Intel, Oracle expand Xeon cloud computing in multi-year deal
The two companies plan OCI X14 services running on Intel's next-generation server chip, codenamed Diamond Rapids.
Intel and Oracle announced on October 30, 2026 a multi-year plan to expand Intel Xeon-based computing on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, according to datanet.co.kr. The collaboration covers Intel's current and next-generation Xeon processor platforms.
The plan targets enterprise applications, agentic AI and inference workloads. It includes planned OCI X14 services based on Intel's next-generation server processor, codenamed Diamond Rapids.
The companies named Intel AMX and Intel APX as key technologies. AMX accelerates matrix operations in FP8, FP16 and BF16 formats, while APX reduces instruction processing overhead.
The workloads in scope include application services and tools called by AI agents, embedding generation, reranking and inference of small AI models.
Intel and Oracle have worked together for decades, according to the article.
Quick answers
What did Intel and Oracle announce?
A multi-year plan to expand Intel Xeon-based computing on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, covering current and next-generation Xeon platforms.
What are OCI X14 services?
Planned Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services based on Intel's next-generation server processor, codenamed Diamond Rapids.
Which Intel technologies are involved?
Intel AMX, which accelerates matrix operations in FP8, FP16 and BF16 formats, and Intel APX, which reduces instruction processing overhead.