
Oracle Partner Audit – Avoid at all Costs!
"Working with an Oracle partner on a license compliance issue is the worst thing you can do." I know that sounds provocative and exaggerated, but it's the truth. In fact, going to an Oracle partner for help with your audit is actually worse than trusting Oracle for...

Is the Oracle ULA Contract Still Relevant?
We recently published a blog article and video on whether Oracle is still relevant given today’s rapidly changing technology landscape. One way to measure relevancy is to understand whether Oracle customers are renewing, or exiting, their unlimited license agreements...

2 Ways to Tell if Your Oracle SAM Tool is Working
If you are one of the many companies using Software Asset Management tools (SAM) to keep track of your digital assets, you probably have gone through a software vendor audit. In fact, that's most likely the reason why your company bought a SAM tool in the first place....

Is Oracle Still Relevant?
If you're in IT, or you pay the bills for IT, this is a question you have faced, or will face shortly. Companies and governments of all sizes are going through a rapid digital transformation that will impact their operations, profitability, and their very existence...

Oracle is Auditing Less, for Now …
There are dozens of firms out there blogging about how Oracle audits have been on the rise all year and how it's only a matter of time until you get audited. These firms are trying to scare you into calling them and buying their SAM tool, more Oracle licenses, or...

Moving to the Cloud with an Oracle ULA
Can you move to the cloud with an Oracle ULA? Answer – yes. That should be the end of this article. Unfortunately, Oracle, as Oracle does, tries to muddy the waters and cast doubt on the freedom you have to adopt technologies that are best for your organization....

Oracle’s Significant Changes to How they License Java
While we made this video at the end of 2018, the Java licensing situation discussed is still relevant today. So, as you know Oracle made some significant changes to how they license and support Java and many of these changes were due in January 2019. So, what’s Oracle...

Oracle ULA and Cloud@Customer Are the Same Thing!
Oracle customers are constantly being sold to by Oracle sales reps. If you're an Oracle customer, then you know the drill. These days, Oracle is selling two things more than ever. First is the Oracle ULA. Second is cloud@customer. Clients ask for independent view on...

Oracle Cloud@Customer – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Oracle has had some version of their cloud@customer offering for a few years now. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with it, Oracle c@c is basically putting an Oracle Exadata machine in your datacenter, and having Oracle manage that server remotely. There are...

Don’t Let Oracle Stamp Its Fake Policies On Your Contracts!
I recently received an invoice from a vendor and I noticed this little stamp placed on the document that says "ALL CLAIMS OR DISPUTES MUST BE RAISED WITHIN 3 MONTHS FROM RECEIPT OF PAYMENT". It's in ALL CAPS and big bright red letters. Take a look at the picture and...