Executive Summary Oracle support costs represent a significant portion of many organizations’ IT budgets, about 20-22% of their original license investment annually, with regular price increases. If you hope to both improve your Oracle services and receive technical support, using third-party alternatives is a wise choice. For organizations with stable Oracle environments, third-party support can […]
Oracle’s technical support policies outline how the company provides updates, patches, and assistance for its software. The basic rule is simple: to get support, your organization must have valid Oracle licenses and active support agreements. In this guide, we explore Oracle’s support structure, key concepts like License Set, Matching Service Levels, and how to maximize
This article is part of our 10-part series on Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). In this article, we will go over a few important areas that can have a major impact on the economics of an OCI journey. Whether you end up optimizing your OCI investment while managing Oracle licensing risk depends, at least in part, on
What happened to Broadcom and AT&T Broadcom and AT&T seem to be resolving their licensing issues out of court, the latest court filing indicates. We had suspected this was likely to happen, but now it appears to be happening. This development makes sense – neither party would like to hash this out in public. Broadcom
Broadcom’s aggressive VMware license changes have given us an interesting new episode. It seems their attempts to extort AT&T have landed them in court. On August 29th, 2024, AT&T filed a court motion to, essentially, prevent Broadcom from terminating VMware support while challenging Broadcom’s “king’s ransom” to renew its VMware licenses and keep the lights
I always advise my clients to pay close attention to the state of affairs at their technology vendors. For example, if a company gets acquired by a private equity firm, that should be red flag (Quest is an important case in point). In fact, one of my clients had a special bucket for vendors that
Methodically counting Oracle licenses across different environments and infrastructure types is a critical pre-requisite to effective Oracle license management. I figured it would be helpful to gather the most important concepts in this quick reference. We will be limiting coverage here to “Processor” licenses, as discussions around NUPs, Application Users, and other current and legacy
The topic of VMware cloud solutions comes up often in my work for two main reasons: Cloud vendor comparisons around features and pricing. This includes minimum/maximum configuration specs, corresponding pricing, and cost-per-resource, and an illustrative high-level comparison across the major VMware cloud solutions. This will be covered in my article below. Oracle license & compliance
This article is part of our 10-part series on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). In this segment, we focus on key economic factors that can significantly impact your OCI strategy. Successfully managing your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) investment while minimizing Oracle licensing risks depends on effectively navigating these topics. Licensing. Understanding Oracle licensing within Oracle Cloud
Oracle’s Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) continues to evolve as new services and capabilities are added. We’ve assisted many of our clients navigate their move to various cloud platforms. For several of my Oracle-heavy clients, OCI has turned out to be a natural choice. I figured it would be helpful to share some of our experience and
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