Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud Frequently Asked Questions
01. What is Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
02. What deployment capabilities are provided for using Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
03. What are the key benefits to using Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
04. Is Oracle releasing Oracle E-Business Suite as a SaaS (Software as a Service) application?
05. What managed services does Oracle provide for Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
07. How do I access my Oracle E-Business Suite instances on Oracle Cloud?
08. How can I customize and extend Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
10. Can I use Oracle's Database services with Oracle E-Business Suite?
11. What tools are used for managing Oracle E-Business Suite environments on Oracle Cloud?
12. Can I run Oracle E-Business Suite in a multicloud (hyperscaler) environment?
01. What is Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
You can think of running Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as running the exact same Oracle E-Business Suite that you run on premises in your data center today — the same applications you already own, that you have customized and integrated.
02. What deployment capabilities are provided for using Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
With an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute subscription and our automation tools, you can quickly provision new instances of Oracle E-Business Suite, as well as lift and shift your existing Oracle E-Business Suite Linux instances from on-premises to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with optional database services.
Getting Started with Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (Document 2517025.1) outlines current capabilities and should be visited periodically.
03. What are the key benefits to using Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
Key benefits include the quick realization of cloud economics such as cost savings and increased performance.
Oracle's Cloud Infrastructure offerings are elastic and allow IT to scale up or scale out the infrastructure on demand. This elasticity and the flexibility to pay-as-you-go reduces the need for upfront capital expenditure and decreases wait times for hardware and other resources, lessening overall project risk.
04. Is Oracle releasing Oracle E-Business Suite as a SaaS (Software as a Service) application?
Oracle has no plans to offer Oracle E-Business Suite as a SaaS solution.
05. What managed services Does Oracle provide for Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
Oracle Customer Success Services (CSS) provides managed services for customers running Oracle E-Business Suite instances on Oracle Cloud.
06. Do I need to purchase Oracle E-Business Suite product licenses to run oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
Oracle customers who already own Oracle E-Business Suite licenses may use the Oracle Cloud to host instances of their applications.
For technology licensing required for customized Oracle E-Business Suite environments, contact your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure technical team.
07. How do I access my Oracle E-Business Suite instances on Oracle Cloud?
Most customers use FastConnect to extend their corporate networks with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN) so that users can access their Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) environment from within that network.
If exposing Oracle E-Business Suite functionality to the internet, you should follow the Oracle E-Business Suite DMZ configuration guidelines.
We provide predefined guidelines on how to configure your network. For more information, review Set Up Your Tenancy to Host Oracle E-Business Suite Environments in Oracle E-Business Suite Cloud Manager Guide.
08. How can I customize and extend Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
The same Oracle tools you use within your on-premises data center are available on the cloud in order for you to customize or extend your Oracle E-Business Suite systems.
09. Can I use the same certified third-party products I currently use on-premises with Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?
The Oracle E-Business Suite architecture is the same whether deployed on-premises or on Oracle Cloud, and you can deploy your integrated third-party products on the cloud as long as they are compatible with available OS images. Refer to published capabilities and guidelines for using Oracle Cloud with your non-Oracle workloads.
10. Can I use Oracle's Database services with Oracle E-Business Suite?
We provide automation which enables you to conduct a new installation of Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 or 12.1.3, or to help you lift and shift your existing 12.2 or 12.1.3 instances, with the database hosted on an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 1-Node or 2-Node DB System, or Exadata DB System, and the application tier hosted on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute.
Note that the application tier always runs on an Oracle Compute service. See Getting Started with Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud (Document 2066260.1) for more information regarding certified releases and automation capabilities.
11. What tools are used for managing Oracle E-Business Suite environments on Oracle Cloud?
Oracle E-Business Suite Cloud Manager can be used to manage the infrastructure of Oracle E-Business Suite environments on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Capabilities include initial migration as well as lifecycle management activities such as cloning, back up, refresh, and discovery.
12. Can I run Oracle E-Business Suite in a multicloud (hyperscaler) environment?
Yes, you can run Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 fully in a hyperscaler partner datacenter—including those from Microsoft, Google, and Amazon—by taking advantage of Oracle Database@hyperscaler.
When deploying this configuration, you or your system integrator must establish the procedures required to perform software lifecycle management activities such as installation, provisioning, and cloning for the EBS system.
See Support Policy for Oracle E-Business Suite Running in a Multicloud Environment (Document 3015095.1) for more information.