Change Log

This log lists significant changes in each of the pillars.

Get Started:

May 2, 2025

Added new article Simplify Provisioning with OCI Landing Zones Updated the introduction with a summary of the new Distributed Cloud pillar

Security and Compliance:

May 2, 2025	Updated the following topics in About Effective Strategies for Security and Compliance: Create a Design Strategy Follow Secure Design Principles
December 4, 2024	Updated the following topics in About Effective Strategies for Security and Compliance: Create a Monitoring and Auditing Strategy Follow Security Design Principles Updated the following topics in Manage Identities and Authorization Policies: Enforce the Use of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Create Security Policies to Prevent Administrator Account Lock-out Restrict IAM Administrator Groups from Managing Default Administrators and Credential Administrators Groups Prevent Accidental or Malicious Deletion of (and Changes to) Access Policies Federate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management Added a new topic Use Multiple Identity Domains Updated the following topics in Isolate Resources and Control Access: Don't Store User Credentials on Compute Instances Isolate Resources at the Network Layer Define Security Zones Added the following topics in Secure Your Databases: Understand Oracle Database Maximum Security Architecture Secure and Manage Keys Implement Oracle Database Maximum Security Architecture Updated the following topics in Protect Data at Rest: Restrict Permissions for Deleting Storage Resources Ensure Secure Access to File Storage Ensure Secure Access to Object Storage Encrypt Data in File Storage Encrypt Data in Object Storage Updated Leverage Security Zones in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in Ensure Secure Network Access. Updated the following topics in Monitor and Audit Your Environment: Enable Cloud Guard for Monitoring Configure Auditing Audit Your Policies Continuously Scan for Vulnerabilities Updated Optimize the Security Posture of Your Environment: Updated Enable Oracle Cloud Guard for Optimization Added new topic Third-Party Cloud Security Posture Management Updated, added, and removed links in Learn More topics
June 9, 2021	Added the following articles: Design Effective Strategies for Security and Compliance Monitor and Audit Your Environment Optimize The Security Posture of Your Environment Enhanced the content in Manage Identities and Authorization Policies, Isolate Resources and Control Access, Protect Data at Rest, and Ensure Secure Network Access. Added Personas (roles). Removed the Secure Compute Instances article.

Reliability and Resilience:

May 2, 2025	Updated the Define the Requirements topic in About Reliabile and Resilient Cloud Topology Practices
December 4, 2024	Updated the following topics in About Reliable and Resilient Cloud Topology Practices: About Reliable and Resilient Cloud Topology Practices Manage Failures and Disasters Define the Requirements Periodically Test with Simulations and Forced Failovers Updated the following topics in Design for Scalability: Scale Cloud Resources to Meet Your Workload Requirements Distribute Your Traffic Across Availability Domains and Regions Updated the following topics in Manage Your Service Limits: Understand the Default Service Limits of Your Tenancy Monitor and Manage Your Service Limits Set Compartment Quotas Factor Failover Usage in Your Service Limits Updated the following topics in Define Your Network and Connectivity Architecture: Establish Non-Overlapping Private Network Ranges Across Private Environments Transit Routing Bypass the Internet When Connecting to Public Resources Updated Understand the Health of Your Workload. Updated Backup Data in Your Databases in Back Up Your Data. Added new articles: Replicate Your Data and Disaster Recovery. Updated Personas (roles). Updated, added, and removed links in Learn More topics.
August 30, 2023	Updated Scale Cloud Resources to Meet Your Workload Requirements to remove Bare Metal and add Oracle Dynamic Scaling, autoscaling features. Updated Back Up Your Data to add additional details, changes to encryption, new Learn More links, and the Oracle Database Zero Data Loss Autonomous Recovery Service and Oracle Secure Backup products.
June 9, 2021	Added the following articles: Design a Reliable and Resilient Cloud Topology Design for Scalability (renamed from Manage Changes in Demand) Understand the Health of Your Workload Enhanced the content in Design for Scalability, Manage Your Service Limits, Define Your Network and Connectivity Architecture, and Back up Your Data. Added Personas (roles).

Performance and Cost Optimization:

May 2, 2025	Added FinOps best practices and guidance to topics in the following articles: About Performance Efficiency and Cost Optimization Practices Track and Manage Usage and Cost
December 4, 2024	Updated the following topics in Tune and Monitor Network Parameters: Learn About Available Networking Services and Features Monitor Networking Metrics (was: Learn About Networking Metrics) Updated the following topics in Track and Manage Usage and Cost: Evaluate the Different Pricing Models Implement a Compartment Structure to Help Manage Costs Implement Cost Tracking Tags for Flexible Cost Tracking Define Budgets Leverage Cost Reports Track and Optimize Your Spending by Using Cost Analysis Consider Lower Cost Compute Shapes (was: Evaluate What Compute Shape Fits Your Workload) Added the dynamic routing gateway to the Learn About Available Networking Services and Features topic Removed the topic Set Up Compartment Quota Policies to Control Resource Usage Updated Personas (roles).
June 9, 2021	Added the article About General Performance Efficiency and Cost Optimization Practices. Updated the article Track and Manage Usage and Cost by adding these topics: Evaluate the Different Pricing Models Implement a Compartment Structure That Fits Your Organization Set Up Compartment Quota Policies to Control Resource Usage Enable Block Volume Performance Auto Tuning Implement Object Storage, Object Lifecycle Management Evaluate What Compute Shape Fits Your Workload Become Familiar with Cloud Advisor and removing—or significantly changing—these: Learn About and Implement a Compartment Structure In Your Tenancy Govern Usage by Implementing Groups and Policies Report and Notify Using Budgets Track Your Project and Its Related Resources Over Their Lifetime Enhanced content in Plan the Compute Resources, Decide Your Storage Strategy, and Tune and Monitor Network Parameters. Added Personas (roles).

Operational Efficiency:

May 2, 2025	Updated Define Operational Procedures in About Best Practices for Operating Cloud Deployments Efficiently
December 4, 2024	Updated Personas (roles). Updated the following topics in the Manage Your Operating Systems section: Check Exposure to Known Vulnerabilities Stay Up-to-Date with Security Patches, Bug Fixes and Enhancement Updates Automate OS Management Learn More Updated all topics in Monitor Your Workload. Added the Security Architect persona (role) to all topics in the Monitor Your Workload section.
June 9, 2021	Added the following article: Operate Efficiently Added new topics and enhanced the content in the following articles: Monitor the Workload, and Manage Your Operating Systems Enhanced the content in the following articles: Plan Your Deployment Strategy, and Support Your Operations Added Personas (roles).

Distributed Cloud:

May 2, 2025

Added a new Distributed Cloud pillar and articles