Oracle launches new underground cloud center in Jerusalem

• Author: ZEV STUB
• Published date: 13 October 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Oracle CEO Safra Catz alluded to the launch when she spoke at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference Tuesday, mentioning that a big announcement was coming this week.

The launch was attended by Economy Minister Orna Barbivay, Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel, and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion.

The facility is based in a reinforced underground facility to provide the highest levels of security against physical attacks, such as missile strikes.

The data center extends over four floors at a depth of 50 m. below ground level. Spread across thousands of meters, it is designed to be one of the most secure in the Middle East, providing advanced cloud services to companies in Israel's defense industry, government, banks, insurance companies, infrastructure, technology, retail and more.

This cloud region will offer all Oracle Cloud services, the company said. The facility is run in partnership with Bynet Data Communications.

Oracle will also work with the Israeli government to help it further understand how to use cloud services to deliver better services to citizens across the country.

"Companies and government entities need to move to cloud quickly, and Oracle's new underground cloud region in Jerusalem makes that possible," said Oracle CEO Safra Catz. "This Oracle Cloud region will bring all the cost, performance and security benefits of Oracle Cloud to the State of Israel today, not next...