The short answer: a baseline Oracle license review is a mock Oracle license audit that we run for you. It uses the same kind of discovery and analysis Oracle’s auditors use and gives the same result, an effective license position, while the findings are still yours to act on. Most companies run one before a renewal, a ULA certification or an expected audit. If Oracle has already written to you, see our Oracle license review and audit advisory.
A mock Oracle license audit
The Baseline Oracle License Review mimics an Oracle license audit. It gives your organization an effective license position for the Oracle software you have installed and use. Because it follows the same procedures as a real Oracle audit, you get the same reports and compliance analysis, but first.
You see where you use more than you own and where you own more than you use. You can then fix and rebalance the deployment to remove risk and cut cost, and take a true baseline into your next renewal.
Scope of work and deliverables
Determine the deployment
The following tools are used to obtain an enterprise wide understanding of installed and used Oracle software
- Agentless Network Scan to determine hardware servers & deployment architecture in the enterprise network
- Scripts & agentless scans to get virtualization information (for VMware)
- Scripts to check the presence of Oracle in different machines
- Scripts to get detailed information of Oracle products installed including all the features enabled & used
Contracts analysis
- Determine your entitlements of different Oracle licenses
- Understand your oracle agreements, standard usage rights & license definitions
- Analyze the rights, obligations & risks of any non-standard language in your contracts
Effective license position
- A global Oracle deployment report across your enterprise
- Server-wise Oracle license analysis
- Financial analysis for exposure and risks including license & support fees
Optimization and rebalancing
- Recommendations to optimize license usage through architectural changes
- Feature usage remediation recommendations
- Reduce compliance gaps & costs
Deliverables of a baseline license review
- Global deployment report
- Evidence of Feature Usage
- Effective License Position
- Remediation & Cost Reduction Strategy
We provide one-time assessments as well as Annual/Bi-Annual Assessment Services
Read more about our Managing Partner, Sheshagiri Anegondi. He is amongst the foremost Oracle License Experts globally. Contact him or our other Oracle license experts.
If you hold an Oracle ULA, read the 12 steps to ULA certification or renewal.
About Rythium Technologies
Rythium Technologies is a leading provider of software license management services. We help our clients reduce their software costs, manage their IT assets, and achieve compliance. Our Oracle licensing services include: Oracle ULA services, Java License Advisory, Oracle license audit defense, Oracle contracts management and Software Procurement consulting. We have worked on more than 200 Oracle license management projects in the past 7 years.
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