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===Services===

====Oracle Cloud====
[[Oracle Cloud]] is a [[cloud computing]] service offered by Oracle Corporation providing servers, storage, network, applications and services through a global network of Oracle Corporation managed [[data center]]s. The company allows these services to be [[provisioning (IT)|provisioned]] on demand over the [[Internet]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Saygili |first=Okcan Yasin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=83UpDwAAQBAJ&q=oracle%20cloud&pg=PA1 |title=Oracle IaaS: Quick Reference Guide to Cloud Solutions |publisher=Apress |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-4842-2832-6 |language=en}}</ref>

Oracle Cloud provides [[Infrastructure as a service|Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)]], [[Platform as a service|Platform as a Service (PaaS)]], [[Software as a service|Software as a Service (SaaS)]] and [[Data as a service|Data as a Service (DaaS)]]. These services are used to build, deploy, integrate and extend applications in the cloud. This platform supports [[open standard]]s ([[SQL]], [[HTML5]], [[Representational state transfer|REST]], etc.) open-source solutions ([[Kubernetes]], [[Apache Hadoop|Hadoop]], [[Apache Kafka|Kafka]], etc.) and a variety of [[programming language]]s, [[database]]s, tools and [[Software framework|frameworks]] including Oracle-specific, [[free software|free]] and [[Third-party software component|third-party software]] and systems.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Safonov |first=Vladimir O. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1918CwAAQBAJ&q=oracle+cloud+paas&pg=PA59 |title=Trustworthy Cloud Computing |date=2016 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-119-11351-5 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Software as a Service]] (SaaS)<ref name="oracle_cloud">{{cite web |title=Enterprise Cloud Computing SaaS, PaaS, IaaS |url=https://cloud.oracle.com/home |access-date=December 18, 2014 |publisher=Oracle}}</ref>
** Enterprise applications: [[Supply chain management|SCM]], [[Enterprise performance management|EPM]], [[Oracle HCM Cloud|HCM]], [[Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Cloud|ERP]] and [[Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience (CX)|CX]] SaaS offerings<ref>{{cite web |title=Oracle Applications Cloud |url=http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/cloud/cloud-applications/index.html |access-date=March 13, 2014 |publisher=Oracle}}</ref>
**Oracle sells a [[SaaS]] suite of [[Oracle Fusion Applications]] [[business application]]s.
**On July 28, 2016, Oracle bought [[NetSuite]], the first cloud company, for $9.3 billion.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Cao |first1=Jing |last2=Womack |first2=Brian |date=July 29, 2016 |title=Oracle Purchase of NetSuite Will Help It Vie With Cloud Rivals |publisher=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-28/oracle-buys-netsuite-in-deal-valued-at-about-9-3-billion}}</ref> NetSuite provides cloud ERP, CRM, supply chain and e-commerce software to small and medium-sized businesses. It is regarded as the first fully cloud company in the world and is an industry leader in its own right.
* [[Platform as a Service]] (PaaS)<ref name="oracle_cloud" />
** Oracle has branded its Platform as a Service as [[Oracle Cloud Platform]]. Oracle Cloud Platform include Data Management, Application Development, Integration, Content and Experience, Business Analytics, Management and Security.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Di Martino |first1=Beniamino |title=Cloud Portability and Interoperability: Issues and Current Trends |last2=Cretella |first2=Giuseppina |last3=Esposito |first3=Antonio |date=2015 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-319-13701-8 |series=SpringerBriefs in Computer Science |page=68 |chapter=4.3 Oracle PaaS |quote=The Oracle cloud platform [...] is a portfolio of products that can be used to build applications to publish as services on both private and public clouds. The platform is based on the Oracle Grid technologies, as well as on applications that include WebLogic Server, Coherence in-memory datagrid, and JRockit JVM. In terms of infrastructure, the platform is based on the Oracle IaaS offer that contains Oracle Solaris, Oracle Enterprise linux, and Oracle VM for virtualization, Sun SPARC and Storage. |access-date=September 20, 2016 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vpmiBwAAQBAJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Platform as a Service {{!}} Oracle Cloud |url=https://cloud.oracle.com/en_US/paas |access-date=2017-11-15 |website=cloud.oracle.com |language=en}}</ref> 
** Platform services on which to build and deploy applications or extend SaaS applications: database, Java application server, mobile, business analytics, integration, process, big data, [[Internet of Things]], [[Node.js]] etc.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 22, 2015 |title=Oracle (ORCL) Announces New Cloud Platform Additions |url=http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Oracle+(ORCL)+Announces+New+Cloud+Platform+Additions/10670192.html |access-date=April 15, 2016 |website=Street Insider |language=en |quote=With more than 24 new cloud services, the Oracle Cloud Platform extends Oracle's leadership with the world's broadest and deepest portfolio of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. Newly available Oracle Cloud services include, Oracle Database Cloud – Exadata, Oracle Archive Storage Cloud, Oracle Big Data Cloud, Oracle Integration Cloud, Oracle Mobile Cloud, and Oracle Process Cloud.}}</ref>
* Data as a Service (DaaS)
** Oracle Data Cloud is composed of several acquisitions including [[AddThis]], [[BlueKai]], Crosswise, [[Datalogix]], Grapeshot, and Moat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oracle Data Cloud |url=https://www.oracle.com/data-cloud/}}</ref>
* [[Infrastructure as a Service]] (IaaS)<ref name="oracle_cloud" /> 
** Oracle has branded its Infrastructure as a Service as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offerings include the following services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Infrastructure as a Service {{!}} Oracle Cloud |url=https://cloud.oracle.com/en_US/iaas |access-date=2017-11-16 |website=cloud.oracle.com |language=en}}</ref>
*** Compute Service
*** Storage Service
*** Network Service

On May 16, 2018, Oracle announced that it had acquired DataScience.com, a privately held cloud workspace platform for data science projects and workloads.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-05-16 |title=Oracle acquires machine learning platform Datascience.com |language=en-US |work=VentureBeat |url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/05/16/oracle-acquires-machine-learning-platform-datascience-com/ |access-date=2018-05-24}}</ref>

In 2022 Oracle shared a $9 billion contract from the [[United States Department of Defense]] for cloud computing with Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farrell |first1=Maureen |title=Pentagon Divides Big Cloud-Computing Deal Among 4 Firms |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/business/pentagon-cloud-contracts-jwcc.html |work=The New York Times |date=7 December 2022}}</ref>

In February 2025, Oracle listed Meridianbet, a Southeast European sports betting company, on its Global Tech Reference Page.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Meridian Gaming |date=2025-02-07 |title=Meridianbet Listed on Oracle’s Global Tech Reference Page |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/02/07/3022859/0/en/Meridianbet-Listed-on-Oracle-s-Global-Tech-Reference-Page.html |access-date=2025-04-29 |website=GlobeNewswire News Room |language=en-us}}</ref>

====Other services====
* Oracle Consulting – technical and business expert services
* Oracle Financing 
* Oracle Marketing & Support 
** Product support: Oracle Corporation identifies its customers and their support entitlements using CSI (Customer Support Identifier) codes.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 1, 2008 |title=Global Customer Support Security Practices |url=http://www.oracle.com/support/collateral/customer-support-security-practices.pdf |access-date=August 25, 2008 |publisher=Oracle Corporation |page=1 |quote=Your registration on MetaLink uses a unique Customer Support Identifier (CSI) linked to your Support contract.}}</ref> Registered customers can submit [[Service request management|Service Requests]] (SRs)<ref>{{cite web |date=April 1, 2008 |title=Global Customer Support Security Practices |url=http://www.oracle.com/support/collateral/customer-support-security-practices.pdf |access-date=August 25, 2008 |publisher=Oracle Corporation |page=1 |quote=GCS is a global operation, with Service Request (SR) management based on global competencies}}</ref>—usually via the web-accessible My Oracle Support<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Oracle Introduces Next-generation Customer Support Platform: My Oracle Support |date=September 22, 2008 |publisher=Oracle Corporation |location=California |url=http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/017506_EN.doc |quote=My Oracle Support integrates Oracle's [...] support portal, Oracle MetaLink, with its [...] configuration management platform, Oracle Software Configuration Manager, to deliver [..] support capabilities |access-date=September 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002200418/http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/017506_EN.doc |archive-date=October 2, 2008}}</ref> (MOS),<ref>
{{Cite book |last1=Prusinski |first1=Ben |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DH3vrKvDSOMC |title=Expert Oracle GoldenGate |last2=Phillips |first2=Steve |last3=Chung |first3=Richard |publisher=Apress |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-4302-3566-8 |series=Apresspod Series |pages=111–112 |quote=You can verify the [...] supported [...] platforms [...] by logging into the My Oracle Support (MOS) site online at <code>http://support.oracle.com</code> [...] |access-date=July 24, 2012}}
</ref> a re-incarnation of Oracle Metalink<ref>Compare:
{{Cite book |last=Jeffries |first=John P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nTdECgAAQBAJ |title=Oracle GoldenGate 12c Implementer's Guide |publisher=Packt Publishing Ltd |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-78398-077-2 |edition=2 |location=Birmingham |publication-date=2015 |page=22 |quote=The full comprehensive list of all the certified platforms and databases is available at the My Oracle Support website: support.oracle.com (formerly Metalink). |access-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref> with web access administered by a site Customer User Administrator (CUA).<ref>{{cite web |year=2017 |title=My Oracle Support Help, Release 15.3 |url=https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E25290_01/doc.60/e25224/registration.htm |access-date=August 24, 2017 |website=docs.oracle.com |publisher=Oracle |quote=My Oracle Support customer user accounts are managed by individuals within your organization in the role of Customer User Administrator (CUA).}}</ref>
** Critical Patch Updates: since 2005 Oracle Corporation has grouped collections of [[patch (computing)|patch]]es and security fixes for its products each quarter into a "Critical Patch Update" (CPU), released each January, April, July and October.<ref>{{cite web |title=Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts |url=http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028105653/http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm |archive-date=October 28, 2006 |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref>
** Oracle Configuration Manager (OCM, previously Customer Configuration repository or CCR) gathers and uploads details of the configuration of Oracle software.<ref>{{cite web |last=Douglas |first=Williams |display-authors=etal |date=November 2010 |title=Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation Guide, 11g Release 2 (11.2) for Linux and UNIX |url=http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e17214.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116235136/http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e17214.pdf |archive-date=November 16, 2010 |access-date=November 22, 2010 |publisher=Oracle Corporation |page=xxi |quote=Oracle Configuration Manager: This feature [...] was previously named Customer Configuration repository (CCR). It is an optional component for database and client installations. Oracle Configuration Manager gathers and stores details relating to the configuration of the software stored in database Oracle home directories. |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
** Oracle Auto Service Request (ASR) automatically creates Service Requests for specific hardware faults on qualified Oracle server, storage, [[Oracle Exadata]], and [[Oracle Exalogic]] products.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 2011 |title=Oracle Auto Service Request for Sun Systems |url=http://oracle.com/asr |publisher=Oracle Corporation |quote=Oracle Auto Service Request for Sun Systems.}}</ref>
** My Oracle Support Community (MOSC)<ref>{{cite web |title=Themes – Oracle Community |url=https://community.oracle.com/select-theme!input.jspa |url-access=registration |access-date=August 10, 2014 |publisher=Oracle Corporation |quote=My Oracle Support Community (MOSC)}}</ref>
* Oracle University (training in Oracle products)<ref>{{cite web |title=Oracle University |url=http://education.oracle.com |publisher=Oracle Corporation}}</ref>
** [[Oracle Certification Program]]
* NetSuite Social Impact program assists nonprofits with moving operations to the cloud.  In October 2018, Oracle announced the expansion of the program to include product donation, pro bono expansion and online community building.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Oracle NetSuite Expands Pro Bono Tech Help |language=en-US |work=The NonProfit Times |url=http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/technology/oracle-netsuite-expands-pro-bono-tech-help/ |access-date=2018-10-26}}</ref> 
* As of September 13, 2020, Oracle acquired a trade deal with the [[ByteDance]] owned social video platform [[TikTok]]. This was the result of an executive order issued by U.S. president [[Donald Trump]] stating that TikTok must be sold to a U.S. company by September 15, 2020. The exact nature of the agreement is still unknown, but it implies that Oracle will become TikTok's technology partner and assume responsibility for the company's U.S. user data. The agreement is still pending approval from regulatory government bodies.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Echo Wang |author2=Greg Roumeliotis |date=2020-09-14 |title=ByteDance drops TikTok's U.S. sale, to partner with Oracle - sources |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-bytedance-tiktok-oracle-idUKKBN265002 |access-date=2020-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brian Fung and Rob McLean |title=TikTok will partner with Oracle in the United States after Microsoft loses bid |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/13/tech/microsoft-tiktok-bytedance/index.html |access-date=2020-09-14 |website=CNN}}</ref> As of April 2025, TikTok continues to operate in the US under Chinese ownership and multiple US companies, including Oracle, expressed interest in acquiring 50% ownership.<ref>{{cite web| url =
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/what-to-know-about-tiktoks-uncertain-future-in-the-us-and-the-people-who-want-to-buy-it/ | title = What to know about TikTok’s uncertain future in the US and the people who want to buy it | publisher = Tech Crunch | date = 3 April 2025 | author = Lauren Forristal}}</ref>