OCI Dedicated Cloud Upgradable Realms
Evolve to an Oracle Alloy operating model as your business needs change.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Dedicated Cloud Upgradable Realms provide eligible existing dedicated cloud customers with an Oracle-led path to transition to Oracle Alloy when business, operating, commercial, or architectural requirements evolve. The process brings qualification, planning, contracting, enablement, and activation together before the target environment is activated.
Move to an Oracle Alloy operating model that fits your next stage of growth
Organizations may outgrow the dedicated cloud operating model in which their realm was originally deployed. They may be ready to serve end customers, take on more direct commercial and operational responsibilities, or build differentiated cloud services for their markets.
OCI Dedicated Cloud Upgradable Realms help eligible customers assess a one-way transition to Oracle Alloy. The target model gives qualified operators the ability to manage end customer relationships, offerings, rate cards, branding, notifications, limits, and first-line support, with Oracle as the escalation point.
Key benefits of Dedicated Cloud Upgradable Realms
Move to an Oracle Alloy model
Transition from an eligible single-tenant or multitenant Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Dedicated Region environment to Oracle Alloy when you’re ready to adopt a cloud provider operating model.
Operate a cloud business
Serve end customers, define offerings and pricing, manage customer lifecycle activities, and build differentiated cloud services for local and regional markets.
Plan with clarity
Use an Oracle-led assessment to evaluate technical feasibility, capacity, operations, commercial fit, contracting, enablement, and target model responsibilities before activation.
How OCI Dedicated Cloud Upgradable Realms work
Oracle and the customer assess the current environment, define the Oracle Alloy target state, identify technical, operational, capacity, commercial, and contractual requirements, and plan the transition. An upgrade is a structured transformation of the environment and, where applicable, the customer's operating and commercial model. It is not a self-service feature toggle.
Production asset required: Create an Oracle-approved transition-path diagram showing eligible single-tenant and multi-tenant Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer source realms progressing through an Oracle-led assessment and transition to an Oracle Alloy realm. Do not depict a reverse path or self-service conversion.
- Eligible source realms—Single-tenant and multitenant OCI Dedicated Region customers can be assessed for a move to Oracle Alloy.
- Oracle-led transition—Assessment, planning, capacity evaluation, contracting, and enablement establish readiness for the Oracle Alloy model.
- Oracle Alloy operating model—Qualified customers take on responsibilities for end customer relationships, offerings, pricing, limits, branding, notifications, and first-line support.
- One-way upgrade—Upgrades cannot be reversed and remain subject to target model qualification and applicable requirements.
5 Ways Upgradable Realms Support Your Next Stage of Growth
Explore the features of Oracle Alloy Reserved Regions
Address the requirements of a cloud provider operating model
Cloud provider operations
Serve third-party end customers with a partner-operated Oracle Alloy model, including responsibility for the commercial relationship, onboarding, limits, and first-line support.
Transformation and growth planning
Assess an Oracle Alloy transition when commercial, architectural, regulatory, or market changes make a cloud provider model a better fit.
Commercial differentiation
Define offerings and rate cards, manage branding and notifications, and create services tailored to your markets and customers
Operational readiness
Plan capacity, ecosystem changes, enablement, contracting, and the governance model needed for the Oracle Alloy target environment.
Expand and differentiate your Oracle Alloy business
OCI Dedicated Cloud Upgradable Realms help qualified customers move to the Oracle Alloy partner-operated model when they’re ready to serve end customers and manage a differentiated cloud business. The transition process makes the target operating model and its responsibilities explicit before activation.
Build a branded cloud service
Operate a cloud business under your own brand and own the end customer relationship, subject to the responsibilities and commitments of the Oracle Alloy model.
Support regulated markets
Evaluate the Oracle Alloy model when local control, data residency considerations, and industry requirements shape the desired service model.
Create differentiated services
Add managed services, customer-specific support, and partner-developed capabilities to create offerings for your markets.
Operate with Oracle guidance
Use Oracle-led assessment, planning, contracting, enablement, and activation to prepare for the target operating model.
Build on Oracle Alloy capabilities
Oracle Alloy enables qualified customers to operate a partner-led cloud offering on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. OCI Dedicated Cloud Upgradable Realms provide a structured path for eligible existing dedicated cloud customers to move to this model while understanding the technical, operational, commercial, contractual, and enablement requirements involved.
Explore your Oracle Alloy transition path
Talk with a member of our team to assess whether a transition to Oracle Alloy aligns with your technical, operational, commercial, and business requirements.