How does OCI provide resource lifecycle management?

Resource lifecycle management in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is effectively facilitated through Resource Manager and Terraform integration. Resource Manager is OCI’s native service that helps in automating the provisioning and management of resources in a cloud environment. It allows users to define their infrastructure as code using Terraform configurations, enabling the automatic creation, updating, and deletion of cloud resources systematically.

By using Terraform, users can version-control their infrastructure, easily replicate setups across different environments, and deploy changes reliably without manual intervention. This integration supports a robust infrastructure-as-code (IaC) approach, ensuring that resource management is consistent and repeatable, while also simplifying operations and reducing error potential.

Options suggesting manual updates or limited configuration management tools do not reflect the comprehensive capabilities of OCI’s approach to resource lifecycle management. A single-click deployment, while user-friendly, lacks the depth and automated management capabilities provided by the Terraform ecosystem through Resource Manager. Thus, the integration of Resource Manager with Terraform represents a powerful and effective way for OCI to manage the lifecycle of resources.