Oracle Cloud

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) has emerged as a formidable contender in the enterprise cloud market, offering compelling price-performance for database workloads, high-performance computing, and enterprise applications. Alchemilla Ventures provides comprehensive OCI services — from strategy and migration to ongoing optimization.

Why Oracle Cloud?

OCI differentiates itself with its next-generation architecture — non-blocking networks, flat pricing (no egress fees between regions), and deep integration with Oracle Database and enterprise applications. For organisations running Oracle E-Business Suite, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, or Oracle Database, OCI offers unmatched performance and licensing advantages that can reduce total cost of ownership by 40–60% compared to running on other clouds.

Our OCI Services

• OCI Migration & Modernisation: Migrate on-premise Oracle workloads — databases (Exadata, RAC, Autonomous), applications (EBS, JDE, PeopleSoft, Siebel), and custom Java/.NET apps — to OCI using Oracle’s proven migration methodology. We handle the full lifecycle from assessment to cutover, minimising downtime with Oracle GoldenGate and Data Guard for near-zero-downtime database migrations.

• Oracle Autonomous Database: Deploy and manage Oracle’s self-driving database — Autonomous Data Warehouse (ADW) and Autonomous Transaction Processing (ATP). Our DBAs configure auto-scaling, automated backups, and performance tuning, freeing your team from routine database administration. Ideal for analytics workloads, reporting, and OLTP applications requiring Oracle compatibility.

• OCI Architecture & Well-Architected Design: Design OCI architectures following Oracle’s Well-Architected Framework across operational efficiency, security, reliability, performance, and cost optimization. We implement compartment-based multi-tenancy, VCN design with DRG and Service Gateway, and identity federation with your existing IdP.

• High-Performance Computing (HPC) on OCI: OCI’s RDMA cluster networking and bare metal GPU instances (NVIDIA A100/H100) make it a top choice for HPC workloads — computational fluid dynamics, genomic sequencing, financial risk modelling, and AI/ML training. We architect HPC clusters with BeeGFS or Lustre parallel file systems for maximum throughput.

• Disaster Recovery on OCI: Implement multi-region DR with OCI’s Full Stack Disaster Recovery service or Oracle Data Guard. We design RPO/RTO-aligned DR architectures using OCI regions in Mumbai and Hyderabad, ensuring business continuity for critical Oracle workloads.

• OCI Cost Optimization: OCI’s pricing model (no data egress charges, consistent global pricing, Universal Credits) requires a different optimization approach than AWS or Azure. We implement budget alerts, compartment quotas, cost analysis dashboards, and commitment-based discount strategies.

• Multi-Cloud & Hybrid with OCI: Leverage OCI’s unique multi-cloud capabilities — Oracle Database Service for Azure (interconnect with Azure), MySQL HeatWave on AWS, and OCI-Azure Interconnect — to run Oracle workloads on OCI while keeping application tiers on Azure or AWS. We architect and manage these multi-cloud deployments.

OCI Services Portfolio

Category	Services
Compute	OCI Compute (VM, Bare Metal, Dedicated), OKE (Kubernetes), Functions
Database	Autonomous DB, Exadata Cloud Service, Base DB, MySQL HeatWave, NoSQL
Storage	Block Volumes, File Storage, Object Storage, Archive Storage
Networking	VCN, DRG, FastConnect, Load Balancer, WAF, DNS
Security	IAM, Vault (KMS), Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Bastion, Vulnerability Scanning
Analytics & AI	OCI Data Science, AI Services, OCI Language/Vision/Speech, GoldenGate
Developer	DevOps, Resource Manager (Terraform), APM, Logging, Monitoring
Migration	Cloud Migrations, Database Migration, OCI Migration Service

Oracle Licensing on OCI

Oracle licensing is notoriously complex — one misstep can trigger a costly audit. Our licensing specialists help navigate:

• Bring Your Own License (BYOL): Count towards your existing ULA or PULA agreements
• License Included: Pay-as-you-go with license included in compute cost
• OCI-Only Benefits: Core factor reductions on OCI vs. AWS/Azure (0.5x on OCI for EE vs. 1.0x on AWS), effectively halving your license costs
• Exadata Cloud Service: Included license with no additional database licensing

Why Work With Us for OCI

• Oracle-Certified Team: Our architects hold OCI Architect Professional, Database, and Multicloud certifications
• Migration Track Record: We’ve migrated petabyte-scale Oracle data warehouses and mission-critical EBS instances to OCI
• Regional Expertise: Deep familiarity with OCI regions globally — latency profiling, FastConnect partners, and data residency compliance
• Vendor-Agnostic: We recommend OCI when it’s the right fit, not because of vendor relationships

Whether you’re running Oracle today and considering OCI, or evaluating OCI as a strategic second cloud, our team can guide you through every phase. Contact us for an OCI feasibility assessment.