5 Key Benefits of Migrating to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Leading Performance with Bare Metal and VM Flexibility

OCI is recognized by the provision of both bare metal servers and VMs on a uniform, high-performant network fabric configuration. Such a configuration permits high performance and predictability for enterprise workloads with substantial processing loads; it differentiates OCI from other cloud providers.

Bare Metal for Performance-Centric Applications:

• Hypervisor-free direct hardware access ensures no performance hits, making them ideal for HPC, in-memory databases, and latency-sensitive applications.
• They provide defined performance with jitter and latency that is as good as done due to the absence of a virtualization layer.
• You have complete control over the hardware to optimize for your specific workloads or resource use.
• Upto 51.2 TB of NVME storage and up to 160 OCPUs for compute-intensive workloads.

VMs for Flexibility:

• Varieties of computing shapes and sizes to meet different workload requirements with just the right allocation of resources.
• Very high-performance infrastructure with low-latency networking and high-bandwidth storage.
• Non-oversubscribed virtualization gives customers consistent performance even at peak load times.
• Allows for a mixed deploy of bare metal and VMs on the same Virtual Cloud Network (VCN) providing optimal solutions.
• GPU instances with access to NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs for workloads deploying AI and machine learning.

Networking Advantages:

• Flat, fast network architecture with really less latency keeping high throughput.
• RDMA networking for HPC or any other such latency-sensitive applications.
• Network throughput provisioned upto 100 Gbps between compute instances.
• Sub-millisecond latency in cluster networks.
• Constant IOPS performance with elimination of “noisy neighbor” effects generally associated with shared environments.

Enhanced Security with a Security-First Architecture

Security is the prime consideration in cloud environments; OCI incorporates a security-first approach throughout all layers of the infrastructure, put in place based on zero-trust architecture principles.

Network Security:

• VCNs deliver complete network isolation ensuring that resources are shielded from any unauthorized access.
• Security lists and network security groups enable granular control of traffic through specific ingress and egress rules.
• Protection from distributed denial of service at no additional cost for all services.
• Web Application Firewalls that protect web applications from common exploits.
• Layer 7 load balancing, along with SSL termination and session persistence.

Data Protection:

• Always-on encryption for data at rest and in transit by default.
• Block Volume encryption employs AES-256 encryption standards.
• Customer-managed encryption keys provided through Key Management Service (KMS) for higher control in security of data.
• Where highly sensitive operations need to take place, dedicated Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) certified against FIPS 140-2 Level 3 are routinely employed.
• Object storage encryption and database encryption are automatically applied in TDE.

Identity and Access Management:

• Fine-grained user access and permissions control through detailed policies.
• Integration of identity federation with enterprise identity providers for centralized authentication.
• Compartments represent a means of logical isolation of resources and boundaries of access.
• Cloud Guard and Security Advisor detect misconfigurations and security threats.
• Policy-based automation for solving areas of security control.

Security Compliance:

• Security Zones enforce security best practices by preventing violations of policy.
• SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS—these are standard certifications for regulatory compliance.
• Regional compliance frameworks addressing geographical requirements.
• Automated compliance reporting and regular third-party audits.
• Detailed audit logging for security event monitoring.

Seamless Integration with Oracle Technologies

For organizations heavily invested in Oracle technologies, OCI offers a frictionless integration experience that maximizes existing investments while enabling modernization.

Optimized Database Performance:

• Purpose-built platform for Oracle databases with suitable optimizations.
• Extreme performance Exadata Cloud Service with IOPS up to 16 million.
• Sub-millisecond latency for OLTP workloads with smart scanning capabilities.
• Self-driving, self-securing, and self-repairing features: Autonomous Database.
• Automated management reduces operational overhead and human error.
• Integrated Hybrid Columnar Compression technology for better data storage and processing.

Management Integration:

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is the unified management interface of databases and applications.
• Dashboards offered for easy monitoring.
• Reduced operational complexity brought forth through a common management interface.
• Health check and performance monitoring tools meant for Oracle workloads.

Application Compatibility:

• Certified for Oracle applications to ensure compatibility and optimal performance.
• Easier migration with minimized compatibility risks and tests required.
• Err application clusters known as RAC for horizontal scaling and high availability.
• Data Guard with automatic failover options is used for disaster recovery.
• Automatic Storage Management for uncomplicated storage administration.
• Cross-region replication for global deployments.

Cost Efficiencies:

• Bring Your Own License, a program allowing leveraging of existing Oracle licenses.
• On-premises workloads integrated with the native cloud services for hybrid deployments.
• Oracle Integration Cloud and Analytics Cloud for full integrated workflow.
• Zero down-time migration options to keep the business running even during transitions.