The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated Cloud adoption by several years in 2 020 and Indian enterprises of all sizes fast-tracked their decisions to shun the legacy infrastructure and move their operations in piecemeal or in full to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-powered Cloud. For Cloud players, the year offered a great opportunity to sell their scalable and secure Cloud-based solutions while keeping data within the territories of the country. According to an IDC survey that came out in November, more than 60 per cent of the Indian organisations plan to leverage Cloud platforms for digital innovation, as the firms re-strategise their IT spending plans as a result of Covid-19.
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Oracle announced increased demand for its second-generation cloud services in the country, as more and more Indian organizations seek to drive a rapid return to growth. Amongst those subscribing to Oracle’s best-in-class cloud applications and cloud infrastructure include Polycab, Religare Broking, Mphasis, Omega Healthcare, Nippon Life India Asset Management, GTPL Hathway, IFFCO, Lipi Data Systems, Infocepts, RXIL and ARCIL.
Stated reasons for this large-scale migration to Oracle include much better price-performance of Oracle’s second-generation cloud infrastructure vis-à-vis their experience of using cloud services from other technology providers. Oracle’s complete cloud offerings across applications and infrastructure, and its enterprise-grade security and performance offered out of two local Cloud regions in Hyderabad and Mumbai, as well as 29 others worldwide, are also seen as critical by Indian organizations wanting to accelerate their digital journey and future-proof