oci-deal-accelerator/kb/patterns/business-patterns.yaml

# Business Patterns Library
# Proven business-level patterns that map customer drivers to OCI solution strategies
# Referenced during DEFINE/Ideate to formulate value hypotheses

patterns:

  # --- Cost Optimization Patterns ---
  - id: biz_cost_reduction_db
    name: "Database Cost Reduction"
    business_driver: cost_reduction
    hypothesis_template: "Migrate {n} Oracle databases from {current_platform} to ADB-S, reducing total DB cost by {pct}% through autonomous operations and BYOL/ULA leverage"
    applicable_when:
      - "Customer runs Oracle databases on-prem or in AWS/Azure"
      - "Existing ULA or BYOL licenses available"
      - "DBA team spends >50% time on maintenance tasks"
    typical_outcome:
      cost_savings: "40-70% vs on-prem, 30-50% vs AWS RDS Oracle"
      operational_savings: "50-80% reduction in DBA administrative effort"
    evidence:
      - "ADB-S automates patching, tuning, backups"
      - "BYOL cost advantage vs AWS License Included"
    technology_patterns: [database_ha_adb_s, database_dr_cross_region]
    risks: ["Feature compatibility gaps", "Migration complexity for customized DBs"]

  - id: biz_cost_reduction_compute
    name: "Compute Cost Optimization"
    business_driver: cost_reduction
    hypothesis_template: "Right-size and modernize {n} compute workloads to OCI Flex shapes with auto-scaling, reducing compute spend by {pct}%"
    applicable_when:
      - "Over-provisioned VMs on-prem or in another cloud"
      - "Variable workload patterns with steady-state over-provisioning"
    typical_outcome:
      cost_savings: "30-50% through right-sizing + auto-scaling"
    technology_patterns: [compute_scaling]

  # --- Modernization Patterns ---
  - id: biz_app_modernization
    name: "Application Modernization"
    business_driver: modernization
    hypothesis_template: "Modernize {app_name} from {current_stack} to cloud-native on OKE, improving deployment frequency from {current_freq} to {target_freq}"
    applicable_when:
      - "Monolithic application limiting agility"
      - "Slow deployment cycles (monthly or longer)"
      - "Team has or is building container/K8s skills"
    typical_outcome:
      deployment_frequency: "From monthly to daily/weekly"
      scalability: "Horizontal auto-scaling vs vertical only"
    technology_patterns: [compute_scaling]
    risks: ["Requires significant app refactoring", "Team skill gap"]

  - id: biz_db_modernization
    name: "Database Modernization (non-Oracle)"
    business_driver: modernization
    hypothesis_template: "Migrate {db_engine} to OCI-managed {target_service}, eliminating operational overhead while maintaining application compatibility"
    applicable_when:
      - "Running self-managed MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB"
      - "Want to reduce operational burden without app rewrite"
    typical_outcome:
      operational_savings: "Automated backups, patching, HA"
    technology_patterns: [database_ha_adb_s]

  # --- Compliance Patterns ---
  - id: biz_compliance_driven
    name: "Compliance-Driven Migration"
    business_driver: compliance
    hypothesis_template: "Migrate {scope} to OCI to meet {compliance_framework} requirements by {deadline}, leveraging OCI's built-in compliance controls"
    applicable_when:
      - "Upcoming compliance audit or certification deadline"
      - "Current infrastructure doesn't meet regulatory requirements"
      - "Data residency or sovereignty requirements"
    typical_outcome:
      compliance: "Certification-ready infrastructure"
      timeline: "Typically 8-16 weeks for standard compliance scope"
    technology_patterns: [security_baseline, compliance_pci]
    risks: ["Compliance scope creep", "Shared responsibility model gaps"]

  # --- Hardware EOL / Contract Expiry Patterns ---
  - id: biz_hardware_eol
    name: "Hardware End-of-Life Migration"
    business_driver: hardware_eol
    hypothesis_template: "Migrate {n} workloads from EOL {hardware} to OCI before {eol_date}, avoiding {cost} hardware refresh while gaining cloud elasticity"
    applicable_when:
      - "On-prem hardware approaching end of support"
      - "Capital expenditure avoidance is a driver"
      - "Timeline is fixed by hardware support dates"
    typical_outcome:
      capex_avoidance: "Avoid $X hardware refresh"
      opex_model: "Shift to predictable OpEx"
    technology_patterns: [database_ha_adb_s, compute_scaling, networking_basic]

  - id: biz_contract_expiry
    name: "Cloud Contract Expiry / Repatriation"
    business_driver: contract_expiry
    hypothesis_template: "Migrate {n} workloads from {incumbent_cloud} to OCI before contract renewal, reducing cloud spend by {pct}% with better Oracle licensing economics"
    applicable_when:
      - "AWS/Azure contract up for renewal"
      - "Running Oracle workloads on non-Oracle cloud"
      - "Significant Oracle license cost on AWS/Azure"
    typical_outcome:
      cost_savings: "30-60% for Oracle DB workloads (BYOL advantage)"
    technology_patterns: [database_ha_adb_s, networking_hub_spoke]

  # --- Performance Patterns ---
  - id: biz_performance_improvement
    name: "Performance Improvement"
    business_driver: performance
    hypothesis_template: "Migrate {workload} to OCI {target_service} to achieve {target_metric}, resolving current {pain_point}"
    applicable_when:
      - "Current platform cannot meet performance SLAs"
      - "Latency or throughput is a business-impacting issue"
      - "Exadata-class performance needed without Exadata cost"
    typical_outcome:
      performance: "2-5x improvement typical with ADB-S/ExaCS"
    technology_patterns: [database_ha_adb_s]

  # --- Consolidation Patterns ---
  - id: biz_consolidation
    name: "Database Consolidation"
    business_driver: consolidation
    hypothesis_template: "Consolidate {n} Oracle databases into {target_n} ADB-S instances, reducing management complexity and licensing footprint"
    applicable_when:
      - "Many small Oracle databases (sprawl)"
      - "Under-utilized database instances"
      - "License optimization opportunity"
    typical_outcome:
      license_reduction: "40-60% fewer required OCPUs"
      operational_reduction: "Manage N instead of N*10 instances"
    technology_patterns: [database_ha_adb_s]