The Oracle Cloud Platform Launch Event was the place to be to hear new announcements about Oracle’s work on integrating the three layers of the stack: hardware, software and applications. To help shed some light on these announcements, Prashant Ketkar, VP of product management – Infrastructure Group for Oracle Cloud, joined John Furrier and Dave Vellante of theCUBE.

The conversation started with a look at what Oracle has in store for infrastructure and application levels. “We’ve been on the journey for several years making sure our applications are available in the Cloud as Software as a Service offerings,” Ketkar said.

He explained this has led Oracle to some disruptive ideas in storage, in particular, a policy-based storage solution where customers can choose services without having to change anything in their applications.

Integration on every level

Bringing integration to every level of the stack is a major goal. Oracle is also seeking to provide integration between infrastructure, hardware products and products on the Cloud.

A variety of industries could benefit from these products, especially those that require long-term data storage. As an example, Ketkar pointed toward the financial services and insurance industries.

Where data resides

One of the challenges involved in data storage is that companies are very concerned about data sovereignty. Where the data lives is an important question. Some customers must retain it inside their own country, while others want their data far away for backup safety. Ketkar described how customers were interested in data recovery both to and from the Cloud.

Finally, Ketkar commented on the vibe inside Oracle. He saw a lot of opportunity in the enterprise side of things and in the Cloud. “It’s a very interesting place to be in,” he said.

Watch the full interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE’s coverage of Oracle Cloud Platform Launch.

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