Uber has announced two different partnerships with Oracle and Google in which the ride-hailing company plans to move critical parts of its workloads and infrastructure to the cloud. According to various reports, the move is part of Uber’s decision to completely migrate to the cloud from its existing on-premise data centers which currently houses over 95% of the company’s IT.
While a part of the ride hailing giant’s critical workloads will be moved to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), it will migrate some of the critical infrastructure to Google Cloud and will be able to take advantage of additional Google capabilities, including data cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, machine learning, security, and microservices.
Commenting on the Oracle partnership, Uber CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi said, “Uber is revolutionizing the way people, products, and services move across continents and through cities. To deliver on that promise for customers while building value for shareholders, we needed a cloud provider that will help us maximize innovation while reducing our overall infrastructure costs. Oracle provides an ideal combination of price, performance, flexibility, and security to help us deliver incredible customer service, build new products, and increase profitability.”
“Uber is expanding into a ‘go anywhere, get anything’ platform, and the company needed a cloud partner that shares a relentless focus on innovation,” said Oracle CEO, Safra Catz. “This landmark competitive win for OCI is further validation of the momentum and acceleration we are experiencing in the market. Enterprises, governments, and startups around the world are recognizing the differentiation of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and experiencing our performance, security, and economic benefits versus other hyperscalers.”
Additionally, Oracle will become a global ‘Uber for Business’ client, selecting Uber as a preferred rideshare for its employees to travel and eat around the world.
Khosrowshahi mentioned that the partnership with Google centers around a shared commitment to putting customer experience at the forefront of everything the company does. “It is our job to continually improve and reimagine the types of experiences we’re providing through the Uber platform, exceeding expectations every time someone opens the app to go somewhere or get something delivered. We’re excited to deepen our work with Google to deliver new innovations that push the boundaries of what’s possible for transportation, delivery and more,” he added. “We look forward to expanding our collaboration with Uber to deploy our cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and edge networking solutions,” said Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet. “This partnership is bringing together the best of Google technology across Cloud, Maps, Ads and more to help Uber continue to improve the customer experience for their users.”
