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We performed a comparison between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Virtustream xStream based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"Frankly speaking, I've been very impressed with the stability the solution offers. Everything is working very well at the moment, and we haven't had any issues or faced any bugs or glitches.""It's a cloud, so it is easy to access anywhere.""Initial setup of databases is not a problem.""The autonomous database functions are an excellent feature.""I haven't experienced any instability or downtime in Oracle Cloud over the past three years. It is scalable The support team was good. The initial setup is straightforward to configure. I rate the solution a nine out of ten with ten being the highest.""The features allow you to connect the service solutions with the client's requirements. It is user-friendly, easy to navigate and provides assistance.""It's reliable, performs well, and is often faster than running applications on separate machines due to optimized performance and networking capabilities within OCI.""Technical support is good. We are partners with Oracle so we are always speaking with them."

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"The solution has encryption which we did not have before."

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"Managed services for Postgres are not available in Oracle Cloud.""The product’s pricing should be reduced.""In the next release, I would like to see more automation.""In a future release, they could improve by adding some form of machine learning and artificial intelligence.""Oracle Cloud is not a user-friendly tool. From an improvement perspective, I want Oracle Cloud to be more user-friendly.""The integration tools that they offer are quite complex to use.""I work with many clouds and I would say, in comparison, others have a better presentation of services and they have clearer steps in terms of implementation.""The monitoring tool and the migration from on-premise to the cloud should be much easier."

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"Our account representative was inexperienced, they could improve on how they are managing accounts."

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  • "Make sure you read the fine print."
  • "My ROI has increased."
  • "It's not that expensive. I think it's maybe half or one-fourth of our actual on-prem cost, especially in Oracle Data Integrator. It's pretty cheap. Maybe around $30,000 or $40,000 per month."
  • "Costing depends on if you have an existing license for the application and for the operating system."
  • "The cost may be a bit high for many potential users."
  • "The pricing is a little bit expensive compared to other products."
  • "Improvements can be made with respect to flexibility in the licensing model."
  • "There is a subscription cost rather than licensing for this product."
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  • "The solution is a bit expensive, we are still negotiating the price."
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    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry, Oracle OCIR, OCIR, Oracle Cloud, Oracle Cloud Platform
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    Overview

    Cloud services where you need them

    Your need for sovereignty, compliance, and location-specific performance should not limit your access to the latest cloud innovations. OCI gives you access to a full portfolio of cloud services wherever you need them. With a wide range of cloud options, including on-premises, dedicated Cloud@Customer, hybrid, multicloud solutions such as Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure, or public cloud, OCI’s distributed cloud portfolio—available across regions worldwide—solves your toughest business challenges.

    Optimize enterprise applications without costly rearchitecture

    When modernizing your enterprise apps, abandoning core technology isn’t feasible or necessary for success. OCI is built to address the unique requirements of performance-sensitive on-premises applications and other traditional enterprise apps—scale-up architectures, ultralow-latency networks, built-in security, and clustering of resources for availability in the cloud without risky and costly application refactoring. Additionally, OCI's specialized migration tools and programs facilitate easy transitioning.

    Build and run cloud native or third-party apps with open source tools

    Modern enterprises deserve the flexibility and freedom to choose from the various frameworks, clouds, and services available. Be it Postgres, SQL Server, Windows Server, VMware, or Kubernetes, OCI services are designed to easily run third-party, open source applications or to build cloud native applications. Our broad open source partner ecosystem enables you to bring apps to market faster, easily innovate, and scale.

    Harness your data to uncover new business value

    Data drives your business. Whether you’re building next-gen social applications or online games or seeking better outcomes from decades of healthcare data, making data work is getting harder. OCI services such as Oracle MySQL Heatwave and Oracle Autonomous Database service support all your data models, remove data silos, converge data for efficiency, and analyze data—helping you unlock business potential without sacrificing security and governance controls.

    Virtustream's xStream Management Platform provides a unified, cloudagnostic control plane that integrates infrastructure orchestration, enterprise application automation and a suite of business intelligence and service management tools.
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    Kenya Airways, Cell, Panasonic, Frontera, M&C Saatchi, Lumentum, WA
    Continental, Domino Foods, Florida Crystals, Intel, Lanx, UOL Group
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Logistics Company7%
    Financial Services Firm7%
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
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    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise54%
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    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
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    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is ranked 3rd in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 91 reviews while Virtustream xStream is ranked 20th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS). Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is rated 7.8, while Virtustream xStream is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) writes "Cost-effective and can be used to host OIC and APEX". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Virtustream xStream writes "Improves efficiencies, has encryption, and great mission-critical customer support". Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, IBM Public Cloud and OpenShift, whereas Virtustream xStream is most compared with Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS.

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