Item: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is used to host many of our applications that run our business. A major focus of our business over the past few years has been to shift from on-prem computing to cloud technologies for cost savings and reliability, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has allowed us to do that. The ROI has been terrific and we are pleased with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure at the moment.

Pros and Cons

scaling up when demand hits
easy configuration
solid front-end support.

In my opinion, the learning curve is relatively steep.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will take time to implement and tune
Pricing strategy could be better defined and explained.

Return on Investment

We have migrated approximately 75 apps successfully over to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in the past year.
By migrating these apps, we were able to reduce our on-prem hardware needs by 50% for a specific business unit.
Minimizing our on-prem hardware needs has allowed us to continue our migration to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure

We did an proof of concept between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Service and Microsoft Azure. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure was the clear winner with us because of support of the product. The Oracle Cloud Infrastructure support staff was very knowledgeable and helpful getting us up and running with a bit of time investment. This pushed Oracle Cloud Infrastructure out ahead of the other two products.

Key Insights

Do you think Oracle Cloud Infrastructure delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's feature set?

Yes

Did Oracle Cloud Infrastructure live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Oracle Cloud Infrastructure again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Oracle Java SE, Oracle Database Cloud Service, React

Likelihood to Recommend

If you are looking to migrate your on-prem apps to the cloud, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure would be a good choice to host your apps going forward. It has a wide range of computing options and platforms. The support is good and easy to find a real person to talk to, which in the computing world is sometimes hard to find.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is an enterprise-ready solution, so I don't think it would be appropriate for a smaller shop looking to migrate to the cloud. Too much of a learning curve along with a confusing pricing strategy would turn me off for smaller companies.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Will Make Your Cloud Dreams Come True!

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure