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Zoom taps Oracle for cloud deal, passing over Amazon, Microsoft

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Re: Zoom taps Oracle for cloud deal, passing over Amazon, Microsoft

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Post by suyash »

Jonnax wrote: post #16

Is Oracle cloud any good? Is it like the other providers where you can take a credit card and use? Or do you need to give your soul to oracle?

Yes, we have a free $300 Credit and also Always Free Cloud Services just like other Cloud Vendors, give it a shot. (PS I work at Oracle). https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/

Re: Zoom taps Oracle for cloud deal, passing over Amazon, Microsoft

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Post by bob33212 »

cmauniada wrote: post #13

Why? Is it because of cost? Perhaps nepotism? I don' see a reason why Amazon or Azure would be passed over in favour of Oracle. Why wasn't GCP a contender either? Something seems fishy... someone from Zoom care to chime in? Maybe they are afraid that Amazon or Microsoft with their tradition of copying competition would pose a threat? Even then, Microsoft is already competing using Microsoft Teams and if Amazon wanted…

Yes, the technology behind zoom can be repicated in less than 2 years and for less than 100m.

Re: Zoom taps Oracle for cloud deal, passing over Amazon, Microsoft

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Post by mc32 »

cmauniada wrote: post #13

Why? Is it because of cost? Perhaps nepotism? I don' see a reason why Amazon or Azure would be passed over in favour of Oracle. Why wasn't GCP a contender either? Something seems fishy... someone from Zoom care to chime in? Maybe they are afraid that Amazon or Microsoft with their tradition of copying competition would pose a threat? Even then, Microsoft is already competing using Microsoft Teams and if Amazon wanted…

Tongue in check but my first thought was “baddies” work hand in hand with other “baddies”...

As for real reason, that’s a head scratcher...

Re: Zoom taps Oracle for cloud deal, passing over Amazon, Microsoft

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Post by searchableguy »

outside1234 wrote: post #7
alephnan wrote: post #2

In the article: > Zoom selected Oracle to expand its cloud, bypassing major industry leaders Amazon Web Services, Alphabet’s Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft’s Azure Cloud. I guess GCP isn't significant enough to be in the headline

The truth hurts sometimes. Also, isn't GCP deprecated?

I really wonder what hn has against google. This place sometimes feel like a witch hunt ground

Re: Zoom taps Oracle for cloud deal, passing over Amazon, Microsoft

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Post by adrianmonk »

king_magic wrote: post #10
alephnan wrote: post #2

In the article: > Zoom selected Oracle to expand its cloud, bypassing major industry leaders Amazon Web Services, Alphabet’s Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft’s Azure Cloud. I guess GCP isn't significant enough to be in the headline

... huh? "Alphabet’s Google Cloud Platform" is GCP.

In the headline. The headline is "Zoom taps Oracle for cloud deal, passing over Amazon, Microsoft". Which doesn't contain any of "Alphabet", "Google", or "GCP".

Re: Zoom taps Oracle for cloud deal, passing over Amazon, Microsoft

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Post by hamsterbooster »

cmauniada wrote: post #13

Why? Is it because of cost? Perhaps nepotism? I don' see a reason why Amazon or Azure would be passed over in favour of Oracle. Why wasn't GCP a contender either? Something seems fishy... someone from Zoom care to chime in? Maybe they are afraid that Amazon or Microsoft with their tradition of copying competition would pose a threat? Even then, Microsoft is already competing using Microsoft Teams and if Amazon wanted…

Amazon also own video-conference product Chime.

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Post by mcbain »

cmauniada wrote: post #13

Why? Is it because of cost? Perhaps nepotism? I don' see a reason why Amazon or Azure would be passed over in favour of Oracle. Why wasn't GCP a contender either? Something seems fishy... someone from Zoom care to chime in? Maybe they are afraid that Amazon or Microsoft with their tradition of copying competition would pose a threat? Even then, Microsoft is already competing using Microsoft Teams and if Amazon wanted…

Amazon has Chime.

Not heard of it? You aren’t alone there.

Re: Zoom taps Oracle for cloud deal, passing over Amazon, Microsoft

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Post by asdff »

bob33212 wrote: post #22
cmauniada wrote: post #13

Why? Is it because of cost? Perhaps nepotism? I don' see a reason why Amazon or Azure would be passed over in favour of Oracle. Why wasn't GCP a contender either? Something seems fishy... someone from Zoom care to chime in? Maybe they are afraid that Amazon or Microsoft with their tradition of copying competition would pose a threat? Even then, Microsoft is already competing using Microsoft Teams and if Amazon wanted…

Yes, the technology behind zoom can be repicated in less than 2 years and for less than 100m.

Zoom feels like a pied piper-eskque app to me. Awkward and clunky to use, lag and issues are expected. Doesn't help that we've been given no guidance from higher ups on how to use the software, so we've been discovering features as we go. Today I finally learned how to let someone else share a screen, and that button was not where you would expect.

Re: Zoom taps Oracle for cloud deal, passing over Amazon, Microsoft

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Post by cmauniada »

sb8244 wrote: post #18
cmauniada wrote: post #13

Why? Is it because of cost? Perhaps nepotism? I don' see a reason why Amazon or Azure would be passed over in favour of Oracle. Why wasn't GCP a contender either? Something seems fishy... someone from Zoom care to chime in? Maybe they are afraid that Amazon or Microsoft with their tradition of copying competition would pose a threat? Even then, Microsoft is already competing using Microsoft Teams and if Amazon wanted…

Gcp is listed in the article but not the title. Strange title selection but they were considered.

I should have worded my question better, I was just surprised why you would leave out arguably the top 3 companies and go with something like Oracle. (Maybe I am too young and that's where my animosity for Oracle comes from, but I feel like they are way behind the curve in terms of their cloud).

Re: Zoom taps Oracle for cloud deal, passing over Amazon, Microsoft

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Post by partiallypro »

cmauniada wrote: post #13

Why? Is it because of cost? Perhaps nepotism? I don' see a reason why Amazon or Azure would be passed over in favour of Oracle. Why wasn't GCP a contender either? Something seems fishy... someone from Zoom care to chime in? Maybe they are afraid that Amazon or Microsoft with their tradition of copying competition would pose a threat? Even then, Microsoft is already competing using Microsoft Teams and if Amazon wanted…

My guess is simply, they don't want to fund their own competitors. Microsoft is a direct competitor already (so is Google,) and who knows what Amazon will do. That really only leaves IBM and Oracle. I've always been baffled when someone hosts on their competitors' platform. Like Netflix hosting on AWS, and Grocery Stores hosting on AWS. Microsoft & Google rarely have that problem (except on this one.)
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