by RedwoodCompliance | Feb 18, 2017 | General
Overview Oracle’s Pool of Funds (PoF) agreements allow customers to pre-purchase Oracle software licenses for a period of time and consume, or burn down, that credit as their usage increases. PoF agreements specify a selection of Oracle products, their...
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 | Oct 17, 2016 | General, Software Asset Management
Management and tracking of software assets is a critical element for any modern IT organization. The benefits are obvious. Effective software asset management (SAM) enables optimization of the software investment while guarding against costly non-compliance....
by RedwoodCompliance | Aug 22, 2016 | General
We had an amazing outing at the Northern California Oracle Users’ Group (NoCOUG) Summer Conference on August 18, 2016. Held at the Chevron offices in San Ramon, California, the session brought in over 150 visitors from all over the SF Bay Area. Redwood...
by RedwoodCompliance | Apr 29, 2016 | Compliance, General
Essentially, a “true up” engagement with Oracle’s License Management Services (LMS) is akin to a “soft audit” with the threat of a full blown, formal audit if the customer does not cooperate. Voluntarily agreeing to a true-up may sound...
by RedwoodCompliance | Apr 1, 2016 | General
In a word, Yes. Allow us to elaborate. Suppose you purchase a set of Oracle licenses from your friendly Oracle sales rep. Is it possible that the licenses you purchased would put you out of compliance immediately? YES. Consider the following example scenarios: You...
