Tagged: Cloud Services

Cloud / Oracle Database

Oracle Public Cloud Services. Security (part 2 of 3)

In my preceding article I tried to explain how companies and Oracle partners can take advantage of the Oracle Cloud and its different and powerful services. Have I missed something? Yes, SECURITY. All of the services belonging to the Oracle Cloud are offered as public (i.e. shared by multiple companies) or private (i.e. used by a single, large company). A public cloud is inherently unsafe, you know, but even a private one could open security holes if badly managed. Luckily, security is one of the major strengths of the Oracle Cloud proposal. First of all, any service must be accessed...

Cloud System / Oracle Database

Oracle Public Cloud Services (PART 1 OF 3)

There is a lot of rumor on cloud applications and services, but there is also a lot of misunderstanding. Cloud services are often confused with hosting services, merely a piece of the whole cake! Oracle proposition distinguishes on three types of cloud services: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): storage, servers, networking in cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS): database, web server, app server, analytics, integration… in cloud Software as a Service (SaaS): ERP, CRM, HR, apps suite in cloud The first one, if applied on servers (Virtual Machines, hosts, clusters, …) or on storage (disks, tapes, …) are true hosting...