Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Reviews

We use the solution to migrate the legacy infrastructure to the Oracle cloud.

I am impressed with the tool's upscaling and resiliency features.

The solution needs to improve the discovery and assessment of the existing infrastructure.

I have been working with the product for two to three years.

I would rate the tool's stability a ten out of ten.

I would rate the tool's scalability a ten out of ten.

We have dedicated premium support and it's good.

Positive

I would rate the solution's setup a seven out of ten. The tool's deployment takes around four to five hours to complete. Initial discovery and assessment should be conducted for the existing infrastructure. Post that you can conduct the migration activities.

I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. The tool is a leader in cloud technology and it is very professional. It has pretty good skills and knowledge in terms of providing support during the actual migration.

The solution is used for syncing all the information from our On-Premises Data Centre to the Oracle CI. We are using Oracle Infrastructure as a service.

We are not using any features offered by OCI but only using virtual machines. So our data only syncs from our On-premises to cloud. The compute and performance are better than other cloud solutions.

The initial setup can be made easier and the technical support team should give faster responses.

Oracle can introduce the VPN service that can be directly connected to the machine and perform work directly on the server. This feature can help users.

I have been using Oracle Cloud Platform for more than four years.

It is a stable solution. I rate the stability a nine out of ten.

For its scalability, there should be provision that we can build a scale up or down scale on a running system.Whenever we scale up or down scale, we have to shut down the system and then apply it to do the configuration. I rate the scalability an eight out of ten.

The technical support is very slow. Recently, I raised a concern for MFA but did not get any response for eight days. After I escalated it to the manager I got a response. I rate the support a five out of ten.

Neutral

The initial setup is very complex. I have faced difficulty configuring a new region. We already deployed from one region to another region, but I faced a lot of the problem when configuring the new region.Another issue that I was faced was when I am allowing any other server or any other IP, to access from the effectuation basis but there is no feature to allow me chose the server by server name. There should be a provision to allow firewall by server name or you can set the domain name. But at present its only based on IP.

As the solution is a bit expensive, the Return On Investment will take one to two years to show.

Oracle Cloud Platform is a bit costly. You can always bring your own license or subscribe to the SaaS option, but the SaaS option is very costly.

I rate the pricing a six out of ten.

I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.

We use this solution to provide storage and management of infrastructure, as well as application hosting.

We appreciate the fact that this solution will operate with both native and third-party applications. This has meant that we don't need to change all of our systems to accommodate it within our network.

 We also find the licencing model of a single cost to be good value for money.

Some of the features of this solution, such as the digital assistant, require extensive configuration before they are suitable for use. We would like these to be made more straightforward and to require less manual input.

We have been working with this solution for over six years.

We have found the stability of this solution to be extremely good in terms of uptime, availability, performance, and consistency.

The scalability of this product is good, and is actioned automatically when there is a spike in usage.

The technical support for this product is very good. The team respond quickly, and know the product features quite thoroughly.

The initial setup for this solution is very easy and straightforward.

The licenses for this solution are very comprehensive and, therefore, very economical; there is only one cost, and it covers all available features without any chargeable add-ons.

We would recommend that organizations evaluate this solution with a neutral mindset, considering their business needs above any other factors. This way they will ensure that the product they choose has features they actually need.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

I am an IT infrastructure manager for an aerospace engineering company in Saudi Arabia. This solution is where we host our data center.

The main benefit is that you're getting all of the resources you require on a subscription basis. You get to pay as you go instead of having to have a CAPEX, you convert your CAPEX to OPEX to cover the data center cost.

It isn't easy to get qualified people who know how to work on this tool. All my administrators are learning as they go. Since this is the only cloud solution provider in Saudi Arabia, and it has only been around for one year, I am sure that this will change with time.

I have been using this solution for six months.

The solution is very stable.

It is scalable.

We previously were using an on-premise data center.

I would rate the setup a medium in terms of difficulty as there is some level of training required.

There are not six to eight people maintaining the tool.

We utilized a partner team of OCI to do the initial setup and configuration. It took about one month to complete.

There is an annual and a subscription option.

This solution is a bit more complex than other options, and there are not as many qualified engineers, administrators, etc. out there. It may take you some time to find qualified people to work on it for you, or you will need to train your own people to work on it.

I would rate this an eight out of ten.

Our primary use case for Oracle Cloud is testing.

The feature I think should be improved is the option to rename the machines. Sometimes it happens that I can rename something like VCM and other options. When this happens, sometimes I can't remember the search and I don't like that.

I have been using Oracle Cloud solution for about two years.

I would rate the stability of this solution an eight, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

I would rate the scalability of this solution a nine, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

My impression is that the initial setup was easy. This solution is usable within a few clicks.

I would recommend this solution to other people.

I would rate this solution as a whole an eight, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

We have been using it for HR use cases, typically in two spaces. One is analytics, and the other involves the Oracle digital assistant that is hosted on the Oracle Cloud. It involves a set of conversational layers for HR use cases. Typically, the use cases are for payroll, employee absence, and performance.

The Oracle Cloud integrates well with other applications from the Oracle stack. 

There is a lot of documentation available.

Oracle does well when it comes to data privacy and security, which are critical.

Specific to the Oracle Cloud; while they have been able to showcase inbuilt features for Oracle applications, what doesn't really come across clearly is what happens when you want to host, work with, or integrate with applications outside of the Oracle stack.

They do an okay job of releasing use cases within the stack, but I would like to see more features released outside of the stack.

The roadmap from Oracle is quite unclear.

Technical support from Oracle needs to be improved.

We have been using the Oracle Cloud Platform for approximately 12 months.

We have been using this product but not very much to this point. It's pretty much nascent but we've now started ramping it up.

Since our deployment, it has been fairly stable.

This is absolutely scalable, as long as they can provide integrations to external stacks. We have fewer than 2,000 users with varied roles in the organization.

Not necessarily as an Oracle Cloud user, but as a general Oracle user, the technical support definitely has room for improvement.

Our experience has been that the response time is poor, escalations are the norm, and things are tossed around without a direct response. I'm not sure where the issue is but that's the general experience.

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. Deploying it was seamless and it has been a good experience. End to end, it took us approximately three weeks to deploy.

Our implementation was a combined effort. We used an integrator as well as a consultant. The consultant knew more about the product.

The biggest lesson that I have learned from working with Oracle Cloud is that using other applications from the Oracle stack works well. It's a linear job to finish. However, if you are trying to integrate with Salesforce, for example, there are quite a few unknowns for which you don't really have any reference. You're primarily running it by trial and error rather than knowing what that involves. There is a lot of documentation and information available when dealing with the Oracle stack, but the rest of it seems to be a little hazy.

From the limited experience that we have with this product, I would rate it a seven out of ten.

I'm mainly focused on autonomous databases.

Oracle is a more powerful database than Azure or AWS. 

Recently, they have been offering free certificates, which is a good way to distribute their solutions and to showcase their cloud services.

They seem to be more readily integrating with Azure, which is great.

So far, I have found the solution to be stable. 

In the market, they are still not the best, however, they are working on it. They want to be more popular than AWS or Azure, which dominate right now.  

The initial setup can be a bit complex.

They need to build up their DevOps. 

They need to increase their high availability regions. They need more data centers in Africa. It risks services when high availability isn't available.

I've only really used the solution for four months. I've just begun to focus on it in the last three weeks. 

The stability is good. They have very good SLAs.

While the scalability is good, only two or three have high availability domains. This is something they need to work on. 

We have 15 users who are using Oracle in our organization. 

Recently, we started work on a project with HPC, high-performance computing. We'll be using this on the cloud. However, we may use AWS for this as they are a bit more powerful still. 

In terms of support, sometimes we open some cases if we find any issue, however, everything is stable and working well. We are satisfied with their level of service. 

We previously worked with Excel databases. 

I'm also familiar with AWS and Azure. 

AWS was based on high-performance computing and their infrastructure is more powerful than Oracle infrastructure.

The initial setup can get complex. The network aspects are still a little bit complex, however, their cloud services are pretty straightforward. 

The deployment times vary. It depends on the type of system we are deploying. It takes two to three days to deploy typically.

We have two or three people that can handle any maintenance tasks. 

While we haven't seen an ROI yet, that I know of, we likely will see some sort of ROI in the future. 

They have an OpEx model that is pay-as-you-go.

We have a yearly contract subscription. 

I'm just a customer and an end-user.

We are using the most recent version of the solution. 

If anyone is curious to learn more about Oracle, they have opened all of their courses on Oracle University for free. Those interested in adopting the solution should take advantage, and learn as much as they can about Oracle before they go ahead and deploy any services.

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten.

We have a customer requirement for a private cloud environment, and we use our on-premises system as a tool for order planning. 

We have also established a connection by configuring their network based on the requirements they provided.

I like that with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure you can customize everything according to your preferences. You can choose your hardware, perform various tasks, and design your infrastructure per your requirements. It allows you to fulfill all your needs.

In the region where I work, there's a perception that it's too expensive. I believe pricing is a crucial area that needs assessment. They should consider improving the pricing strategy to make it more appealing and effective, especially to attract new customers and buyers in this region.

I've been using this solution for the past two and a half years.

I've reached out to customer support many times. They provide coding support and other solutions. If, for some reason, the answer isn't readily available, they're willing to conduct a Zoom session to work through the issue and provide an effective solution.

You simply need to sign up, and the process is straightforward. Just click on the service button, and then proceed to create a user account. We've implemented the tool on Oracle Cloud and currently have four to five users using the solution.

The solution is expensive.

I highly recommend using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. If you have a good understanding of the product, know how to install it, and know how to get it installed, then it's in your hands to save money. 

With the product, you have complete control over the management of your system. You can devise your own policies and create services tailored to your specific requirements. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.