Hello and welcome to the May 2023 edition of What's New in OCI! I'm
kicking us off today with two pieces of news. First up, Oracle recently announced limited
availability of OCI bare metal Compute instances powered by NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs and
NVIDIA networking. These instances provide consistent performance, ultra-low latency,
isolation, and control. They can also be part of an OCI Supercluster that can scale
to 16,384 NVIDIA H100 GPUs. Compared to the previous generation, the NVIDIA H100 Tensor
Core GPU provides up to 9x faster AI training, 30x higher acceleration for AI inferencing,
and 7x higher performance for HPC applications. Customers like MosaicML and Adept are using OCI
AI infrastructure, validating our cloud as the best for building next-generation AI models.
For Adept, running thousands of NVIDIA GPUs on clusters of OCI bare metal compute instances
and taking advantage of OCI’s network bandwidth, means they can train large-scale AI and ML models
faster and more economically than before. Next, the Cluster API Provider for OCI now
supports Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes (or OKE). Cluster API allows users to deploy
self-managed Kubernetes clusters in OCI, and now, you can use it to deploy OCI-managed OKE
clusters too, getting the best of both worlds. Cluster API clears the complexities of set up,
configuration, and management, reducing the risk of configuration drift, and making it
easier to monitor and manage your clusters consistently, whether they're self-managed
or using OKE. Check the blog linked in the description for more details on how to use it.
And that's all from me this time. Next up, let's hear from Shig!
Thanks Kenna! This month I have two updates. First, OCI Functions is a serverless compute
service that lets developers create, run and scale applications without managing any infrastructure.
Functions have native integrations with other OCI services and SaaS applications,
and is ideal for running stateless single purpose code that run for short durations.
We’re excited to introduce a catalog of pre-built functions with use cases across OCI services.
With pre-built functions developers don't need to write, build, package, deploy, and maintain
the code, and they are especially useful for automating common tasks spanning use cases,
such as zipping and unzipping files stored in OCI Object Storage, or cleaning up unused
resources for cost management. Check out the blog linked below on how this new capability can
simplify your Cloud operations and processes. Second, the Data Flow plugin for OCI Code Editor.
This new plugin streamlines development and deployment of Apache Spark applications on OCI.
Data Flow is a powerful managed service that uses Apache Spark to process large datasets
seamlessly without the need to deploy or manage any underlying infrastructure.
The service also offers Spark Streaming, allowing developers to perform cloud-based
ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) operations on continuously streaming data.
OCI Code Editor provides a rich, in-console environment that enables you to edit code and
update service workflows and scripts without having to switch between the Console and your
local development environment. With the integrated experience provided by this new plugin you can now
access the power of managed Apache Spark directly from OCI Code Editor to simplify
your cloud experience and give you a faster path to application delivery. For details on
all the plugin’s features and a step-by-step example, check out the blog linked below.
And that’s all from me. To wrap up, let me hand it over to Mark!
Thank you, Shig. Are you struggling with managing multiple cloud
environments? If so, you're not alone! Customers tell us that one cloud is rarely the answer and
Multicloud is the new normal. That's why we have two exciting updates to share with you today.
Firstly, we're thrilled to announce that Megaport Cloud Router is now supported and configurable
through the OCI console. This integration makes it even easier for customers with a multicloud
strategy to connect their cloud environments. With this service for cloud-to-cloud connectivity,
you can connect to other provider's environments, and then optimize routing and latency directly
from the OCI console. The best part is you can do all this in just a matter of minutes,
without having to hairpin traffic back to your on-prem environment.
Secondly, we're excited to launch the brand new OCI Multicloud Architect Certification.
This certification program is perfect for cloud architects who are interested in building and
designing multicloud solutions. With the huge increase in multicloud environments,
having a comprehensive understanding of how to design build these solutions will be one
of the hot skill sets for the coming years. The course covers the core OCI services used
for multicloud solutions, including Identity and Access Management, Virtual Cloud Network,
Database Services, site-to-site VPN, FastConnect, and the OCI-Azure interconnect. Completing the
course and getting certification will demonstrate your expertise in this domain and help you stand
out in the competitive job market. Thanks for watching! If you found this
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forget to share the video with your colleagues who might also benefit from these updates. We'll
be back next month with even more news and updates from the OCI product team.