oci-deal-accelerator/kb/well-architected/performance-cost.yaml

# OCI Well-Architected Framework — Pillar 3: Performance and Cost Optimization
# Source: https://docs.oracle.com/en/solutions/oci-best-practices/index.html

pillar:
  name: "Performance and Cost Optimization"
  id: performance_cost
  wa_reference: "https://docs.oracle.com/en/solutions/oci-best-practices/index.html"
  reference: "https://docs.oracle.com/en/solutions/oci-best-practices/index.html"

categories:
  - name: "Compute Sizing"
    id: compute_sizing
    checks:
      - id: PERF-CMP-001
        name: "Right-sized shapes"
        description: "Shapes selected based on workload profile (not over-provisioned)"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "compute shapes justified by workload requirements"
          gap_if: "shapes selected without workload sizing analysis"
        severity: MEDIUM
        applies_when: "has_compute_instances"

      - id: PERF-CMP-002
        name: "Flex shapes used"
        description: "Flex shapes used where possible (pay for what you use)"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "flex shapes specified for variable workloads"
          gap_if: "fixed shapes used where flex would be more cost-effective"
        severity: LOW
        applies_when: "has_compute_instances"

      - id: PERF-CMP-003
        name: "Burstable for dev/test"
        description: "Burstable instances considered for dev/test"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "burstable or preemptible instances for non-production"
          gap_if: "production-grade shapes used for dev/test"
        severity: LOW
        applies_when: "has_dev_test_environments"

      - id: PERF-CMP-004
        name: "ARM (Ampere) considered"
        description: "ARM (Ampere) considered for compatible workloads (better price/performance)"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "Ampere (A1/A2) shapes evaluated for compatible workloads"
          gap_if: "x86 shapes used where ARM would provide better price/performance"
        severity: LOW
        applies_when: "has_compute_instances"

  - name: "Storage Strategy"
    id: storage_strategy
    checks:
      - id: PERF-STR-001
        name: "Storage tier matches access pattern"
        description: "Storage tier matches access pattern (Standard, Infrequent Access, Archive)"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "storage tiers aligned with data access frequency"
          gap_if: "all data on Standard tier without tiering analysis"
        severity: MEDIUM
        applies_when: "has_object_storage"

      - id: PERF-STR-002
        name: "Block Volume performance tier"
        description: "Block Volume performance tier matches IOPS needs"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "block volume performance tier matches documented IOPS requirements"
          gap_if: "block volume tier not aligned with workload IOPS needs"
        severity: MEDIUM
        applies_when: "has_block_volumes"

      - id: PERF-STR-003
        name: "Object Storage auto-tiering"
        description: "Auto-tiering enabled for Object Storage where applicable"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "auto-tiering configured for applicable buckets"
          gap_if: "large object storage without auto-tiering evaluation"
        severity: LOW
        applies_when: "has_large_object_storage"

  - name: "Network Tuning"
    id: network_tuning
    checks:
      - id: PERF-NET-001
        name: "Right-sized bandwidth"
        description: "Bandwidth provisioned matches actual needs (not over-provisioned FastConnect)"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "FastConnect bandwidth justified by traffic analysis"
          gap_if: "bandwidth provisioned without traffic analysis"
        severity: MEDIUM
        applies_when: "has_fastconnect"

      - id: PERF-NET-002
        name: "LB type justified"
        description: "Network Load Balancer vs. Flexible Load Balancer decision justified"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "load balancer type selection documented with rationale"
          gap_if: "load balancer type chosen without justification"
        severity: LOW
        applies_when: "has_load_balancers"

  - name: "Cost Management"
    id: cost_management
    checks:
      - id: PERF-CST-001
        name: "BYOL analysis"
        description: "BYOL vs. License Included analysis done"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "BYOL vs. License Included comparison documented"
          gap_if: "licensing model chosen without analysis"
        severity: HIGH
        applies_when: "has_oracle_licensed_services"

      - id: PERF-CST-002
        name: "Reserved capacity considered"
        description: "Reserved capacity considered for stable workloads (1-year or 3-year)"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "reserved capacity evaluated for stable production workloads"
          gap_if: "all on-demand pricing for stable workloads"
        severity: MEDIUM
        applies_when: "has_stable_production_workloads"

      - id: PERF-CST-003
        name: "Budgets and cost alerts"
        description: "Budgets and cost alerts configured per compartment"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "OCI Budgets configured with alert thresholds"
          gap_if: "no budget alerts configured"
        severity: MEDIUM
        applies_when: always

      - id: PERF-CST-004
        name: "Cost attribution tagging"
        description: "Tagging strategy enables cost attribution"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "cost-tracking tags defined and enforced"
          gap_if: "no cost attribution tagging strategy"
        severity: MEDIUM
        applies_when: always

      - id: PERF-CST-005
        name: "Auto-scaling cost controls"
        description: "Auto-scaling min/max configured to prevent runaway costs"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "auto-scaling policies include max limits"
          gap_if: "auto-scaling without upper bounds"
        severity: MEDIUM
        applies_when: "has_auto_scaling"

      - id: PERF-CST-006
        name: "Non-prod optimization"
        description: "Non-production environments use smaller shapes or are scheduled off"
        auto_detect:
          pass_if: "non-prod environments use reduced shapes or have schedules"
          gap_if: "non-prod environments running same shapes as production 24/7"
        severity: LOW
        applies_when: "has_dev_test_environments"