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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2026 Architect Professional (1Z0-997-26)
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Architect Professional 2021:Study Guide with Practice Questions & Labs-Volume 2 of 2:On-prem migration, hybrid cloud design, security, & compliance: 1st Edition-2022
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OCI Oracle Certifications: Study Roadmap
Follow this path to organize your exam preparation
Phase 1: Confirm Associate FoundationYou are here
Review VCN routing, gateways, IAM policies, compartments, compute, and storage so the 1Z0-997-26 scenarios start from solid Associate-level knowledge.
Phase 2: HA/DR and Full Stack DR (15%)
Practice fault domain and availability domain placement, DNS traffic steering, block volume and Object Storage replication, and Full Stack DR protection groups, plans, and drills.
Phase 3: Cloud-Native and Infrastructure as Code (20%)
Work through OKE cluster and networking choices, Container Instances, OCIR, OCI DevOps pipelines, Functions, API Gateway, Streaming, Queue, Events, Terraform, and Resource Manager.
Phase 4: Security (25%)
Drill IAM and Organizations governance, Cloud Guard, Security Zones, NSGs, Bastion, ZPR, Network Firewall, WAF, Certificates, Vault keys, and secret rotation.
Phase 5: Databases and Observability (40%)
Cover Base Database Service, Autonomous AI Database operations and Data Guard, Recovery Service, Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database, OCI Cache, Monitoring, Alarms, Logging, Audit, Connector Hub, and OCI Search.
Phase 6: Timed Mixed Sets
Run timed 50-question sets at 1.8 minutes per question until scenario tradeoffs across all five objectives feel automatic.
Can You Take the OCI Architect Professional Exam?
Check if you meet the basic eligibility requirements
- •Architect Associate-level OCI knowledge is strongly recommended
- •This exam is covered by Oracle's Cloud Recertification policy
- •Hands-on experience with OCI Networking, IAM, Compute, Storage, and Database services is expected
OCI Architect Professional Quick Facts
Time to Get Licensed
8-14 weeks for most candidates already holding Associate-level OCI knowledge
From start to license in hand
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100 Practice Questions
Senior-architect scenario questions on HA/DR, cloud-native design, security, databases, and observability, plus some multicloud and migration scenarios.
Architecture-Focused Explanations
Explanations focus on tradeoffs and design rationale, not just naming the service.
Updated for 2026
Review the OCI 2026 Architect Professional (1Z0-997-26) v2 exam blueprint.
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Practice senior-level OCI architecture questions before paying Oracle's $245 exam fee.
What You'll Study
16 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Chapter 1: Exam Overview & Architecture Foundations
2 sections
Chapter 2: High Availability & Resilient Design
4 sections
Chapter 3: Full Stack Disaster Recovery
3 sections
Chapter 4: Container Instances, OCIR & OCI DevOps
3 sections
Chapter 5: OCI Kubernetes Engine (OKE)
3 sections
Chapter 6: Serverless Functions & API Gateway
2 sections
Chapter 7: Messaging & Event-Driven Design
2 sections
Chapter 8: Infrastructure as Code with Terraform & Resource Manager
2 sections
Chapter 9: Identity & Multi-Tenancy Governance
2 sections
Chapter 10: Security Posture with Cloud Guard & Security Zones
2 sections
Chapter 11: Secure Access & Network Protection
4 sections
Chapter 12: Application & Data Protection: WAF, Certificates & Vault
4 sections
Chapter 13: Base Database Service & Autonomous AI Database
4 sections
Chapter 14: Recovery Service, Global Distribution & OCI Cache
3 sections
Chapter 15: Monitoring, Alarms & Notifications
2 sections
Chapter 16: Logging, Audit, Connector Hub & Search
4 sections
OCI Architect Professional Exam Details
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2026 Architect Professional (1Z0-997-26)
Administered by Oracle University
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official Oracle University content outline
Design scalable, resilient, highly available architectures and plan disaster recovery with OCI Full Stack Disaster Recovery.
Build microservices and container solutions with OKE, Container Instances, and OCI DevOps; manage images with OCIR and OKE; use OCI Functions and Resource Manager for serverless and Infrastructure as Code.
Apply layered security and governance with Bastion, Zero Trust Packet Routing, Network Firewall, WAF, Certificates, Vault key management, and Organizations Management.
Deploy and operate Base Database Service and Autonomous AI Database, protect databases with Autonomous Recovery Service, and use Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database and OCI Cache.
Use Monitoring, Alarms, Notifications, and metric queries; Logging with custom logs, logging queries, and Audit; and Connector Hub with OCI Search.
What's Included
16 Chapters
Complete exam coverage
Practice Quizzes
With detailed explanations
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What's Next After the OCI Architect Professional?
After passing the OCI Architect Professional, you can pursue these career paths
OCI Multicloud Architect Professional
Extend OCI architecture skills to Oracle Database@Azure, @Google Cloud, and @AWS designs, which the 2026 Architect Professional blueprint does not cover as a separate objective
AWS Solutions Architect Professional
Broaden senior architect range with AWS Professional-level design tradeoffs
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Pair OCI Professional with the Azure expert track for multicloud architect roles
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