Oracle's cloud regions (a bundle of multiple data centers installed to provide stable cloud services) number 85, which is more than any other hyperscale cloud provider has. The company plans to build an additional 77 regions.
Chris Chelliah, senior vice president of institutional sector technology and customer strategy for Oracle Japan and Asia Pacific, noted this on the 11th at the 'Oracle Cloud Summit 2025' held at the Grand InterContinental Parnas Hotel in Gangnam, Seoul.
Chelliah stated, 'By expanding the (Oracle) cloud ecosystem through infrastructure expansion and innovating the multi-cloud experiences of customers, we will support more corporations to benefit from digital transformation,' adding, 'Oracle is the company that can best implement artificial intelligence (AI) based on data and the cloud.'
Oracle Cloud provides infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), software as a service (SaaS), and data as a service (DaaS). Using these services, applications can be created and expanded in the cloud. Oracle has also introduced Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to accelerate AI model development and deployment, creating an environment that enhances competitiveness in the global market. Oracle's OCI is used by global corporations such as Meta, OpenAI, SoundHound AI, and Uber, with a customer base of around 430,000.
Chelliah explained that Oracle OCI has strong security advantages. He said, 'Oracle is the first cloud provider to implement zero trust packet routing (ZPR) on its platform, isolating the networks of each corporation to prevent them from affecting each other.' He added, 'In a complex shared cloud network among different companies, a single mistake can expose one to risk, but such events do not occur in the Oracle OCI environment.'
Chelliah also emphasized the importance of data utilization for AI development. He stated, 'If AI is the vehicle for transportation, data is its fuel. Data is crucial for unleashing AI capabilities,' adding, 'Oracle has significantly increased the usability of data by enabling corporations to bring their on-premises data into the cloud.' He noted, 'While other cloud providers compel customers to transfer their data to their clouds, Oracle differentiates itself by connecting our cloud to wherever the customer's data resides.'
Chelliah explained Oracle's push for multi-cloud innovation. He said, 'There is a perception that multi-cloud simply means using multiple clouds separately, but using them separately can result in degraded performance.' He added, 'We have created an environment where an application called A can be cross-utilized freely between clouds A and B.' He also mentioned, 'We have formed partnerships to run Oracle Cloud within environments like Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud, allowing customers to choose the cloud that suits them and split workloads between clouds A and B, enabling work across multiple clouds.'
Chelliah mentioned the partnership situation with NVIDIA. He said, 'NVIDIA has been a great partner for Oracle, providing a significant number of their latest graphics processing units (GPUs) to integrate with our infrastructure,' adding, 'To advance AI, data and infrastructure are needed, and we have created a robust AI cloud infrastructure using NVIDIA's GPUs. It's fast and cost-effective.'