REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., May 12,
2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Oracle announced that 8x8,
Inc. (NYSE:EGHT), a leading integrated cloud communications
platform, is using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to power its
secure Jitsi.org and 8x8 video meeting solutions as it scales
to handle explosive growth in users. 8x8 has seen a
significant increase in usage across its private and secure video
meetings solutions, including Jitsi Meet and 8x8 Video Meetings,
exceeding 20 million monthly active users
worldwide1, as video conferencing has become the
standard communication tool during this critical time. 8x8
moved its video meetings services from AWS to Oracle for
substantial performance enhancements -- experiencing more than
a 25 percent increase in performance per node on Oracle Gen 2 Cloud
Infrastructure when compared with the previous cloud provider --
global reach, and savings of more than 80 percent in
network outbound costs.
Demand for technology that enables public and private
organizations of every size around the world to stay connected
has driven explosive growth in video conferencing in recent months
in areas such as remote working and customer engagement, distance
learning and telehealth. Some organizations relying on Jitsi Meet
and 8x8 Video Meetings services during the ongoing pandemic include
WeSchool in Italy, Every Child
Pediatrics and Retreat Behavioral Health in the US, and Bionical
Solutions in the UK.
To support the rapid change in the way businesses,
organizations, health care providers and educators work, the 8x8
video meetings platform needed to hyperscale quickly to support
demand. As 8x8 expanded its offerings and global reach, its
customers consumed a tremendous amount of network bandwidth and
compute, which exceeded 1.5 petabytes a day of egress network
traffic and was increasing day by day. Running on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure gives 8x8 scale, performance, and low network
latency and allows it to focus on serving millions of
end users. While this performance is critical for its growth,
equally important is the significant reduction in cost for compute
and network services. Across every essential service to 8x8 –
compute, network transfer, and storage - Oracle Cloud was
significantly less expensive than AWS.
"We're incredibly proud to help businesses, organizations,
educators, and health professionals stay connected during this
challenging time. As global demand on our video meetings platform
grew exponentially, we needed a partner to scale rapidly and cost
effectively with us," said Vik
Verma, CEO, 8x8. "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides
industry-leading security, global reach and an unmatched level of
support combined with exceptional price and performance that we
need now and in the future. The added benefit of a strong
go-to-market opportunity on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace was also a
key differentiator for this partnership."
8x8 is a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and will expand
its go-to-market reach with Oracle. 8x8 video meetings
solutions are available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace, where
customers can search for available applications and services to
find the best business solutions for their organization.
"As the world redefines the way we communicate, video
conferencing has become a critical service and one of our
fastest-growing segments," said Clay
Magouyrk, executive vice president, development, Oracle
Cloud Infrastructure. "Oracle's Gen 2 Cloud Infrastructure provides
the right platform for resource intensive applications like video
conferencing and streaming content at a price that removes barriers
for 8x8 to accelerate onboarding more end-users. We're
excited to work with 8x8 as it joins the Oracle Cloud Marketplace
where our enterprise customers can easily access its video
conferencing service."
Over 20 Million Video Meetings Monthly Active Users
Worldwide1
8x8 is the main contributor to the
Jitsi.org open-source secure video meetings technology, and the
standalone and integrated versions of 8x8 Video Meetings are
powered by Jitsi. The Jitsi.org code has been hardened with over a
million downloads and is embedded in applications like banking
video conferencing, education-as-a-service platforms, and home
security applications globally.
8x8 Video Meetings utilizes the WebRTC standard, which enables
attendees to instantly join meetings without any downloads or
plugins required. 8x8 Video Meetings is also packaged with 8x8 X
Series meeting the needs of businesses with a mobile and remote
workforce by providing a highly reliable and resilient solution
across desktop and mobile devices for voice, video conferencing,
chat, contact center, APIs and advanced analytics built on an open
cloud technology platform. This allows companies to rapidly unify a
distributed workforce and enable flexible workstyles. It is also
offered with 8x8 Express, which is for small organizations and
teams that require a complete, preconfigured business phone system
with a dedicated business number, video meetings and messaging in a
single desktop and mobile application.
For the latest 8x8 video meetings solutions usage statistics,
user stories and social posts updated daily, visit
https://www.8x8.com/live.
1 A Monthly Active User is defined as a unique user
who attended at least one meeting, with at least one other
attendee, in the last 30 days.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- Read the blog about how 8x8 and Oracle are keeping businesses
open
- Learn more about the cost advantages of Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure
- Use the new Oracle Cloud Workload Estimator to determine your
costs savings on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT) is transforming the future of business
communications as a leading Software-as-a-Service provider of
voice, video, chat, contact center, and enterprise-class API
solutions powered by one global cloud communications platform. 8x8
empowers workforces worldwide to connect individuals and teams so
they can collaborate faster and work smarter. Real-time business
analytics and intelligence provide businesses unique insights
across all interactions and channels so they can delight
end-customers and accelerate their business. For additional
information, visit www.8x8.com, or follow 8x8 on LinkedIn, Twitter
and Facebook.
About Oracle
The Oracle Cloud offers a complete suite of integrated
applications for Sales, Service, Marketing, Human Resources,
Finance, Supply Chain and Manufacturing, plus Highly Automated and
Secure Generation 2 Infrastructure featuring the Oracle Autonomous
Database. For more information about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), please
visit us at www.oracle.com.
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