Oracle and Microsoft rolled out a partnership where Oracle's software, notably Java and database, will run on Windows Server Hyper-V as well as Azure.

Oracle and Microsoft have announced a partnership that will see Oracle's database, application server, Java programming language and other products find a home inside Microsoft's Azure cloud service.

Oracle will certify and support its applications, middleware, database, Java and Linux software for Microsoft's Hyper-V and Windows Azure. "Support is effective immediately," Hurd said.

It strengthens Hyper-V against VMware vSphere, while giving Azure near equal position against Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the fully licensed support covers all Oracle software.

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In a surprise move, Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. have announced that Oracle products, including Java, the Oracle Database, and Oracle WebLogic, are certified for Windows Server Hyper-V and ...

Oracle has moved to certify and support its products, including Oracle WebLogic, the Oracle database, and Oracle Linux, for Azure and Microsoft's Hyper-V hypervisor.

If Oracle does announce support for vSphere, then they can go ahead without violating their service agreements. If not, they may want to consider using Hyper-V for their Oracle applications.

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Rival software publishers Microsoft and Oracle have formed an alliance to enable Oracle software to run on Microsoft Hyper-V and Windows Azure infrastructure.