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Magic Quadrant™ for Strategic Cloud Platform Services (SCPS)
Recognized for distributed and sovereign cloud deployment models, zero-latency multicloud database partnerships (Oracle Database@Azure, @Google, @AWS), and non-blocking RDMA bare-metal GPU superclusters.
Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems
Cited for Autonomous Database serverless scaling, Exadata Cloud Infrastructure performance, and MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse price-performance.
Head-to-Head Comparisons Featuring Oracle
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) delivers 40% to 67% lower compute and storage costs compared to AWS, featuring granular OCPU/RAM scaling, zero-cost 10 TB monthly egress, and unthrottled NVMe storage performance.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides up to 71% savings on compute and high-performance NVMe storage, while the Oracle Database@Azure partnership allows Azure customers to deploy OCI hardware inside Azure datacenters with 0 data transfer latency.
DigitalOcean provides simpler developer workflows and predictable monthly pricing, while OCI delivers superior raw compute economics through customizable Flex shapes and a generous 10 TB free egress allowance.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides 40% to 58% lower compute and bare metal GPU costs, while Google Cloud leads in managed AI services (Vertex AI), global serverless analytics with BigQuery, and enterprise GKE.
Oracle Cloud provides aggressive list pricing across standard compute shapes and includes 10 TB/mo free egress, while IBM provides unified Red Hat OpenShift management, FIPS HSM security, and enterprise integration middleware.
Datacenter Footprint & Regional Availability
Audited Region Directory (35 Total)
| Region Name | Code | Geography | AZs | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (Ashburn) | us-ashburn-1 | North America | 3 | available |
| US West (Phoenix) | us-phoenix-1 | North America | 3 | available |
| US West (San Jose) | us-sanjose-1 | North America | 3 | available |
| US Midwest (Chicago) | us-chicago-1 | North America | 3 | available |
| Canada Southeast (Montreal) | ca-montreal-1 | North America | 3 | available |
| Canada West (Vancouver) | ca-vancouver-1 | North America | 3 | available |
| Mexico Central (Queretaro) | mx-queretaro-1 | North America | 3 | available |
| Brazil East (São Paulo) | sa-saopaulo-1 | South America | 3 | available |
| Brazil Southeast (Vinhedo) | sa-vinhedo-1 | South America | 3 | available |
| Chile (Santiago) | sa-santiago-1 | South America | 3 | available |
| Germany Central (Frankfurt) | eu-frankfurt-1 | Europe | 3 | available |
| Netherlands (Amsterdam) | eu-amsterdam-1 | Europe | 3 | available |
| UK South (London) | uk-london-1 | Europe | 3 | available |
| Switzerland North (Zurich) | eu-zurich-1 | Europe | 3 | available |
| France South (Marseille) | eu-marseille-1 | Europe | 3 | available |
| Italy (Milan) | eu-milan-1 | Europe | 3 | available |
| Spain (Madrid) | eu-madrid-1 | Europe | 3 | available |
| Sweden (Stockholm) | eu-stockholm-1 | Europe | 3 | available |
| Poland (Warsaw) | eu-warsaw-1 | Europe | 3 | available |
| Greece (Athens) | eu-athens-1 | Europe | 3 | available |
| Japan East (Tokyo) | ap-tokyo-1 | Asia Pacific | 3 | available |
| Japan West (Osaka) | ap-osaka-1 | Asia Pacific | 3 | available |
| South Korea (Seoul) | ap-seoul-1 | Asia Pacific | 3 | available |
| South Korea (Chuncheon) | ap-chuncheon-1 | Asia Pacific | 3 | available |
| India West (Mumbai) | ap-mumbai-1 | Asia Pacific | 3 | available |
| India South (Hyderabad) | ap-hyderabad-1 | Asia Pacific | 3 | available |
| Singapore | ap-singapore-1 | Asia Pacific | 3 | available |
| Singapore 2 | ap-singapore-2 | Asia Pacific | 3 | available |
| Australia East (Sydney) | ap-sydney-1 | Asia Pacific | 3 | available |
| Australia Southeast (Melbourne) | ap-melbourne-1 | Asia Pacific | 3 | available |
| UAE East (Dubai) | me-dubai-1 | Middle East & Africa | 3 | available |
| Saudi Arabia West (Jeddah) | me-jeddah-1 | Middle East & Africa | 3 | available |
| Israel (Jerusalem) | il-jerusalem-1 | Middle East & Africa | 3 | available |
| South Africa (Johannesburg) | af-johannesburg-1 | Middle East & Africa | 3 | available |
| Morocco (Casablanca) | af-casablanca-1 | Middle East & Africa | 3 | available |
Security & Regulatory Compliance Standards (21)
Audited certifications verified against official trust centers, SOC registries, and compliance documentation.
Recent Oracle Announcements & Model Releases
Oracle Generative AI adds Google Gemini 2.5 Pro & xAI Grok foundational models
Oracle expands its Generative AI Service with on-demand token-priced endpoints for Gemini 2.5 Pro and xAI Grok foundational models backed by dedicated Oracle Superclusters.
Oracle OCI Supercluster expands with up to 131,072 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs
OCI unveils hyperscale AI superclusters scaling up to 131,072 GPUs using RoCEv2 networking for large frontier model pre-training at industry-leading cost efficiency.
Oracle introduces native AI Vector Search in Oracle Database 23ai
Oracle announces AI Vector Search in Oracle Database 23ai, enabling vector similarity calculations alongside relational and JSON queries with zero data duplication.
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