{"id":2896,"date":"2026-01-27T19:07:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/?p=2896"},"modified":"2026-02-07T14:57:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T20:57:05","slug":"oracle-goldengate-and-microsoft-fabric-better-together-for-oracle-databaseazure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/2026\/2896\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle GoldenGate and Microsoft Fabric: Better Together for Oracle Database@Azure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For years, \u201cmulti-cloud\u201d<\/em> often meant siloed cloud<\/strong> \u2014 some workloads in OCI, others in Azure, stitched together with fragile integrations, added latency, and plenty of operational pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the rollout of Oracle Database@Azure<\/strong>, those walls are finally coming down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oracle databases now run directly inside Azure data centers, with native networking, identity, and billing integration. And quietly \u2014 but critically \u2014 one of the most powerful additions to this ecosystem is the managed Oracle GoldenGate service<\/strong>, now available natively alongside Oracle Database@Azure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, this raises a question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIf I already have Microsoft Fabric for analytics, why do I need GoldenGate? Aren\u2019t they competing?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The short answer is no<\/strong>.
The longer \u2014 and more interesting \u2014 answer is that GoldenGate and Fabric together form one of the strongest enterprise data architectures available today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The End of \u201cSiloed\u201d Multi-Cloud<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Before Oracle Database@Azure, replicating Oracle data into Azure typically meant one of two things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • Hairpinning traffic through interconnects<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Managing your own GoldenGate infrastructure on IaaS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Both approaches worked, but neither was elegant \u2014 and latency was always part of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    With the managed GoldenGate service running physically inside Azure data centers<\/strong>, right next to Oracle Exadata, that changes completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Latency Game Changer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    GoldenGate now operates co-located with Oracle Database@Azure<\/strong>, allowing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • Sub-millisecond latency<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • No public internet traversal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • No cross-cloud data gravity issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Changes are captured and applied without ever leaving Azure\u2019s network backbone<\/strong>. For the first time, Oracle-to-Azure replication feels native \u2014 not bolted on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      GoldenGate vs. Fabric: The Ingestion Misconception<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      It\u2019s easy to see why GoldenGate and Fabric get compared.
      Both move data. Both talk about real-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      But they solve very different problems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      • Microsoft Fabric<\/strong> is an analytics and data platform<\/strong>
        Its job is to unify storage (OneLake), compute, governance, BI, and AI. It is where insights are created.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Oracle GoldenGate<\/strong> is a data replication engine<\/strong>
        Its job is transactional fidelity, zero-downtime movement, and deep understanding of database internals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Fabric\u2019s native mirroring and ingestion tools are excellent for general-purpose scenarios. But when you\u2019re dealing with mission-critical Oracle workloads<\/strong> \u2014 complex schemas, high redo volume, strict consistency requirements \u2014 a specialized replication engine matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        GoldenGate reads Oracle redo logs natively. That\u2019s not just faster \u2014 it\u2019s fundamentally more precise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        A \u201cBetter Together\u201d Architecture<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

        Here\u2019s how these services naturally coexist in a modern Oracle Database@Azure architecture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        1. The Source<\/strong>
          Mission-critical systems \u2014 ERP, core banking, supply chain \u2014 run on Oracle Exadata<\/strong> within Oracle Database@Azure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. The Pipe (GoldenGate)<\/strong>
          Managed GoldenGate captures changes in real time with full transactional fidelity.
          It can filter, transform, and even mask sensitive data before<\/em> it leaves the operational layer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. The Destination (Fabric)<\/strong>
          GoldenGate streams data directly into OneLake or Azure Data Lake Storage<\/strong>, where Microsoft Fabric takes over.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. The Insight<\/strong>
          Fabric handles transformations, Spark workloads, semantic models, Power BI dashboards, and AI experiences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          GoldenGate ensures the data is timely and accurate<\/strong>.
          Fabric ensures the data is usable and valuable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Why Not Just Use Fabric Mirroring?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

          For simpler use cases, Fabric\u2019s native mirroring is absolutely sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          But many enterprise Oracle environments demand more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \n
          • Bi-directional replication (active-active patterns)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Conflict detection and resolution<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Fine-grained filtering and transformations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • The ability to replicate out of<\/em> Azure when needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            GoldenGate has decades of production pedigree in exactly these scenarios. That maturity still matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The Strategic Value<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

            Beyond architecture, there\u2019s a broader strategic upside:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \n
            • Unified Billing<\/strong>
              Managed GoldenGate consumption counts toward your Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Best of Breed<\/strong>
              DBAs get the industry standard for Oracle replication.
              Data engineers and analysts get Microsoft Fabric.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Future-Proof Multicloud<\/strong>
              Data can move freely \u2014 without locking analytics or operations into a single platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Final Thoughts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

              Oracle Database@Azure is more than a hosting option \u2014 it\u2019s a bridge between two ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              In that bridge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                \n
              • GoldenGate is the high-fidelity data movement layer<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Fabric is the analytics and intelligence layer<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                They are not competitors. They are complementary \u2014 and together, they finally make integrated<\/em> multi-cloud real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                For organizations running critical Oracle workloads on Azure, this isn\u2019t an either\/or<\/em> decision. It\u2019s the blueprint for a modern data estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                With the rollout of Oracle Database@Azure, the walls between Oracle and Microsoft clouds are finally crumbling. This post explores why the new managed Oracle GoldenGate service and Microsoft Fabric aren’t competitors, but rather a powerful “better together” architecture for mission-critical data analytics and real-time replication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[130,139,138,111],"class_list":["post-2896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-multicloud-hybrid","tag-database-azure","tag-fabric","tag-goldengate","tag-multicloud"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ChatGPT-Image-Jan-27-2026-07_04_11-PM.png?fit=1536%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2896"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2947,"href":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2896\/revisions\/2947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bijoos.com\/oraclenotes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}