Part 2: Oracle E-Business Suite on Cloud FAQ

Running Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud is simple, but it doesn't take too much effort to come up with several great questions about this new set of options.  We have published a document that answers those questions:

• Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud Frequently Asked Questions

This document is being updated regularly, so it's worth checking it periodically.  The latest version covers the following common questions:

What is Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?

What capabilities are currently provided?

What are the key benefits to using Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?

Is Oracle releasing Oracle E-Business Suite as a SaaS application?

Does Oracle provide managed services for Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?

Are there additional fees for using Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Cloud?

Do I need to purchase Oracle E-Business Suite product licenses in order to use E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?

How do I deploy Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?

How do I restrict access to my Oracle E-Business Suite instances on Oracle Cloud?

Can I customize and extend Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?

How do I migrate customizations of Oracle E-Business Suite on the cloud to my on-premises production system?

Can we use our own custom data with Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?

Can we use the same certified third-party products we currently use on-premises with Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle Cloud?

Can I use the Database Cloud Service with Oracle E-Business Suite?

Can I use the Exadata Cloud Service with Oracle E-Business Suite?

What tools are used for managing Oracle E-Business Suite environments on Oracle Cloud?

Does Oracle support deploying production instances of Oracle E-Business Suite on the Oracle Compute Cloud Service?

In addition to the FAQ, I'll cover some of these questions in more detail in future articles on this blog.  Stay tuned! 

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01. WHAT IS ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE ON ORACLE CLOUD?
甲骨文云上ORACLE电子商务套件是什么?

This refers to running Oracle E-Business Suite on Oracle's Cloud Infrastructure and Platform as a Service offerings,
specifically the Oracle Compute Cloud Service, the Oracle Database Cloud Service, and the Exadata Cloud Service.
这是指运行Oracle电子商务套件对甲骨文的云基础设施平台作为一种服务产品,特别是Oracle计算云服务,Oracle数据库云服务,Exadata云服务。

02. WHAT CAPABILITIES ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDED?
目前提供有什么功能?

With an Oracle Compute Cloud subscription and with the tools provided in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace,
you can quickly provision new instances of Oracle E-Business Suite, deploy development tools on the cloud,
as well as clone your existing Oracle E-Business Suite instances from on-premises to Oracle Cloud. In addition,
your on-premises and cloud instances can be managed simultaneously from the Oracle Application Management Suite.
作为从Oracle计算云订阅和甲骨文云市场中提供的工具,您可以快速提供新实例的Oracle电子商务套件,在云上部署开发工具,
以及克隆现有Oracle电子商务套件从本地到甲骨文云实例。此外,你可以通过Oracle应用程序管理套件从本地和云进行实例管理

03. WHAT ARE THE KEY BENEFITS TO USING ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE ON ORACLE CLOUD?
在甲骨文云上使用ORACLE电子商务套件的主要优点是什么?

Key benefits are support for business growth, greater business agility and lower costs and risks.
Businesses must be agile to respond to changes such as acquisitions, globalization, divestitures,
and regulatory or process changes, with the ability to adopt new technologies or applications functionality.
IT can provision new development and test environments quickly in response to such changes while ensuring continuity of day-to-day operations.
Oracle's Infrastructure as a Service is elastic and allows 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.
关键的好处是支持业务增长,更高的业务敏捷性和更低的成本和风险。
企业必须灵活应对变化如收购、全球化、剥离,
和监管或过程的变化,能够采用新技术或应用程序的功能。
它可以快速提供新开发和测试环境,以应对这些变化同时确保日常运作的连续性。
甲骨文的基础设施作为服务是有弹性的,可以扩大或规模的基础设施需求。
弹性和灵活性,现收现付制减少前期资本支出的必要性,
硬件和其他资源,减少等待时间,减少整个项目的风险。

04. IS ORACLE RELEASING ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE AS A SAAS APPLICATION?
ORACLE发布ORACLE电子商务套件为SAAS应用程序吗?

No. Oracle has no plans to offer Oracle E-Business Suite as a SaaS solution.
不。Oracle没有计划提供Oracle电子商务套件的SaaS解决方案。

05. DOES ORACLE PROVIDE MANAGED SERVICES FOR ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE ON ORACLE CLOUD?
ORACLE有没有提供ORACLE电子商务套件的甲骨文云托管服务?

Yes. Oracle’s Managed Cloud Services team (OMCS) provides managed services for customers running Oracle E-Business Suite instances on Oracle Cloud or on-premises.
是的。甲骨文云服务管理团队(OMCS)为客户提供管理服务运行Oracle电子商务套件甲骨文云或备用实例。

06. ARE THERE ADDITIONAL FEES FOR USING ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE WITH ORACLE CLOUD?
使用ORACLE电子商务套件在甲骨文云上有没有额外的费用
Oracle Cloud resources and services are available for subscription by Oracle customers.
Customers who already own Oracle E-Business Suite product licenses may use their Oracle Cloud subscription to provision and deploy Oracle E-Business Suite instances on the Oracle Cloud.
The deployed instances may be used for development, testing, training, etc. Once a customer acquires a subscription to Oracle Cloud,
no additional Oracle E-Business Suite license or usage license is required.
甲骨文云资源和服务可用于Oracle客户订阅。客户已经拥有Oracle电子商务套件产品许可可能会使用他们的甲骨文云订阅条款和甲骨文云上部署甲骨文的电子商务套件实例。
部署实例可用于开发、测试、培训、等等。一旦一个客户获得订阅甲骨文云,没有额外的Oracle电子商务套件许可或使用许可是必需的。

07. DO I NEED TO PURCHASE ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE PRODUCT LICENSES IN ORDER TO USE E-BUSINESS SUITE ON ORACLE CLOUD?
我需要购买ORACLE电子商务套件产品许可才能在甲骨文云商运行?
Oracle customers who already own Oracle E-Business Suite licenses may use the Oracle Cloud to host instances of their applications. Oracle’s Compute Cloud uses a “Bring your Own License” model, so customers who wish to use the Oracle Compute Cloud must already own a valid license to the software deployed on virtual machines in Oracle Compute Cloud.
甲骨文的客户已经拥有Oracle电子商务套件许可可能会使用甲骨文云主机应用程序的实例。甲骨文的计算云使用“自备许可证”模式,
所以客户希望使用Oracle计算云必须拥有一个有效的许可证的软件部署在虚拟机在Oracle中云计算。

08. HOW DO I DEPLOY ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE ON ORACLE CLOUD?
我如何在甲骨文云部署甲骨文的电子商务套件?
Once you have an Oracle Compute Cloud subscription, you can access the Oracle Cloud Marketplace and deploy ready-made machine images for provisioning, cloning, and development using the processes described in our online tutorials.
一旦你有了一个Oracle计算云订阅,您可以访问Oracle云市场和部署提供现成的机器图片,克隆和开发使用我们的网上教程中描述的过程。

09. HOW DO I RESTRICT ACCESS TO MY ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE INSTANCES ON ORACLE CLOUD?
如何限制访问我的ORACLE电子商务套件在甲骨文云实例?
By default, your instance is accessible only over a secure shell using an SSH key pair that you create for authentication. Extra steps are required to configure a web URL. You can retain this URL for private use or take further steps to enable access over public internet.
默认情况下,您的实例只能通过secure shell使用您创建的SSH密钥对身份验证。需要额外的步骤来配置web URL。你可以保留这个URL为私人使用或采取进一步措施,使在公共互联网访问。

10. CAN I CUSTOMIZE AND EXTEND ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE ON ORACLE CLOUD?

Yes, 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.

11. HOW DO I MIGRATE CUSTOMIZATIONS OF ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE ON THE CLOUD TO MY ON-PREMISES PRODUCTION SYSTEM?

Application Management Suite provides the capability to migrate changes across your E-Business Suite instances.

12. CAN WE USE OUR OWN CUSTOM DATA WITH ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE ON ORACLE CLOUD?

Yes, you can clone your on-premises instances to the cloud in order to create a complete Oracle E-Business Suite development and testing environment that uses your own existing data.

13. CAN WE USE THE SAME CERTIFIED THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS WE CURRENTLY USE ON-PREMISES WITH ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE ON ORACLE CLOUD?

Yes, the entire Oracle E-Business Suite architecture is the same whether deployed on-premises or on Oracle Cloud. All third party components that comprise an Oracle E-Business Suite application instance will be deployed on the cloud. Oracle Cloud's strategy should also allow customers to use Oracle Cloud to host instances of other applications that may be used to integrate with their Oracle E-Business Suite systems. Please refer to published capabilities and guidelines for using Oracle Cloud with your non-Oracle workloads.

14. CAN I USE THE DATABASE CLOUD SERVICE WITH ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE?

Yes, you can, and Oracle E-Business Suite Development is working on additional automation for scenarios with the database hosted on the Oracle Database Cloud Service and the application tier hosted on the Oracle Compute Cloud Service. To meet any immediate requirements, you may wish to engage Oracle Cloud Managed Services or an Oracle partner.

15. CAN I USE THE EXADATA CLOUD SERVICE WITH ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE?

Yes, you can, and Oracle E-Business Suite Development is working on additional automation for scenarios with the database hosted on the Exadata Cloud Service and the application tier hosted on the Oracle Compute Cloud Service. To meet any immediate requirements, you may wish to engage Oracle Cloud Managed Services or an Oracle partner.

16. WHAT TOOLS ARE USED FOR MANAGING ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE ENVIRONMENTS ON ORACLE CLOUD?

The Oracle Application Management Suite allows you to monitor and manage Oracle Cloud and on-premises instances with a unified interface.

17. DOES ORACLE SUPPORT DEPLOYING PRODUCTION INSTANCES OF ORACLE E-BUSINESS SUITE ON THE ORACLE COMPUTE CLOUD SERVICE?

Yes. To facilitate more complex deployments, Oracle E-Business Suite Development is currently testing additional system configurations and developing additional automation options.