Cloud computing: Oracle builds on its SaaS momentum in India

US-based enterprise software maker Oracle has announced that Oracle Cloud Applications is now live in its Gen 2 Cloud region in Mumbai. This means that the Redwood City, California-based firm’s cloud offering can now be leveraged by existing and new customers, including those operating in sectors that are bound by India’s regulatory environment such as public sector or banking and telecom companies.

For the uninitiated, Oracle Cloud enables customers to simply consume enterprise functionality as a cloud application, as well as to move existing applications and build new applications, all based on the same secure, reliable, and high-performance cloud infrastructure. Oracle Cloud’s strategy and integration of cloud services means that Oracle Cloud Applications can keep data within India,