Telecommunications group plans to modernize
and move critical systems to dedicated Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
regions to support rollout of next-generation communications
services
AUSTIN,
Texas and LONDON,
June 21,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle and Vodafone, the largest
pan-European and African technology communications company, today
announced a strategic partnership to modernize the operator's
European IT infrastructure and accelerate its transition to the
cloud.
Under the multi-year agreement, Vodafone will modernize and
migrate a large number of its systems to OCI Dedicated Region, a
fully managed cloud region that brings all of Oracle's public cloud
services into Vodafone's own network and data centers. This will
provide a dedicated cloud platform for Vodafone to modernize its
thousands of Oracle databases as well as to support and scale its
mission-critical OSS and BSS systems, including CRM and order
management.
The implementation will also enable Vodafone to build new
cloud-based applications faster, and by taking advantage of its
geographical scale, launch them in multiple markets at the same
time.
Oracle will deploy OCI Dedicated Region in Vodafone's main data
centers that manage its European IT and network operations. The
deployment of public cloud services directly inside Vodafone's own
network and data centers will enable the operator to flexibly
modernize, manage and automate its critical systems using new
technologies such as autonomous services, and more easily meet the
latency and performance requirements of these applications.
Vodafone will also have close access to compute resources that
enable it to dynamically augment and scale services in multiple
geographies according to changing business requirements, while
reducing operational costs and meeting data residency
regulations.
The partnership supports Vodafone's multi-year initiative to
consolidate and modernize the technology infrastructure that
supports its mission-critical systems into a shared, on-premises,
open-standard platform capable of supporting and scaling
next-generation digital services. It will also help Vodafone
further its Tech 2025 goals: reducing time-to-market of its
services, providing stand-out customer experiences through
always-on services, and reducing operational costs through
automation.
"As Vodafone focuses on growth, data is key to how we evolve our
business, build new capabilities and innovate to meet the needs of
our customers. Our collaboration with Oracle supports our vision of
becoming a technology communications company," said Scott Petty, Chief Digital & IT Officer,
Vodafone. "The agreement enables Oracle to bring its entire
portfolio of cloud services directly into Vodafone data centers.
This includes the same architecture, software, services and control
plane used in OCI public cloud. The flexibility offered by OCI
enables us to build a robust, secure, and extensible cloud platform
in our own data centers, while also providing the operational
agility and scalability required to support the growth and
diversification of our business."
"Telecom companies are reimagining their business models to
innovate and monetize new opportunities at speed and at scale,"
said Clay Magouyrk, executive vice
president, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. "Vodafone is at the
forefront of this thinking, and we are excited to bring the power
of OCI to Vodafone's data centers to support the company and its
partners as they fast-track this vision and deliver the next
generation of connected services."
"Now more than ever, telecom companies need to quickly adopt new
technologies to deliver new innovative products at speed while
continuing to meet evolving regulatory requirements. Our
partnership with Vodafone is based on achieving this balance,
providing a cloud platform that enables Vodafone to modernize and
consolidate its existing infrastructure while also building a
foundation for a digital future. We are looking forward to
partnering with one of the telecom sector's digital trailblazers as
we help shape the next generation of communication services and
business models," said Jonathan Tikochinsky, executive vice
president, global strategic clients, Oracle.
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