OCI
Definition
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Oracle's comprehensive cloud platform offering compute, storage, networking, and database services.
Use Cases
- Zoom: Expand cloud capacity to support video conferencing workloads and reduce dependency on a single cloud provider. — Adopted Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as an additional cloud provider and integrated OCI capacity into its broader cloud architecture to scale services. (Improved ability to scale capacity and increased resilience through a multi-cloud approach.)
- Oracle (internal IT): Run Oracle enterprise applications and databases on Oracle’s own cloud to modernize infrastructure and operations. — Migrated and operated Oracle workloads on OCI, using OCI compute, networking, storage, and managed database services to host production systems. (Operational modernization and consolidation of infrastructure onto a cloud platform designed to run Oracle workloads.)
Provider Equivalents
- OCI: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What's the difference between OCI and Oracle Cloud (SaaS) like Oracle Fusion Applications?
- OCI is Oracle’s infrastructure cloud (compute, storage, networking, databases) where you build and run your own applications. Oracle Fusion Applications are SaaS products—Oracle runs the application for you, and you primarily configure and use it rather than manage servers or networks.
- When should I use OCI?
- Use OCI when you want to run or modernize workloads on Oracle’s cloud—especially if you rely on Oracle Database or Oracle enterprise software, need strong performance for database-heavy applications, or want a multi-cloud strategy where OCI is one of your providers.
- How much does OCI cost?
- OCI pricing depends on what you use (compute shape/size, storage type and capacity, outbound data transfer, database edition and deployment model, region, and support). Costs are typically usage-based (pay for resources consumed), and you can reduce spend with committed-use discounts and right-sizing.
Category: cloud
Difficulty: basic
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