by Mohammad Inamullah | Feb 19, 2021 | AWS, Azure, Cloud, Compliance, GCP
Over the last couple of years, I have had the opportunity to write a number of articles for the quarterly journal of the Northern California Oracle Users Group (NoCOUG). The topics have mostly been about Oracle licensing in cloud environments, with a brief foray into...
by RedwoodCompliance | Mar 14, 2017 | Cloud, Compliance, Optimization, ULA
With the inevitability and benefits of cloud computing clear, companies are charting their respective courses from on-premise to the cloud. One key consideration is how to get the best value out of existing software licenses and deploying them in the cloud. For an...
by RedwoodCompliance | Feb 5, 2017 | Compliance, General, ULA
Any company with an Oracle Unlimited License Agreement (ULA) will sooner or later be faced with the following key questions, among others: How much value was gotten out of the ULA? How much value is being left on the table? What compliance risks is the company...
by RedwoodCompliance | Nov 4, 2016 | Compliance, Virtualization
Disclaimer #1. While we are experts in Oracle licensing, the ultimate authority on all Oracle licensing issues is the contract you have signed with Oracle. Our advice, positions, and opinions below should not be taken as-is in assessing Oracle licensing. Situations...
by RedwoodCompliance | Jul 28, 2016 | Audit Defense, Compliance, Virtualization
If you read our previous blog post about Oracle in VMware and the Mars case, you may be tempted to assume that running Oracle software in VMware is easy, risk free and straightforward. After all, there is a court case that supports this assumption. This assumption,...
by RedwoodCompliance | Jul 28, 2016 | Audit Defense, Compliance, Virtualization
The subject of running Oracle software in VMware has been a contentious one for some time. Oracle’s own contract language does not deal with it directly or explicitly. Oracle’s position has been to essentially not recognize VMware as a means of reducing...
