Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Public and enterprise clouds have forever changed the way enterprises build their applications. With access to seemingly unlimited resources, compute, and storage capacity businesses have started building and delivering application solutions at a never seen before pace. This book introduces the reader to OCI and many enterprise grade cloud-native services that OCI offers to businesses to help them build and enhance cloud-native applications to match the ever evolving customer requirements.

The book begins with the basics of cloud computing and OCI, then moves to advanced topics like infrastructure as code, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless computing. Readers will learn to build and deploy scalable, resilient applications using OCI’s cloud-native services. The book also covers API management, event-driven architectures, and data solutions. With insights into no-code development and AI services, this guide helps developers leverage OCI to create innovative and efficient applications.

The book is written in a manner that readers at every stage of their cloud learning path can benefit from the material and implement the knowledge gained with real world applications.

KEY FEATURES
* Understand the basics of OCI.
* Introduction to cloud-native applications, their benefits and architecture.
* Utilize OCI cloud-native services to build applications for the cloud – in the cloud.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
* Master OCI fundamentals, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
* Build cloud-native applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and serverless architecture.
* Effectively manage infrastructure with IaC, APIs, and event-driven patterns.
* Leverage AI, ML, and data solutions on OCI.
* Accelerate development with low-code/no-code tools and optimize application performance.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
The book is designed for students, application developers, architects and DevOps engineers who either are already familiar with cloud-native applications and cloud services or are just getting started on their cloud journey.

1. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Overview and Getting Started
2. Introduction to Cloud-Native Applications
3. Cloud-Native Services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
4. Infrastructure as Code with OCI
5. Containers and Container Instances in OCI
6. OCI Container Registry
7. OCI Container Engine for Kubernetes
8. Serverless with OCI Functions
9. APIs and OCI API Gateway
10. OCI Events and Streaming Service
11. Low Code/No Code Platform in OCI
12. AI Services for Developers
13. Database Solutions Overview for Developers

Vijay Kumar has been working in IT industry for more than 12 years and have played different roles in multiple projects as IT Analyst, Consultant and project lead. He has delivered IT Modernization, Automation and Migration projects using VMware and cloud technologies for Financial Institutions, Government agencies, Telecom and Enterprise customers in India, Europe and the United States.

Currently he is working as a Cloud Solution Architect at Oracle with a focus on leveraging Oracle Cloud Vmware Solution for DC evacuation and modernization. He is a Bachelor of Technology and is currently pursuing his post-graduate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence with a focus on Generative AI.

He also holds multiple professional architect certifications from AWS, GCP, Oracle and VMware and is a Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Application Developer and Security Specialist. Furthermore, He takes part in multiple online forums dedicated to cloud technologies and also writes a personal IT blog dedicated to all things in cloud.