In this blog post, the author discusses the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) version of “VMware Cloud on x.cloud” solutions in the market and how it stands out from the rest. The article highlights four key differentiators of OCI:
1. User experience: The user experience of working with OCI is closer to a native admin experience, making tasks more straightforward and easier to accomplish.
2. Support experience: The support experience with OCI is pleasant and straightforward, which is valuable for those who dread contacting support.
3. Executive team hires: The executive team at Oracle has made some amazing hires for the team that will operate, support, and run the OCI for VMware business, indicating the quality of the product.
4. Financials: The financials of OCI are compelling, with benefits such as ingress and egress, native state, and ease of scale. Additionally, if you’re an active Oracle platform user today, you’ll have exponential benefits from the adjacency and access to those platforms and services.
The author encourages readers to use Excel to evaluate the financials of OCI and see how it pencils out. Overall, the blog post highlights the unique advantages of OCI compared to other VMware cloud solutions in the market.