Core Insights - Oracle has announced the general availability of Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure on Oracle Database@Azure, which significantly reduces infrastructure costs by up to 95 percent while providing high performance and reliability [1][3] - The Oracle Base Database Service will soon be available on Oracle Database@Azure, allowing customers to run Oracle Database workloads on virtual machines with simplified administration and pay-as-you-go pricing [1][5] - Oracle Database@Azure has expanded its availability to 14 regions, with plans to add 18 more regions in the next 12 months, enhancing global customer access [7][8] Group 1: Exadata Database Service Features - The Exascale Infrastructure allows customers to provision and manage smaller database workloads and scale as needed, leveraging the power of Exadata [3] - Exascale offers elastic, pay-per-use resources with no extra charge for IOPS, reducing entry-level infrastructure costs significantly [3] - Intelligent storage cloud capabilities enable high performance by distributing databases across storage servers and utilizing Smart Scan technology [3] Group 2: Collaboration and Market Demand - The collaboration between Oracle and Microsoft on Oracle Database@Azure is seeing strong global customer demand, providing customers with greater choice in performance and flexibility [2] - The Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure is a key advancement in Oracle's multicloud strategy, aimed at supporting organizations of all sizes [2] Group 3: Upcoming Services and Support - Oracle Base Database Service will run Oracle Database Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition 2 versions on virtual machines, providing automated database lifecycle management [5] - Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure now supports the next-generation Exadata X11M platform, offering significant performance improvements [6] - Customers can purchase Oracle Exadata Database Service on Exascale Infrastructure through the Azure Marketplace with flexible pricing options [4]