Tessell Partner with Microsoft Azure and NetApp to Introduce Copilot for Cloud Databases with Enterprise-Grade PaaS

Tessell, Inc., next-gen database-as-a-service (DBaaS) that helps startups and enterprises accelerate data and application modernization journeys at scale, announced a collaboration with Microsoft Azure and NetApp, Inc. to deliver Copilot for Cloud Databases.

This solution integrates an enterprise-grade Database PaaS with 1-click functionality for any database on Azure, leveraging Azure NetApp Files (ANF) as enterprise cloud storage and Tessell as the unified Database Service. For the 1st time, customers of Azure and NetApp will have access to an enterprise-grade Managed Instance for Oracle on Azure, fully integrated with ANF and supporting any VM family across all Azure regions.

This solution delivers an offering for cloud database management that provides customers with flexibility, cost optimization, and performance enhancements. Azure Saving Plans and NetApp effective capacity pricing are available, ensuring Co-Sell incentives and Microsoft Azure Consumption Credits (MACC) enablement. Moreover, the bundled solution includes 24x7x365 support with a 15mn response time for issues related to Azure, ANF, and Tessell Oracle PaaS.

For enterprises facing rising infrastructure and database licensing costs, this announcement marks a turning point. With the company’s offering, customers can experience up to a 45% reduction in TCO across 4 key vectors:

• Infrastructure Optimization: Maximize cloud resources while reducing overhead.
• Third-Party Software Optimization: Lower costs associated with external software.
• Database License Optimization: Streamline licensing expenses.
• Operational Cost Optimization: Minimize day-to-day operational costs.

The integration of Tessell, Azure, and Azure NetApp Files ensures database migration to Azure with guaranteed investment protection, delivering a foundation for database modernization and further integration into the Azure ecosystem, including Microsoft Fabric and Synapse.

Other key features and benefits of the collaboration include:

• Azure: Offers cloud infrastructure across multiple regions and availability zones, with extensive support for database workloads and flexible pricing options, including pay-as-you-go (PAYG) and reserved instances.
• NetApp: Provides Microsoft 1^st-party, enterprise-grade Azure NetApp Files storage with low-latency performance, high-performance instant snapshots, and scalable storage for any database or application.
• Tessell: Delivers the only Oracle Managed Instance available on Azure, fully integrated with ANF, allowing for superior performance, multi-region disaster recovery, and enterprise-grade data protection.

Tessell, Microsoft, and NetApp further showcased this solution in a joint session at NetApp INSIGHT 2024 titled Oracle Migration to Azure Enabled by Azure NetApp Files. This session, featuring key insights from Animesh Pillai, head, strategy and alliances, Tessell, Ram Kakani, principal product manager, Microsoft, and Geert van Teylingen, director, product management for NetApp Files, NetApp, provided an in-depth look at how Azure NetApp Files supports Oracle Database@Azure and how Tessell’s DBaaS strategies enable scalable Oracle migrations.

“Azure NetApp Files has been differentiating itself as the go-to storage platform for high-performance, low-latency file workloads. Providing a ‘Volumes as a service’ experience makes the service very easy to deploy and scale, without interruptions – particularly important for business-critical applications like Oracle and databases,” said Geert van Teylingen, director, product management, Azure NetApp Files, NetApp. “I am excited about the Tessell integration with ANF, as it empowers customers in the Database PaaS segment with cost efficiencies, enhanced performance, and improved operational efficiencies. Together, Azure, NetApp, and Tessell will continue to innovate and deliver value across all vectors – Data & AI, Modernization, and more.“

“We are excited to introduce the first enterprise-grade cloud database solution that combines the versatility of Azure and Azure NetApp Files, the high-performance storage powered by NetApp, and the unified management capabilities of Tessell,” said Bala Kuchibhotla, co-founder and CEO, Tessell. “This collaboration breaks new ground in the cloud industry by providing businesses with an unprecedented level of control, performance, and cost savings, all within their preferred cloud environments.”

The Copilot for Cloud Databases solution is available to all Azure and NetApp customers. Customers can take advantage of Azure Saving Plans and NetApp’s effective capacity pricing models, ensuring maximum ROI on their cloud investments.