Amazon, Salesforce Shifting Business Away From Oracle: Report
- The Information says progress made to replace Oracle software
- Cheaper open-source alternatives let companies make a change
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Amazon.com Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc., two of Oracle Corp.’s biggest customers, are actively working to replace Oracle software running on crucial business systems with lower cost open-source database software, the Information reported, citing people familiar with the discussions.
The technology news site said Amazon and Salesforce have already made significant progress toward weaning themselves off Oracle all together. They have ample motivation to do so: While Oracle’s database is widely considered the world’s most advanced, it’s also expensive compared with the competition, the Information reported. Oracle’s shares slid in New York Tuesday.