The CEO of 8x8 says that it picked Oracle's cloud to

The CEO of 8x8 says that it picked Oracle's cloud to meet a videoconferencing demand surge because it was 80% cheaper than Amazon Web Services (ORCL)

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Published 12 May 2020

· *Vik Verma, CEO of 8x8, said the cloud communications startup chose to expand its video conferencing platform on Oracle's cloud, after the tech giant offered a deal that was 80% lower than what it would pay with Amazon Web Services*
· *Verma said he was also struck by the tech giant's accommodating approach, which stood in...

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The CEO of 8x8 says that it picked Oracle's cloud to meet a videoconferencing demand surge because it was 80% cheaper than Amazon Web Services (ORCL)

The CEO of 8x8 says that it picked Oracle's cloud to meet a videoconferencing demand surge because it was 80% cheaper than Amazon Web Services (ORCL)

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