1Z0-997-26 Cloud Native Architecture Practice Question
An enterprise application deployed on Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE) requires low-latency, secure, private connectivity between microservices residing in different Virtual Cloud Network (VCN) subnets without exposing traffic to the public internet. Which OKE add-on or feature should a Solutions Architect implement?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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OCI Service Mesh
OCI Service Mesh provides a dedicated infrastructure layer to easily manage service-to-service communication across microservices within OKE, offering secure mutual TLS (mTLS) and traffic management without modifying application code.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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OCI Service Mesh
Why this is correct
OCI Service Mesh provides secure service-to-service communication, traffic management, and observability for microservices on OKE.
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OCI Streaming Service
Why it's wrong here
OCI Streaming is a high-throughput data ingestion platform, not a networking solution for microservices.
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Oracle Cloud Guard
Why it's wrong here
Oracle Cloud Guard is a security posture management service, not a traffic routing or service mesh mechanism.
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OCI API Gateway
Why it's wrong here
OCI API Gateway is used primarily for managing ingress traffic and publishing APIs, not internal pod-to-pod mesh routing.
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