OCI Compute
OracleComputeFree tier availableBare-metal and virtual machine compute instances on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Attributes
- SLA Uptime
- 99.95%
- GPU Support
- Yes
- ARM Support
- Yes
Sub-services (3)
Bare Metal Instances
Direct hardware access for high-performance workloads
Virtual Machines
Standard VM shapes for general-purpose workloads
Ampere A1 (ARM)
ARM-based Ampere Altra processors with always-free tier
Compliance & Certifications
This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.
Where this runs
Sovereign regions (12)
- EU Sovereign Spain (Madrid) · MadridOracle EU Sovereign Cloud
- EU Sovereign Germany (Frankfurt) · FrankfurtOracle EU Sovereign Cloud
- US Gov East (Ashburn) · AshburnOracle US Government Cloud
- US Gov West (Phoenix) · PhoenixOracle US Government Cloud
- US Federal (Ashburn) · AshburnOracle US Government Cloud
- US Federal (Chicago) · ChicagoOracle US Government Cloud
- US Federal (Phoenix) · PhoenixOracle US Government Cloud
- US DoD East · AshburnOracle DoD Cloud (US)
- US DoD Central · ChicagoOracle DoD Cloud (US)
- US DoD West · PhoenixOracle DoD Cloud (US)
- UK Government (London) · LondonOracle UK Government Cloud
- UK Government (Newport) · NewportOracle UK Government Cloud
Commercial regions (46)
Europe (12)
- France South (Marseille)
- France Central (Paris)
- Germany Central (Frankfurt)
- Italy Northwest (Milan)
- Italy North-West (Turin)
- Netherlands Northwest (Amsterdam)
- Serbia Central (Jovanovac)
- Spain Central (Madrid)
- Sweden Central (Stockholm)
- Switzerland North (Zurich)
- UK South (London)
- UK West (Newport)
North America (8)
- Canada Southeast (Montreal)
- Canada Southeast (Toronto)
- Mexico Northeast (Monterrey)
- Mexico Central (Querétaro)
- US East (Ashburn)
- US Midwest (Chicago)
- US West (Phoenix)
- US West (Salt Lake City)
South America (5)
- Brazil East (São Paulo)
- Brazil Southeast (Vinhedo)
- Chile Central (Santiago)
- Chile West (Valparaíso)
- Colombia Central (Bogotá)
Asia (11)
- India South (Hyderabad)
- India West (Mumbai)
- Indonesia Central (Batam)
- Japan Central (Osaka)
- Japan East (Tokyo)
- Malaysia Central (Kulai)
- Malaysia West 2 (Kulai)
- Singapore (Singapore)
- Singapore West
- South Korea North (Chuncheon)
- South Korea Central (Seoul)
Oceania (2)
- Australia Southeast (Melbourne)
- Australia East (Sydney)
Middle East (6)
- Israel Central (Jerusalem)
- Saudi Arabia West (Jeddah)
- Saudi Arabia Northwest (NEOM)
- Saudi Arabia Central (Riyadh)
- UAE Central (Abu Dhabi)
- UAE East (Dubai)
Africa (2)
- Morocco Central (Casablanca)
- South Africa Central (Johannesburg)
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