• Oracle has announced that it has signed a seven-year partnership with Uber that will see the ride-sharing platform leverage the company’s cloud services.
• Uber will seek to continue modernising and launching new products with the help of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• Meanwhile, Oracle will now use Uber for Business as its preferred ride-sharing partner.

Monday saw a new seven-year partnership signed between Oracle and Uber Technologies, Inc. One that will see the world’s largest ride-sharing platform leverage Oracle’s cloud offering to deliver new products.

It’s all about modernising for Uber, who will be migrating most of its critical workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) as part of the deal, according to a press release sent to Hypertext.

“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 Safra Catz, Oracle CEO.

“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.”

Along with the OCI agreement, the strategic partnership includes other areas of collaboration between the two companies.

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.

The two companies will also continue co-innovating on additional retail and delivery solutions that will evolve from the cloud partnership including consumer experiences with last-mile logistics.

“Uber is revolutionizing the way people, products, and services move across continents and through cities,” said Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber CEO.

“To deliver on that promise for customers while building value for shareholders, we needed a cloud provider to help us maximize innovation while reducing our overall infrastructure costs.”

According to Khosrowshahi, Uber chose Oracle because the cloud provider offers an “ideal combination of price, performance, flexibility, and security to help [Uber] deliver incredible customer service, build new products, and increase profitability.”

Recently, Uber’s food delivery brand launched a feature that allows users to see what personal information is shared with drivers on the Uber Eats app.

Uber Eats says it limits the amount of user information it shares with its drivers, which includes your first name, the initial of your surname and your exact address.

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