Apart from the standard topologies described in previous sections, including unidirectional, bidirectional, broadcast,cascading, and consolidation, there are many more patterns that can be configured using these topologies due to the architecture of Oracle GoldenGate.

For example, a broadcast topology can include unidirectional targets and bidirectional targets. Active-Active replication can be enhanced by adding an additional unidirectional replication stream from one of the active systems to a reporting database to offload reports. In an active-passive bidirectional topology, an additional bidirectional server could be added for the purpose of a zero downtime upgrade.

It is up to the businesses to decide the combination of topologies to use in a particular scenario or use case.