Customers are now faced with an ‘Orexit vote,’ one analyst says
Oracle’s namesake database may have been born on-premises, but the next big update to the software will make its debut in the cloud.
Oracle Database 12c Release 2, also known as Oracle Database 12.2, is slated for release in the second half of this year. It will first be made available in the cloud, with an on-premises version arriving at some undefined point in the future.
“We are committed to giving customers more options to move to the cloud because it helps them reduce costs and become more efficient and agile,” Oracle said in a statement sent by email. “Oracle Database 12.2 will be available in the cloud first, but we will also make it accessible to all of our customers.”
The news was first uncovered in a Wednesday CRN report based on a tweet from Mike Dietrich, master product manager for database upgrades and migrations at Oracle based in Munich, Germany. Included in that tweet was an image from a presentation by Penny Avril, an Oracle vice president in charge of database product management, outlining the “cloud-first” plan at a user group meeting.
Dietrich’s post drew several less-than-enthusiastic comments.
“So sorry that @Oracle hasn’t realized the impact of this ‘release’ plan at a lot of sites,” wrote Twitter user Morten Egan, for example.
“Customers will doubt about future with oracle. Not good,” wrote Franck Pachot.
Similarly, “Why Cloud? Does Corporations investing money on Oracle as database platform mean nothing to Oracle Corp ?” wrote Srini Y.
The move promises to be frustrating for many users who have purchased on-premises licenses and pay for premium support, said Craig Guarente, cofounder and CEO of Palisade Compliance, which helps Oracle customers negotiate with the database giant.
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SOURCE: Computer World
Katherine Noyes
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