I led the Cloud Readiness Assessment and cloud selection for one of Latin America's largest retail chains — a convenience store operator with thousands of locations. The engagement covered approximately 1,100 servers across their on-premises estate and involved a three-way evaluation of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Microsoft Azure, and AWS. OCI was recommended as the primary platform based on Oracle workload alignment, licensing economics, and the client's existing Oracle commercial relationship.
I managed the full CloudScape deployment and assessment program — producing the app portfolio model, complexity scoring, and migration wave plan. The engagement also included a dedicated workstream for HP-UX (HP Integrity / RISC architecture) servers, which represented a non-trivial migration complexity requiring specialized platform evaluation. Multiple executive readout versions were produced as recommendations evolved through client review cycles.
App Portfolio Discovery
- Full CloudScape deployment for ~1,100 server inventory across on-premises environment
- Application stack grouping from server hostname patterns and configuration data
- App Portfolio Model produced with relative cost and complexity scoring per application group
- Stack rationalization analysis — candidate applications identified for retirement or consolidation
- FinOps cost analysis produced from CloudScape asset pricing and utilization data
CloudScape Operational Program
- CloudScape Status Documents produced across 6 versions tracking remediation and data quality progress
- Validated remediation list for CloudScape scan gaps and uncollected assets
- RISC table pricing applied across full ~1,098 asset scope
- Asset inventory across License View and Server View produced
- Migration Standard PODs Planner adapted for the client's migration volume and cadence
HP-UX Discovery & Analysis
- HP Integrity server inventory extracted and assessed separately from x86 estate
- Applications running on HP-UX (PA-RISC and Itanium) identified and classified
- Solaris workloads included in same non-x86 assessment track
- Per-server analysis of CPU architecture, OS version, and dependent applications
Migration Path Options
- Re-platform to Linux on OCI: application compatibility assessment and porting effort estimation
- Emulation-based migration (CHARON HP/UX emulator) evaluated as lift-and-shift alternative
- OCI bare metal options assessed for workloads requiring dedicated compute
- Workloads requiring full re-architecture flagged in Wave 3 as complex migration items
Foundation & Easy Workloads
OCI tenancy setup, network architecture, and identity foundation. Easy-complexity apps migrated as validation workloads — standard x86 Linux and Windows servers with minimal dependencies.
Oracle & Core Business Apps
Oracle database and application servers migrated using OCI native tooling. Core business applications including store operations, inventory management, and supply chain systems.
Legacy & Complex Workloads
HP-UX and Solaris workloads requiring re-platform or re-architecture. Complex integrations and high-dependency applications. Wave 3 timelines dependent on application modernization decisions.
CloudScape Program Management
Managed the CloudScape deployment and data quality program across 6 iterations — tracking remediation, resolving scan gaps, and producing the validated app portfolio model and RISC pricing output.
OCI / Azure / AWS Evaluation
Led the three-way cloud evaluation — built the OCI, Azure, and AWS TCO comparison models using CloudScape rightsizing data with Oracle licensing scenarios central to the recommendation.
HP-UX Analysis
Conducted the dedicated HP-UX and Solaris workload analysis — inventorying non-x86 servers, assessing migration path options, and estimating re-platform effort for OCI migration.
App Portfolio Model
Produced the application portfolio model — relative cost and complexity scoring for all application groups with stack rationalization candidates and migration wave recommendations.
Executive Readout Iterations
Produced 7 versions of the executive readout deck — adapting the narrative, cloud recommendation, and financial model as the engagement evolved through client review and stakeholder feedback cycles.
Architecture Diagrams
Designed OCI and Azure reference architecture diagrams — OCI/Azure strategic cloud topology, cloud decision trees, and migration journey visuals used in the executive presentations.
| Deliverable | Description | Format |
|---|---|---|
| CRA Strategic Assessment | Full CRA deliverable — cloud recommendation, TCO comparison, app portfolio, and migration strategy | PPTX |
| Executive Readout (v1–v7) | 7-version executive presentation iterated through client review — final version presented to leadership | PPTX ×7 |
| App Portfolio Model | CloudScape-based application complexity and cost scoring across all stacks, with rationalization analysis | XLSX |
| CloudScape Status Documents (×6) | Iterative data quality and remediation tracking documents across 6 CloudScape program checkpoints | XLSX ×6 |
| HP-UX Analysis | Non-x86 server inventory, per-server analysis, and migration path options for HP Integrity and Solaris workloads | XLSX |
| Migration Wave Plan | 3-wave migration schedule with POD standard sizing, resource requirements, and complexity-based sequencing | XLSX + PPTX |
| OCI Reference Architecture | OCI/Azure strategic cloud topology diagrams, cloud decision tree, and migration journey visuals | Visio + PNG |
| TCO Cost Input Model | Detailed OCI/Azure/AWS cost input parameters with Oracle licensing scenarios and FinOps analysis | XLSX |