FlashGrid
for Oracle DB on Azure
Engineered Cloud System for running Oracle databases on Azure cloud. Easy and repeatable deployment with higher performance, better uptime, and 24/7 support.
FlashGrid for Oracle on Azure Compared to Amazon RDS for Oracle
FlashGrid for Oracle on Azure
Compared to Amazon RDS for Oracle
Both FlashGrid on Azure and Amazon RDS service simplify deployment of Oracle databases in the cloud. However, the two solutions have substantial differences. The objective of this comparison is to provide information that will help with selecting one of the two solutions based on customer’s requirements.
FlashGrid for Oracle on Azure
Amazon RDS for Oracle
Key advantages
Full control
All database features
Large databases 64+ TB
High storage throughput
Lower storage costs
Simplicity
Lower administration effort
Solution type
Infrastructure-as-Code appliance hosted on Azure VMs
Database-as-a-Service
Who manages database and OS
End-customer or partner
AWS
Database features
All including RAT, Multitenant, Flashback, Database Vault, Pure Unified Audit
Database size
Unlimited
64 TB max
Storage IOPS
Up to 1M+ IOPS
Up to 80K per node
Storage throughput
Up to 20,000 MB/s
Up to 1750 MB/s
CPU size
Up to 416 vCPU
Up to 128 vCPU
Memory size limit
Up to 11 TB
Up to 4 TB
Backup/restore
Using RMAN
Using storage snapshots
Custom OS security hardening
Yes
No
Billing
By Azure (VM + Marketplace fees)
By AWS
