Prerequisites to allow the API platform to be built
Before anything can be created and configured, first it is necessary to establish an Oracle cloud account (https://cloud.oracle.com) either in a trial form or a full account with appropriate credits. Currently there are two account types and we would, given the option, recommend using Cloud Account with Identity Cloud Service as this is the strategic account model for Oracle.
Background to the account types
The reason for two different account types is largely historical and relates to how Oracle have developed their cloud offering. The accounts types are presented as:
- Cloud Account with Identity Cloud Service
- Traditional Cloud Account
Over time we can expect to see the Traditional Cloud Account to become unavailable. The Cloud Account with Identity Cloud Service is also sometimes referred to UCM (referring to the new accounts can use the Universal Credit Management approach to pay for cloud services).
With the new model comes the provision of...