Oracle Cloud — Safekipedia Adventurer

Developer	Oracle Corporation
Initial release	October 20, 2016
Operating system	Linux, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android
Type	Web service, cloud computing, multicloud
License	Closed source for platform, Open source for client SDKs

Oracle Cloud is a cloud computing service from Oracle Corporation. It gives people servers, storage, and many tools through a big network of data centers. Users can get these services over the Internet when they need them, instead of buying their own equipment.

Oracle Cloud has many kinds of services. These include infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), software as a service (SaaS), and data as a service (DaaS). These help people build and use apps in the cloud. The platform uses common open standards like SQL, HTML5, and REST. It also works with popular tools such as Kubernetes, Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, MySQL, and Terraform.

Oracle Cloud supports many programming languages, databases, and frameworks. It works with tools from Oracle, open-source options, and third-party software. This makes Oracle Cloud useful for developers and businesses everywhere.

Services

Oracle Cloud offers different ways for people and businesses to use computer services over the internet.

One way is called Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). With this, you can rent virtual computers, storage, and networking tools to run your own software.

Another way is Platform as a Service (PaaS). This gives you tools to build and manage applications without worrying about the underlying computers.

Oracle also provides Software as a Service (SaaS). They host complete business applications that you can use online. These include tools for managing customers, employees, and finances.

In addition, Oracle offers Data as a Service (DaaS). This helps businesses understand their customers better by analyzing data from many sources.

Deployment models

Oracle Cloud has services in 44 regions around the world. These regions are in places like North America, South America, the UK, the European Union, the Middle East, Africa, India, Australia, Korea, and Japan.

The service is a public cloud, managed by Oracle. It also has special cloud services for some government agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom. Oracle also offers "private cloud" or "hybrid cloud" options. These include dedicated services for specific customers.

Architecture

Oracle's cloud services use a global network of data centers run by Oracle. These data centers are linked by a special network that Oracle also controls. This helps make sure services keep working even if one part of the network has trouble.

Customers can use many tools and applications through these cloud areas. Each area has separate sections to help services run well, even when there are surprises.