Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Initial Setup

Praveen Kumar P - PeerSpot reviewer
Application Development Manager at Accenture

Installing or enabling the APEX is very easy and can be done with a few clicks on the Oracle Cloud.

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NM
Chef De Projet BPM and Information Technology at DHL

The solution is deployed on the cloud.

Though I am a part of the product's deployment process, I am only involved in the task of providing profiles to its users.

The deployment process takes a long time, like six months, since I need to create all the links and indulge myself in a few other activities.

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PT
Technical manager at A.S. Watson Group

The product's initial setup phase was easy because the Oracle Cloud is powerful in terms of its functionalities. When it comes to the setup phase, some of it can be managed by yourself, some with the help of the company's team, and then with the aid of Cloud Shell. In general, the setup phase of the product is easy. A user can choose a pay-as-you-go service. The tool's offerings are different from the on-premises infrastructure, right from the procurement to the setup, including the configuration and everything else, which takes a long time, but for PaaS products, the time taken for all the setup processes is much shorter.

The solution is deployed on the hybrid cloud. Some of the services need to be accessed with the help of our company's internet network only.

The solution can be deployed in a few weeks.

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Narender Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers

The installation is very easy. The time taken for deployment depends on the volume of the configuration. Generally, it can be done within one or two days. We have one SME and another person to support the SME in configuring the product. It is very easy to maintain the tool.

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Hamid M. Hamid - PeerSpot reviewer
Data architect at Banking Sector

The initial setup of Oracle Cloud is simple.

During the setup phase of Oracle Cloud, you just need to click to deal with the provisioning part, after which the tool provides you with assistance, especially regarding the CPUs and RAM you need.

The solution is deployed on the cloud.

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PuneetKaura - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President of Sales and Operations at Aquila Clouds

We haven’t had any problems with the setup of Oracle.


The deployment will take less than seven to ten days since it can give good reports.


For deployment, we first need to understand the customer requirements and build the architecture around the deployment. We have the customer sign off on it and then go into the software deployment side. This is the proper life cycle of how to do it in the enterprise space. There are a lot of thoughts around the initial way or how we need to structure and architect the environment. For enterprises, it is a complex process. It will take one to two months to have all the sign-offs before we can go into implementation. It is followed across all the installations.


I rate the initial setup of the solution a ten out of ten.

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Sharukh-Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Director at Convelox

On a scale of one to ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy, I rate the initial setup somewhere around seven. The solution is deployed on the public cloud in our organization.

The time taken for deployment depends on the customer's complexity. Approximately it may take around three to four months.

As for the steps for deployment, every customer's requirement has to be considered, and the implementation should be started at the preferred time when the customer wants it. The customer's cooperation is more important to make sure that the implementation is done properly. It is not Oracle but the customer and the implementation part that plays a key role in the deployment phase.

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MS
AVP at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I would rate the tool’s initial setup an eight out of ten. The solution is an enterprise-grade database and requires an expert to deploy it. Post the UAT testing, the solution’s setup took a day to complete. The product required around five people for the deployment.

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RJ
Database Manager at Wartsila India Ltd

The initial setup of the Oracle Cloud Platform is complex with some programming languages, domains, and the networking that we have to do. i.e. uploading our databases, etc.

Those all provide a little bit of a challenge on the Oracle Cloud Platform that we have to understand, and also as per the compliance rules. Then we chose it. 

For the setup overall, it was taking not more than 40 days. Then for the next 3 months after implementation, we have done the same for the client sites and service applications.

The final implementation of OCP was not taking more than 20 days. All of our deployment is ready and everyone is able to use it with integration for all our systems.

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Mohamed Omran - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Operation Center Manager at Zain KSA

Oracle Cloud's initial setup is a little bit complex, but it depends on the customization required by the business side.

On a scale from one to ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy, I rate Oracle Cloud a seven or eight out of ten for the ease of its initial setup.

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AE
Process Engineering Manager at a logistics company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I wasn't involved in the deployment process of Oracle Cloud Platform since my job was to only sell it.

The solution is deployed on the cloud.

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BO
engineering technician at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

I know it's very straightforward. Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, and Amazon AWS have some sort of out-of-the-box packages that you can purchase. Oracle also has a sandbox environment that they can provision for you to be able to set up your operation just to try it out. So, the setup is straightforward.

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VB
Deliver Head - Database and Infrastructure cloud services at Tech Mahindra Limited

The initial setup for Oracle Cloud is easy, but after you purchase it, you have to wait for the Oracle representative to onboard you to the cloud. Oracle may have a specific reason for this step, so I won't tell Oracle to automate it. If there's a scope to do it, then it's all well and good. Otherwise, Oracle should solve this.

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SureshKumar2 - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA Competency Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The deployment is of average complexity; it is neither difficult nor straightforward.

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AR
Lead Senior Architect at DigitalPath

The initial setup is straightforward as long as we have a working knowledge of Linux machines. The deployment time depends on the size of the project and the experience of the implementer. I am the lead architect for deployment.

The implementation strategy depends on a lot of factors including if it is going to be hot or cold, online or offline, and public or private.

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Yasir Obaid - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Technometrics Limited

The migration process can be complicated, particularly for those moving from an outdated on-premise system to a newer online platform. It's unclear whether Oracle Cloud still employs outdated designs, but the migration process itself is not straightforward.

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TW
Director at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

It was pretty straightforward. The migration took about three months. Most of that time was used for testing.

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AA
CEO at Missan Alnjoom IInformation Technology

The deployment is easy and doesn't take long.

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GM
Vice President, Information Technology at MSSL

I rate Oracle Cloud Platform a seven out of ten for the ease of its initial setup.

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Bráulio  Etiandro - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Analyst at Muilo, SA

The initial setup of Oracle Cloud was very simple.

Our company has senior engineers who oversee the product's setup phase.

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KA
Manager Databases & Applications at Burque Corporation

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.


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RajeswaruduChembrolu - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery Manager at Eappsys Limited

The setup is straightforward. 

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MA
Senior Database Administrator at BCIE

The setup was very straightforward and it only took one to two days for the initial deployment.

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GLEDSONCOOPER - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure specialist at Cooper Cloud

The initial setup of OCI was simple. I have a lot of experience in Cloud, so it is easy for me.

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Wynand Mulder - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Database Administrator at Educational Testing Service

I rate the ease of initial setup a seven out of ten. As we go deeper into the solution, it becomes a little difficult, and we would need to refer to the documentation quite a bit. So, in the beginning, it's easy, but as we go deeper, it gets difficult.

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KH
Environmental engineer at Coventry Building Society

The tool's deployment takes six months to complete. 

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VB
Deliver Head - Database and Infrastructure cloud services at Tech Mahindra Limited

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

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Md. Kaziul Islam - PeerSpot reviewer
ABM at DBL Group.

The initial setup was easy. It takes just a few minutes to create a virtual machine.

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KA
Manager Databases & Applications at Burque Corporation

The initial setup is straightforward to configure.

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AB
Deputy General Manager at Vodafone

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.

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PN
Senior Technical Program Manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

yUThe tool's implementation was straightforward and took around three months to complete. 

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PD
Solution Architect at Tech Mahindra Limited

The initial setup of the Oracle Cloud Platform is very well documented. If you follow the processes in the documentation, there should not be any challenge. However, when you integrate with on-premise sources, you may face some challenges.

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BA
Information Technology Infrastructure Manager at Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries

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.

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JM
Owner at Linuxfacil

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

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MF
Tech Lead at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The initial migration to the Oracle Cloud Platform was very easy. We are going to implement the data for our customers within two and three weeks. This is one of our opportunities to implement the Oracle Cloud Platform for our customers.

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SS
Head of Service Delivery at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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.

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Hammad Ul Hassan - PeerSpot reviewer
Oracle Application Database Administrator at Integration Xperts

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.

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UM
Chief Information Officer at Bin Dasmal Group

The initial setup was conducted by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure technical team.

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Anthony Busulwa - PeerSpot reviewer
Operations Manager Uganda at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

OCI is easy to set up. If you have prior experience with any other cloud provider, the setup process for OCI is easily transferable. Additionally, there are plenty of resources available to assist with configuring it.

I rate the initial setup of OCI an eight out of ten.

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SO
Deputy General Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup of Oracle Cloud is simple.

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Ahmed-Yehia - PeerSpot reviewer
Linux System Administrator at PClink

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. 

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Khawaja Shoaib Hamid - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Sales Manager at Cinergie Digital

Oracle Cloud's setup is easy. 

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BT
Executive Director at Timestamp

The initial setup was straightforward. We have always had cloud adoption and connections for customers, but as soon as we passed the cloud adoption connection to EAM, it ran smoothly.

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BT
Executive Director at Timestamp

The initial setup is not complex, but we already know the Oracle technology very well and the Oracle Cloud platform has introduced new features and different ways of doing things. There's obviously a learning curve. It's quite small at the moment. They've already fixed almost all bugs. etc., so it's quite simple. 

Deployment times vary. It's not the deployment of the technology itself. It's not the landscape. It's more the development that we do on top of it for the specific customer or the specific project. The creation of the database and application is quite fast but then we need to deploy everything from the client and integration itself is what will determine how long it takes. 

The amount of people you will need for deployment and maintenance also varies, according to each implementation and its requirements.

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MG
Chief Business Operations Officer in the IT Division at a government with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is fairly easy.

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BHARAT MAHESHWARI - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech

The initial setup is a little complex in terms of understanding what's required, but once we know what the business is looking for, it's easy to implement in the cloud.

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SR
IT Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment and the time depend on the project. It's based on the technology that is available for its upload, volume, the nature of the product, and the volume of work we are going to configure. Depending on these, it can be done in minutes or in hours.

Depending on the issue, the maintenance and the requirement of support are also uncertain. Regular maintenance is usually done by the employees. In case of a bigger update, then the requirements change and engineers are required.

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MG
Backup Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

The product's setup is easy. The tool's setup is a two-step procedure. You need to create a policy and enable automatic backup. The product's maintenance is handled by the vendor. 

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Claudio Augusto Rosa David - PeerSpot reviewer
Specialist Database Management at Claranet

The complexity of the initial setup depends on the solution in the system. In our case, it was not very complicated because I used the new technology of excavators and I put all my databases into this solution. With the features, the security, and others. The initial setup is not a problem for databases.

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Kopano  Ramaphoi - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at SmartCloud

Even though I did not do a lot of setups, my take is that the navigation of the setup process is user-friendly and conceptualized well. I think most people — even if they are not a DBA — can deploy a database on Oracle Cloud. Because the interface is so user-friendly and the navigation is not hard, it does not take a lot of effort to accomplish your task. Deployment takes just a few minutes for creating a situation where you are just testing. But it will take just a few hours for a live environment.  

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YJ
Enterprise Architect at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup of this solution is easy.

We have not fully configured and deployed this solution because we still have many questions. I expect that it will be in production in about a month.

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PT
Enterprise Analytic Specialist at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees

There is complexity when it comes to setting up cloud platforms when you set up the network part of it. After that, it is very easy compared to if you wanted to deploy an Oracle application on Amazon or an Azure platform, you have to do the installation and you have to do all the integration. Here, it's not the case. You choose the application that you want and that springs up. That gives you everything. That's a good part about Oracle. If you are an Oracle heavy company and you want to spin up OBIEE, which is Oracle Business Integrator Platform or Oracle Data Integrator Application, you don't need to do anything. You just select the whole package and it gets deployed. When it comes to Azure or Amazon, you need to build a VM. Then, deploy this on them, install that software on the VM. 

The setup takes 20 to 30 minutes.

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Shalvin Narayan - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of ICT at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup was really quite straightforward. We did it as part of plans for multiple projects but getting up a VMware database was just another half an hour or so. The process was pretty quick but could still be improved.  

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SJ
Director Of Sales Marketing at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

Oracle Cloud installation is about the same as any other CSP—very straightforward.

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TL
Head of Security at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

While the installation was relatively easy, there is some complexity involved when you get into the scripting methodology. To create at least 10 or 40 databases with the same scripting is not really easy.

The deployment took around two or so weeks.

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CS
Arquiteto de Soluções at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

It was a smooth and similar transition from on-premise to the cloud. I think it's very good. 

I'm afraid that I cannot comment much about the process as I'm not very technical. It was our VBAs with customers and the Oracle architects and analysts that made the implementation.

It's my understanding that the deployment too approximately one month.

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WT
Senior Cloud Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The first time I tried to set up the service, I found it a little bit complex because they had two separate logins for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Cloud Platform. However, after a few months when I tried it a second time, these two were integrated and it was much better. They now have a combined experience for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Cloud Platform.

The length of time required for deployment depends on the solution. In my case, I was trying different services so it is difficult to estimate. That said, I would say that generally, it is easy to deploy.

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RS
Cloud Architect at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is very straightforward. It's easy to execute. It's not overly difficult or complex. 

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SA
Senior Java EE & Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is not complex. It's straightforward. Basically, you just connect it, it's like an on-premise deployment. 

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SJ
Lead Database Administrator at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup is straightforward. It's straightforward with easy to manage sites. Deployment takes three to five minutes and the machines get provisions fast. We were impressed overall with the setup procedures.

Currently, there's just one person managing the solution, and eventually we'll need help from a system administrator and an AD person.

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HB
Managing Director at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Oracle Cloud's initial setup was pretty straightforward.

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James Mwaura - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales & Technical Director at Epitome Panafrican Tech Ltd

The initial setup was complex and took two weeks to fully implement.

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DM
IT Architect at Orbis Data

The initial setup isn't overly complex. The only complexity was in understanding the way that the user gains access to the services. In other Cloud services, like Amazon, you have a URL that directly allows the user to go to a service. In Oracle, you have to know specific URLs, and there are too many steps to get right to your services. In that sense, it's not as straightforward. They could definitely make the process easier.

In our case, deployment took about two months or so.

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MT
Information Technology Service Delivery Manager at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Onboarding Oracle is very complex and we are still halfway through the implementation. In total, it will take about a year and a half to deploy.

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JM
Founder & Managing Director Digital Solutions at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

When migrating applications to the Oracle Cloud Platform it can take between two and four weeks depending on the project. During these four weeks, we do not only do the deployment, but it also involves a two-day infrastructure deployment, we move all the applications and run all the user testing scenarios. The full project with all the project traces normally lasts approximately four weeks but the infrastructure deployment takes a few days.

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AK
Cloud Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

I think the initial setup is relatively straightforward, in line with the other cloud solutions. 

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SI
Information Technology Project Manager at a logistics company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The setup wasn't necessarily straightforward, and we're still working on deployment, which we plan to complete in the coming year. The finalization of the setup was delayed when we had a few issues.

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AM
Senior Oracle Database Administrator (full time) at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees

Oracle Cloud Platform isn't complex to set up and administer. It takes about three or four days to install and configure empty clusters according to the user requirements.

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AP
Sr. Manager, Information Technology at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was straightforward and it took approximately 15 to 20 minutes to deploy.

We have a team of two; one is a manager and one in IT to maintain this solution.

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TO
Works at CARDONE TRAINING TECHNOLOGIES, INC

It's very easy. I just accept to complete the install. Since it's an application, you just press install. The deployment didn't take long.

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SD
ITA at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The setup was not very simple but not complex either.

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HP
IT Manager with 1-10 employees

The initial setup was easy. 

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ND
Principal Consultant at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was a straightforward network peering between two tenancies.

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ZG
Chief System Architect at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

The initial setup, as I recall, was straightforward.

It only took one day to deploy the solution.

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PeterRus - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud and database specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

I would rate the setup process eight out of ten. Deployment took around half an hour.

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RP
Sr. Principal Cloud Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is straightforward.

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SB
Senior Architect, Technology Transformation Group at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

You are looking at a cloud SaaS product, so installation and maintenance are not required. It is maintained by the Oracle providers themselves. So, I mean it is easy to setup in the first place.  

Our deployment took somewhere between four to six months. When we work with clients, how long it takes depends on the customer needs and what kind of customers it is.  

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it_user924705 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Officer at Zamil

The setup and deployment took about six months because we have multiple locations like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, we have Egypt and India, but we are moving one by one. 

To move the application we need to move one copy of the application on the service to the cloud and test it. If everything is fine, we need to configure everything from scratch. Migration requires downtime - around a month per application.

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it_user1049412 - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The initial setup was quite complex. We wanted to do the setup with Terraform, the infrastructure's code, but the documentation was particularly bad for Terraform. Not only for Oracle but for Oracle Cloud itself. We are partners, so the installation was done by ourselves and it took us about three days. We currently have two staff to maintain and deploy it.

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LK
Devops & OpenShift Architect at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is straightforward. It's easy.

The length of the deployment depends on whether is it cloud-based or on-premises, and if it is pre-configured.

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Buyer's Guide
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
767,847 professionals have used our research since 2012.