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Amazon's Move Off Oracle Caused Prime Day Outage in One of its Biggest Warehouses, Internal Report Says (cnbc.com)

Posted by msmash on from the closer-look dept.

Amazon is learning how hard it can be to move off of Oracle's database software. From a report: On Prime Day, while the e-retailer was dealing with a major website glitch that slowed sales, the company was also dealing with a technical problem in Ohio at one of its biggest warehouses, leading to thousands of delayed package deliveries, according to an internal report obtained by CNBC. The problem was in large part due to Amazon's migration from Oracle's database to its own technology, the documents show. The outage underscores the challenge Amazon faces as it looks to move completely off Oracle's database by 2020, and how difficult it is to re-create that level of reliability. It also shows that Oracle's database is more efficient in some aspects than Amazon's rival software, a point that Oracle will likely emphasize during this week's annual OpenWorld conference in San Francisco.

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  1. Bad things will happen to you! by dj245 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oracle: Don't you dare change to a competing product. Bad things will happen to you.

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    1. Re:Bad things will happen to you! by ilsaloving · · Score: 5, Funny

      Apparently we need a +1 Ominous moderation.

  2. Re:Really? by GameboyRMH · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oracle is a silver bullet if your wallet is made from werewolf fur!

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