The investment spread across a period of 10 years will see the public cloud service provider expand its cloud infrastructure footprint in the country to meet the growing demand for AI-based workloads. Credit: Shutterstock / Avigator Fortuner Oracle is planning to invest $8 billion in Japan over the next 10 years in order to expand its cloud infrastructure footprint, which in turn will help the company meet the growing demand for AI-based workloads, the company announced on Wednesday. As part of the investment, the company said it will increase local customer support of its public cloud regions in Tokyo and Osaka. Additionally, the public cloud service provider will also expand its local operations teams for Oracle Alloy and its OCI Dedicated Region offerings. The increase in employee strength will enable governments and businesses across Japan to continue to move their mission-critical workloads to the Oracle Cloud and embrace sovereign AI solutions, the company said in a statement. Oracle has been on a cloud footprint expansion spree over the last year as part of its strategy to compete with larger rivals, such as AWS, Microsoft, and Google. Last year in December, the company opened its second Chile region. In September, Oracle launched a second Mexico region. In June, the company launched two new EU Sovereign Cloud regions — Madrid and Frankfurt — to help EU enterprises comply with data regulations. Prior to that in May, Oracle became the first hyperscaler to open a cloud region in Serbia. In 2022, during an earnings call, CEO Safra Catz said the company would invest $2.4 billion quarterly in cloud infrastructure. Rival cloud service providers, such as AWS, Microsoft, and Google, also have a sizeable presence in Japan with each of these providers having cloud regions in Tokyo and Osaka. AWS’ cloud region in Tokyo has four Availability Zones and the Osaka region has three Availability Zones. AWS regions are composed of Availability Zones that place infrastructure in separate and distinct geographic locations. Related content brandpost Sponsored by TCS and Microsoft 5 keys to optimizing ROI on your Cloud Center of Excellence 5 keys to optimizing ROI on your Cloud Center of Excellence CoE adoption is on the rise – but success means evaluating relevance, staying connected, building a strong team, continuous innovation, and transforming culture. By Tata Consultancy Services May 02, 2024 2 mins Manufacturing Industry Cloud Computing brandpost Sponsored by TCS and Microsoft Best practice advice for improving productivity while maintaining security The modern “borderless workplace” requires a new strategy. Microsoft and TCS are answering the challenge with innovation solutions. By Tata Consultancy Services May 02, 2024 1 min Manufacturing Industry Microsoft Cloud Computing brandpost Sponsored by TCS and Microsoft Powering sustainability success with Microsoft Cloud Learn how investing in the right technology can create a greener future. By Tata Consultancy Services May 02, 2024 1 min Manufacturing Industry Green IT brandpost Sponsored by TCS and Microsoft Building ROI with cloud migration Read our guide to learn how to create a business case for modernizing legacy apps. By Tata Consultancy Services May 02, 2024 1 min Manufacturing Industry Cloud Computing PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe