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Automating Infrastructure Provisioning in OCI

Manual infrastructure provisioning in the cloud is not only inefficient—it’s risky. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) offers multiple ways to automate the creation, configuration, and lifecycle management of cloud resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.

This blog explores the key tools available for infrastructure automation in OCI—primarily Terraform, OCI Resource Manager, and supporting CLI/SDK methods—and provides guidance on when and how to use each.

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Understanding Local Peering vs Remote Peering in OCI

In Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), it’s common to deploy workloads across multiple VCNs (Virtual Cloud Networks)—for example, separating EBS, ADW, OAC, and 3rd-party services into their own networks. But how do you enable secure communication between them without exposing traffic over the internet?

That’s where Local Peering Gateways (LPG) and Remote Peering Connections (RPC) come into play.

This blog will break down what LPG and RPC are, when to use them, and how they differ.

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Choosing Between Bare Metal, VM, and Container Instances in OCI

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides multiple compute options for running your workloads—Bare Metal, Virtual Machines (VMs), and Container Instances. Each type has its own strengths and ideal use cases. Choosing the right option isn’t just about performance—it’s also about how much control you need, your scalability goals, licensing, DevOps maturity, and budget.

This blog breaks down the differences and guides you through when to choose what.

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Understanding Compartments and Policies in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

When building on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), organizing your cloud resources and controlling who can access them is critical. OCI offers a powerful and flexible model to achieve this using two key constructs: Compartments and IAM Policies.

Together, they form the backbone of resource isolation, access control, and governance in OCI. This post explains how they work individually and how they interact to enforce permissions and boundaries across your OCI tenancy.\

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Best Practices to Monitor Oracle GoldenGate Performance on OCI

Oracle GoldenGate (OGG) on OCI is a fully managed, cloud-native solution for real-time replication between Oracle and non-Oracle databases. But to maintain low-lag, data consistency, and high availability, monitoring performance is critical.

This post lays out a practical, hands-on guide to monitoring GoldenGate performance in OCI and outlines key metrics, tools, and proactive alerting practices.

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