Uber says as it continues to grow and enter new markets it is increasingly important to focus resources on its core strengths and strategic initiatives. By migrating some of the company’s most critical workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Uber will be in a position to modernise its infrastructure while also accelerating its path to profitability.

“Uber is revolutionising the way people, products, and services move across continents and through cities,” said Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. “To deliver on that promise for customers while building value for shareholders, we needed a cloud provider that will help us maximise 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.”

Oracle states the new strategic partnership, along with recent analyst reports, serves as a robust validation of OCI’s strategy and product vision. Oracle says customers want both flexibility and best-in-class price-performance infrastructure across a global footprint, and that only OCI can provide it. Uber can now take advantage of these capabilities.

One important differentiator of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure against its competitors is its ability to provide far more flexibility around machine sizing, with customers selecting CPU, RAM, and disk that suits their requirements rather than being subject to machine sizes that suit the hyperscaler's server packing. iTWire previously reported that Gartner's magic quadrants over the previous three years showed a major shift in OCI's ranking from niche player to visionary.

“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.”

The strategic partnership also sees other areas of collaboration; Oracle will become a global Uber for Business client, selecting Uber as a preferred rideshare for its employees travel and eating across the globe.

Further, Uber and Oracle will continue to co-innovate on other retail and delivery solutions that will evolve out of the partnership.