specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
providerId: oracle-cloud
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Cloud Computing
  - Infrastructure as a Service
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: per-service pay-as-you-go (compute
  OCPU/ECPU-hour, storage GB-month, network egress, autonomous DB) plus committed-use Universal Credits
  (1- or 3-year) and BYOL discounts. Always Free tier provides perpetual allocation. Cost data accessible
  via Cost Analysis, Usage Reports (CSV / Object Storage), and the FOCUS Cost and Usage exports.'
sources:
  - https://www.oracle.com/cloud/price-list/
  - https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/
  - https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Billing/Concepts/billingoverview.htm
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Oracle Corporation
serviceCategory: Cloud Infrastructure
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Pay-As-You-Go + Committed Use + BYOL
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
    - Credit
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
  ServiceCategory: Cloud Infrastructure
  ProviderName: Oracle
  PublisherName: Oracle Corporation
  InvoiceIssuerName: Oracle America, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  RegionId: e.g. us-ashburn-1, eu-frankfurt-1, ap-tokyo-1
meters:
  - name: compute_ocpu_hours
    unit: OCPU-hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - shape
      - region
      - tenancy
      - compartment
  - name: ecpu_hours
    unit: ECPU-hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - service
      - region
      - autonomous_db
  - name: block_storage
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - performance_tier
  - name: object_storage
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - storage_tier
  - name: data_egress
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - region
      - destination
  - name: load_balancer_hours
    unit: shape-hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - shape
      - region
  - name: database_storage
    unit: GB-month
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - autonomous_db
      - region
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Use OCI Cost Analysis, scheduled Usage Reports to Object Storage (CSV), and the FOCUS
      Cost and Usage export to attribute spend to compartments and tags in near real-time.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag every resource with cost-center / environment / app metadata; use OCI compartments
      as the primary allocation boundary and tag-based budgets to alert per group.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Convert sustained workloads to Universal Credits (1y / 3y commitment); apply BYOL on
      Oracle Database / WebLogic for ~70%+ savings; consolidate Autonomous Databases into Elastic Pools
      (up to ~87% off); right-size to Arm Ampere A1 shapes where workloads permit; clean up unattached
      block volumes and orphaned reserved IPs.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Cloud / platform team owns the OCI tenancy invoice; compartment owners review monthly
      Cost Analysis reports and respond to budget alerts. Use OCI Quotas to enforce hard caps on optional
      services.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com