Welcome to the Cloud Foundation!
Do you need a Cloud architecture ?
There is no doubt that cloud-based computing can deliver an incredible number of benefits. These include;
- Speed of development
- Speed of deployment
- Wide range of technology choices
- New services and capabilities.
These characteristics mean it can be remarkably fast to develop or migrate individual solutions to the cloud. As more and more solutions are deployed to the cloud, we can begin to experience some significant downsides alongside these benefits. These include;
- Technology sprawl
- Operational complexity
- Lack of financial control
- Re-inventing the wheel
- Complex integration
- Fragility in terms of resilience or performance.
Having a robust cloud architecture can mitigate and reduce the risk of the downsides while still delivering the promised benefits.
Successful cloud architecture lays down the foundation for all future migrations and deployments to the cloud. This strategic approach considers that business solutions are composite and recognises the high interoperability required between individual components.
A reasonable analogy for cloud architecture is that of a building or tower block;
- Tenants should be able to move in and out of the building with relative ease.
- Tenants want to take immediate advantage of various utilities like electricity, water, air-conditioning etc.
- Tenants do not expect to have to retrofit their own plumbing.
And, so it is with cloud migrations. An application should move to the cloud and take immediate advantage of standardised networking, security, connectivity and governance. These facilities should meet the individual needs of each application while also benefitting from economies of scale and operational effectiveness.
The Cloud Foundation aims to help you determine what your cloud architecture should look like for workloads deployed to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The Cloud Foundation has been developed by Oracle so that you can leverage the benefit of our experience in moving thousands of workloads to Oracle Cloud. The Cloud Foundation will increase confidence in the design decisions you take, minimise the risk of change, and accelerate the pathway to value.