
Amazon employees celebrate after switching off their last Oracle database
Amazon employees celebrate as a lead engineer in the company's fulfilment team hits the switch-off button on Oracle database

Amazon has almost reached its goal of migrating away entirely from Oracle database software. Staff working in Amazon's fulfilment teams, who handle inventory and shipping at the online retail giant,...
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