The Last Datacenter Exit: Migrating Oracle E-Business Suite to Azure with Database@Azure

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For years, “Azure-first” organizations had a last holdout in their cloud portfolio: Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS). While web apps, data platforms, and modern microservices moved to Azure with relative ease, EBS often stayed behind—tethered to the real-world economics of Oracle licensing, workload sizing, and the unforgiving performance requirements of a tightly coupled ERP stack. When … Read more

Part 5: Picking the Right Database@Azure Service for EBS — A Decision-Maker’s Guide to Sizing and Licensing

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The final part of the series on Oracle Database@Azure focuses on financially optimizing the program through careful selection of service tiers, sizing, and licensing. It highlights the significance of understanding the differences between OCPUs and ECPUs, and the impact of BYOL versus License Included models on costs. Additionally, it discusses the importance of aligning procurement strategies, support rewards, and usage commitments to achieve favorable financial outcomes, emphasizing careful planning as crucial to success.

Part 4: EBS Platform Move — Unix to Azure Linux with Smaller Cutovers — Migrating Oracle EBS from Legacy Unix to Oracle Database@Azure

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Migrating Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) from legacy Unix systems to Oracle Database@Azure involves overcoming significant challenges due to the Big Endian and Little Endian differences in data storage. Organizations must ensure character set alignment, address custom objects in SYSTEM or SYSAUX tablespaces, and consider encrypted tablespaces early in the process. Strategies like Data Pump for smaller databases and Cross-Platform Transportable Tablespaces for larger ones are crucial. Successful migration requires precise planning, rigorous testing, and collaboration across IT teams to minimize downtime and ensure data integrity.