vendors charge for software, storage, and compute - profit opportunities most software shops could not access before clouds came along. The Register
• AI will help to enable database migrations from the Oracle database to AlloyDB, with the new Duet AI capability in the Google Database Migration Service. VentureBeat
• Pressure from Oracle on license costs will mean more than 80% of Java applications will be deployed on third-party Java runtimes by 2026 up from 65% in 2023. The Register
• In all, Oracle's venture into generative AI appears to offer plenty of potential for businesses that already operate Oracle infrastructure and Oracle cloud technologies. ComputerWeekly.com
• TEAM IM will run services atop Oracle Alloy, a complete cloud infrastructure platform that enables Oracle partners to become cloud providers. Enterprise Times
• Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will be among the first cloud service providers to offer access to H200 chips, in addition to specialty AI cloud providers CoreWeave, Lambda and Vultr. Datafloq
• Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will be among the first cloud service providers to deploy H200 - based instances starting in 2024, in addition to CoreWeave, Lambda and Vultr. NVIDIA Newsroom
• The new Oracle Database @ Azure will enable Oracle customers to migrate Oracle databases as is to OCI and deploy them in Azure alongside their current workloads in the Microsoft Cloud. TechRadar pro
• Oracle Red Bull Racing uses OCI to benefit its Sim Racing team and is using Oracle Fusion Cloud CX to power new fan engagement opportunities through 2023. Oracle
• The rise in adoption of artificial intelligence applications could boost Oracle's cloud infrastructure business because the advances made in its networking technology are more suited to take on AI workloads. TechCentral
• By implementing Oracle cloud scale monetisation and Oracle unified operations solutions combined with Oracle CRM (customer relationship management) sales Salam will replace its legacy systems with a modern, end-to-end stack. Vanilla Plus
• The steep increase in Oracle licensing costs at the majority of Java users would mean that by 2026, more than 80% of Java applications will be deployed on third-party Java runtimes, up from 65% in 2023. The Register
• 60% of the respondents that currently use Oracle applications said they plan to modernize their current application landscape to Oracle Cloud applications in the next 24 months. PwC
• Oracle will become a global Uber for Business client, selecting Uber as a preferred rideshare for its employees to travel and eat around the world. Oracle
• By 2026, one in five organizations using Java applications will be audited by Oracle, leading to unbudgeted noncompliance fees. The Register
• Oracle will partner with Cohere, an AI startup based in Canada that helps companies build AI tools with its large language models. Fox Business
• By ensuring that customer data is contained within the EU without requiring additional customer configuration via complex policy tools, Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud helps accelerate customer deployments while lowering risk. Oracle
• Cisco has made a number of cloud-related application security enhancements recently, including a new service called Multicloud Defence that will help customer security operations teams manage workload security across AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services. Network World
• Oracle will deliver generative AI services to organisations' data centers, allowing the combination of generative capabilities with on-premises data and applications. gadget
• By embedding Cohere's language models into Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, Oracle NetSuite, and industry-specific applications, customers will gain rapid and secure access to generative AI, allowing them to address their most critical business challenges efficiently. gadget

Last updated: 15 April 2024