What is the purpose of OCI’s Identity and Access Management service?

The primary purpose of OCI’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) service is to control user access and permissions within the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environment. IAM provides organizations the ability to securely manage user identities, define roles, and assign permissions to resources. This enables businesses to implement fine-grained access control, ensuring that only authorized users can access specific resources and perform certain actions based on their roles.

With IAM, organizations can maintain a secure environment by managing who can access cloud services and resources, and what actions they can perform. This is crucial for compliance and security best practices, allowing for proper governance over sensitive data and cloud assets.

Other options do not align with the core functionality of IAM; managing network traffic, database management, and scaling compute resources horizontally involve different services and functionalities within OCI that do not relate to identity and access management.