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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2021 Certified Architect Professional
1 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architecture
1-1 OCI Overview
1-1 1 OCI Core Services
1-1 2 OCI Regions and Availability Domains
1-1 3 OCI Tenancy Structure
1-1 4 OCI Identity and Access Management (IAM)
1-1 5 OCI Networking
1-1 6 OCI Compute Services
1-1 7 OCI Storage Services
1-1 8 OCI Database Services
1-1 9 OCI Security Services
1-1 10 OCI Monitoring and Management
1-2 OCI Architecture Best Practices
1-2 1 Designing for High Availability
1-2 2 Designing for Disaster Recovery
1-2 3 Designing for Scalability
1-2 4 Designing for Security
1-2 5 Designing for Cost Optimization
1-2 6 Designing for Compliance
1-3 OCI Architecture Patterns
1-3 1 Multi-Tier Application Architecture
1-3 2 Microservices Architecture
1-3 3 Serverless Architecture
1-3 4 Hybrid Cloud Architecture
1-3 5 Data Lake Architecture
1-3 6 Big Data Architecture
1-3 7 Machine Learning Architecture
2 OCI Identity and Access Management (IAM)
2-1 IAM Overview
2-1 1 IAM Components
2-1 2 IAM Policies
2-1 3 IAM Groups and Users
2-1 4 IAM Dynamic Groups
2-1 5 IAM Federation
2-1 6 IAM Authentication and Authorization
2-2 IAM Best Practices
2-2 1 Least Privilege Principle
2-2 2 Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
2-2 3 Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
2-2 4 IAM Policy Management
2-2 5 IAM Monitoring and Auditing
3 OCI Networking
3-1 Networking Overview
3-1 1 Virtual Cloud Networks (VCNs)
3-1 2 Subnets
3-1 3 Route Tables
3-1 4 Security Lists
3-1 5 Network Security Groups (NSGs)
3-1 6 Internet Gateways
3-1 7 NAT Gateways
3-1 8 Service Gateways
3-1 9 Dynamic Routing Gateways (DRGs)
3-1 10 FastConnect
3-1 11 Load Balancers
3-2 Networking Best Practices
3-2 1 Designing for Network Segmentation
3-2 2 Designing for Network Security
3-2 3 Designing for Network Performance
3-2 4 Designing for Network Scalability
3-2 5 Designing for Network Resilience
4 OCI Compute Services
4-1 Compute Services Overview
4-1 1 Compute Instances
4-1 2 Instance Pools
4-1 3 Autoscaling
4-1 4 Dedicated Virtual Machines (VMs)
4-1 5 Bare Metal Instances
4-1 6 Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE)
4-1 7 Oracle Functions
4-1 8 Oracle Cloud Shell
4-2 Compute Services Best Practices
4-2 1 Designing for Compute Scalability
4-2 2 Designing for Compute Security
4-2 3 Designing for Compute Cost Optimization
4-2 4 Designing for Compute Resilience
4-2 5 Designing for Compute Performance
5 OCI Storage Services
5-1 Storage Services Overview
5-1 1 Block Volume
5-1 2 Object Storage
5-1 3 File Storage
5-1 4 Archive Storage
5-1 5 Data Transfer
5-1 6 Storage Gateway
5-2 Storage Services Best Practices
5-2 1 Designing for Storage Scalability
5-2 2 Designing for Storage Security
5-2 3 Designing for Storage Cost Optimization
5-2 4 Designing for Storage Resilience
5-2 5 Designing for Storage Performance
6 OCI Database Services
6-1 Database Services Overview
6-1 1 Autonomous Database
6-1 2 Oracle Database Cloud Service
6-1 3 MySQL Database Service
6-1 4 NoSQL Database
6-1 5 Exadata Cloud Service
6-2 Database Services Best Practices
6-2 1 Designing for Database Scalability
6-2 2 Designing for Database Security
6-2 3 Designing for Database Cost Optimization
6-2 4 Designing for Database Resilience
6-2 5 Designing for Database Performance
7 OCI Security Services
7-1 Security Services Overview
7-1 1 Key Management Service (KMS)
7-1 2 Vault
7-1 3 Web Application Firewall (WAF)
7-1 4 Cloud Guard
7-1 5 Vulnerability Scanning
7-1 6 Bastion Service
7-2 Security Services Best Practices
7-2 1 Designing for Data Encryption
7-2 2 Designing for Network Security
7-2 3 Designing for Identity and Access Management
7-2 4 Designing for Security Monitoring and Response
7-2 5 Designing for Compliance and Governance
8 OCI Monitoring and Management
8-1 Monitoring and Management Overview
8-1 1 Monitoring
8-1 2 Logging
8-1 3 Notifications
8-1 4 Events
8-1 5 Resource Manager
8-1 6 Service Connector Hub
8-1 7 Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
8-2 Monitoring and Management Best Practices
8-2 1 Designing for Monitoring and Alerting
8-2 2 Designing for Logging and Analytics
8-2 3 Designing for Automation and Orchestration
8-2 4 Designing for Performance Tuning
8-2 5 Designing for Cost Management
9 OCI Integration and API Management
9-1 Integration and API Management Overview
9-1 1 Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC)
9-1 2 API Gateway
9-1 3 API Management
9-1 4 Streaming
9-1 5 Notifications
9-2 Integration and API Management Best Practices
9-2 1 Designing for Integration Scalability
9-2 2 Designing for API Security
9-2 3 Designing for API Performance
9-2 4 Designing for API Governance
9-2 5 Designing for Event-Driven Architecture
10 OCI DevOps and Continuous Delivery
10-1 DevOps and Continuous Delivery Overview
10-1 1 Oracle Cloud DevOps
10-1 2 Oracle Cloud Build
10-1 3 Oracle Cloud Deploy
10-1 4 Oracle Cloud Pipelines
10-1 5 Oracle Cloud Artifacts
10-1 6 Oracle Cloud Code Repository
10-2 DevOps and Continuous Delivery Best Practices
10-2 1 Designing for Continuous Integration
10-2 2 Designing for Continuous Delivery
10-2 3 Designing for Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
10-2 4 Designing for Automated Testing
10-2 5 Designing for Release Management
11 OCI Governance and Compliance
11-1 Governance and Compliance Overview
11-1 1 Oracle Cloud Governance
11-1 2 Oracle Cloud Compliance
11-1 3 Oracle Cloud Policies
11-1 4 Oracle Cloud Tagging
11-1 5 Oracle Cloud Cost Management
11-2 Governance and Compliance Best Practices
11-2 1 Designing for Policy Enforcement
11-2 2 Designing for Resource Tagging
11-2 3 Designing for Cost Tracking
11-2 4 Designing for Audit and Compliance
11-2 5 Designing for Governance Automation
12 OCI Advanced Topics
12-1 Advanced Topics Overview
12-1 1 Oracle Cloud Native Services
12-1 2 Oracle Cloud AI and Machine Learning
12-1 3 Oracle Cloud Blockchain
12-1 4 Oracle Cloud IoT
12-1 5 Oracle Cloud Analytics
12-2 Advanced Topics Best Practices
12-2 1 Designing for Cloud Native Applications
12-2 2 Designing for AI and Machine Learning
12-2 3 Designing for Blockchain
12-2 4 Designing for IoT
12-2 5 Designing for Analytics
4 OCI Compute Services Explained

4 OCI Compute Services Explained

Key Concepts

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Compute is a scalable, high-performance service that allows you to create and manage virtual machines (VMs) in the cloud. These VMs can be customized with various shapes (configurations) to meet your specific workload requirements. OCI Compute provides flexibility, allowing you to choose from different operating systems, storage options, and networking configurations.

Example: Think of OCI Compute as a versatile rental car service where you can choose different models (VM shapes) based on your travel needs, such as a compact car for city driving or a truck for moving furniture.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Bare Metal

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Bare Metal offers dedicated physical servers for your workloads, providing high performance and isolation. Unlike VMs, Bare Metal instances run directly on the physical hardware, eliminating the virtualization layer and offering predictable performance for demanding applications. This service is ideal for workloads that require low latency, high throughput, and full control over the hardware.

Example: Consider Bare Metal as renting a private jet instead of a commercial flight. You have exclusive access to the entire aircraft (physical server), ensuring maximum performance and control without sharing resources with other passengers (VMs).

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Dedicated Virtual Host

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Dedicated Virtual Host provides a dedicated environment for running VMs, ensuring that your VMs are isolated from other tenants. This service offers the benefits of virtualization with the added security of dedicated resources. Dedicated Virtual Hosts are suitable for workloads that require strong isolation and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Example: Think of Dedicated Virtual Host as renting a private room in a hotel. While the hotel (cloud infrastructure) is shared, your room (VMs) is exclusively yours, ensuring privacy and security without the need for a standalone building (Bare Metal).

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE)

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE) is a fully managed, scalable, and highly available service for deploying and managing containerized applications. OKE simplifies the deployment, management, and scaling of Kubernetes clusters, allowing you to focus on developing applications rather than managing the underlying infrastructure. This service is ideal for modern, cloud-native applications that require agility and scalability.

Example: Consider OKE as a smart farming system that automatically manages the growth of crops (containerized applications). The system (Kubernetes) takes care of watering, fertilizing, and harvesting, allowing you to focus on planting and cultivating new crops (developing applications) without worrying about the day-to-day operations.

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