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Oracle Cloud Platform
Company typePublic
IndustryCloud computing
FounderLarry Ellison
Bob Miner
Ed Oates[1]
Headquarters
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, California
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Larry Ellison
(Executive Chairman & CTO)
Jeff Henley
(Vice Chairman)
Safra Catz
(CEO)
Mark Hurd
(CEO)
ProductsPlatform_as_a_service
Websitecloud.oracle.com/paas

Oracle Cloud Platform (OCP) is part of Oracle Cloud. Oracle Corporation has branded its Platform as a Service (PaaS) as Oracle Cloud Platform[2][3]. This platform is used to build, deploy, integrate and extend applications in the cloud. The platform supports open standards (SQL, HTML5, REST, etc.) open-source solutions (Kubernetes, Hadoop, Kafka, etc.) and a variety of programming languages, databases, tools and frameworks including Oracle-specific, open source and third-party software and systems. Oracle Cloud Platform offerings include Data Management, Application Development, Integration, Content and Experience, Business Analytics, Systems Management and Security.[4][5]

Regions

Oracle Cloud Platform currently has 12 regions [6]:

  • US East - Ashburn
  • US Central - Chicago
  • US West - Phoenix
  • US Gov - Chicago
  • US Gov - Ashburn
  • EU UK - London
  • EU UK - Slough
  • EU Germany - Frankfurt
  • EU Netherlands - Amsterdam
  • JAPAC Japan - Tatebayashi
  • JAPAC Australia - Sydney
  • S. America Brazil - Sao Paulo

Deployment Models

Oracle Cloud can be deployed over Public Cloud, Private cloud and Hybrid Cloud deployment models.[7]

Architecture

Oracle Cloud Platform (OCP) provides Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). The infrastructure is offered through a global network of Oracle managed data centers. Oracle deploys their cloud in Regions. Inside each Region are at least three fault-independent Availability Domains. Each of these Availability Domains contains an independent data center with power, thermal and network isolation. Oracle Cloud is generally available[8] in North America, EMEA, APAC and Japan with announced South America and US Govt. regions coming soon.[9]

Key People

  • Mark Hurd: (CEO since September 2014),[10] previously co-President (since 2010). In 2007, Mark Hurd was ranked No. 16 on Fortune's list of the 25 Most Powerful People in Business.[11]
  • Safra Catz: (CEO since September 2014),[10] previously co-President (since 2004) and CFO.[12] In 2016, she was ranked 10th on Fortune's Most Powerful Women list.[13]
  • Larry Ellison: Executive Chairman and CTO (since September 2014), co-founder of the company, previously CEO (1977-2014),[10] previously Chairman (1990–2004).

See also

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "Oracle Board of Directors". Oracle Corporation. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Safonov, Vladimir O. (2016-01-29). Trustworthy Cloud Computing. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119113515.
  3. ^ Keyes, Jessica (2014-09-02). The CIO's Guide to Oracle Products and Solutions. CRC Press. ISBN 9781482249958.
  4. ^ Martino, Beniamino Di; Cretella, Giuseppina; Esposito, Antonio (2015-03-18). Cloud Portability and Interoperability: Issues and Current Trends. Springer. ISBN 9783319137018.
  5. ^ Condon, Stephanie. "Oracle ramps up SaaS and PaaS offerings for a holistic cloud approach | ZDNet". ZDNet. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  6. ^ [[[:Template:Https://cloud.oracle.com/iaas/architecture]]: "IaaS Architecture | Oracle Cloud IaaS architecture"]. cloud.oracle.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. ^ Saygili, Okcan Yasin (2017-06-23). Oracle IaaS: Quick Reference Guide to Cloud Solutions. Apress. ISBN 9781484228326.
  8. ^ "Enterprise Cloud Computing SaaS, PaaS, IaaS | Oracle Cloud". cloud.oracle.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  9. ^ "Architecture | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure". cloud.oracle.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  10. ^ a b c Hardy, Quentin (September 18, 2014). "Larry Ellison Says He Is Done as Chief at Oracle". The New York Times. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  11. ^ "25 most powerful people in business". Fortune. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  12. ^ Hickens, Michael (March 21, 2013). "New Rivals Clip Oracle's Wings". The Wall Street Journal (paper). pp. B1–2. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  13. ^ "Safra Catz". Fortune. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-14.

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