White Paper: Making the Case for Oracle
Database on Windows
One of the best-kept secrets in the IT industry is the depth of support Oracle offers to customers deploying its databases on Microsoft Windows
platforms. Despite its highly visible support of Linux, Oracle was the first
of the major database vendors to port its software to Windows in the mid-
1990s, and continues to support a large and robust Oracle-on-Windows
user community. The vendor’s Windows integration capabilities range
from ensuring interoperability with core Windows features such as Active
Directory to making sure its databases and tools work seamlessly with the
popular Visual Studio development suite. Customers ranging from ‘momand-
pop’ shops to global enterprises run Oracle Databases on Windows
platforms, but the sweet spot for this combination is squarely in the fastgrowing
small and mid-sized business (SMB) market.