New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- Oracle yesterday announced the general availability of its Globally Distributed Exadata Database on Exascale Infrastructure, designed to simplify the deployment of distributed mission-critical applications across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) regions worldwide. This new service automatically distributes, stores, and synchronizes data across multiple locations, enabling applications to remain online even during regional outages and helping businesses meet data residency requirements.

This move from Oracle comes at a time where hyperscalers battle it out for more differentiation, manageability, and cost efficiency. The cloud as we know it till now is also on the threshold of a radical innovation, with AI and data s...