OCI Data Catalog

OracleAnalyticsFree tier available

Centralised metadata repository for OCI data assets — Object Storage buckets, Autonomous Database schemas, on-prem databases. Discovery, tagging, and lineage tracking for analytics governance.

Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
USAustin, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations
APACEEAEUUKUSOther56 regions across 6 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
Yes — 10 sovereign-flagged regions available

Attributes

Ga Year
2020

Sub-services (3)

Metadata Harvesters

Connectors to Object Storage, ADB, MySQL, and Kafka for automatic metadata ingestion

Business Glossary

Customer-defined business terms linked to physical data assets

Data Lineage

Track how data flows between datasets across OCI services

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

56 regions
27 countries
10sovereign
Sovereign regions (10)
  • EU Sovereign South (Madrid) · MadridOracle EU Sovereign Cloud
  • EU Sovereign Central (Frankfurt) · FrankfurtOracle EU Sovereign Cloud
  • US Gov East (Ashburn) · AshburnOracle US Government Cloud
  • US Gov West (Phoenix) · PhoenixOracle US Government Cloud
  • US DoD East (Ashburn) · AshburnOracle US Defense Cloud
  • US DoD North (Chicago) · ChicagoOracle US Defense Cloud
  • US DoD West (Phoenix) · PhoenixOracle US Defense Cloud
  • UK Gov South (London) · LondonOracle UK Sovereign Cloud
  • UK Gov West (Newport) · NewportOracle UK Sovereign Cloud
  • Australia Dedicated Region (Canberra) · CanberraOracle Cloud Infrastructure for Australia Government and Defence
Commercial regions (46)

Europe (13)

  • France South (Marseille)
  • France Central (Paris)
  • Germany Central (Frankfurt)
  • Italy Northwest (Milan)
  • Italy North (Turin)
  • Netherlands Northwest (Amsterdam)
  • Serbia Central (Jovanovac)
  • Spain Central (Madrid)
  • Spain Central (Madrid 3)
  • Sweden Central (Stockholm)
  • Switzerland North (Zurich)
  • UK South (London)
  • UK West (Newport)

North America (9)

  • 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)
  • US West (San Jose)

South America (5)

  • Brazil East (São Paulo)
  • Brazil Southeast (Vinhedo)
  • Chile Central (Santiago)
  • Chile West (Valparaíso)
  • Colombia Central (Bogotá)

Asia (10)

  • India South (Hyderabad)
  • India West (Mumbai)
  • Indonesia North (Batam)
  • Japan Central (Osaka)
  • Japan East (Tokyo)
  • 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 (5)

  • Israel Central (Jerusalem)
  • Saudi Arabia West (Jeddah)
  • Saudi Arabia Central (Riyadh)
  • UAE Central (Abu Dhabi)
  • UAE East (Dubai)

Africa (2)

  • Morocco West (Casablanca)
  • South Africa Central (Johannesburg)

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Pricing

Pricing model:free