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OCI Cost Optimization Framework

A structured method for finding, verifying, and locking in OCI savings, built so that no saving is claimed until it is proven.

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Summary

What this paper covers.

Most OCI estates carry between a quarter and a half of their bill in waste that nobody owns. Over provisioned shapes, non production running around the clock, the wrong storage tiers, and a credits commitment sized to a forecast that never arrived. This framework is the method we use to find that waste, prove the saving is real, and lock it in without putting availability at risk.

It is built around a simple principle. A saving that cannot be measured is not a saving. Every recommendation in this framework is tied to a verified before and after, so the number you report to finance is the number that actually landed.

Inside

What is inside.

  • The seven categories of OCI waste and how to find each one.
  • A method for right sizing against measured demand without risking availability.
  • How to verify a saving so the number you report is the number that landed.
  • Where storage tiering, scheduling, and shape selection deliver the most.
  • How to bring a Universal Credits commitment back in line with real usage.
  • A governance model that stops the waste from growing back.
Audience

Who it is for.

  • Finance and FinOps teams who own the cloud bill and have to defend it.
  • Engineering leaders asked to cut OCI spend without cutting capability.
  • Architects who want a repeatable optimisation method, not a one off cleanup.
  • Teams that committed to credits early and need to bring usage back in line.

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Contents

Table of contents.

40%
average OCI spend reduction after optimization
500+
OCI engagements delivered
24/7/365
managed monitoring and support
20+
years combined Oracle experience

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