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.