by Joe Grant | Aug 21, 2020 | Licensing, Oracle Licensing
by Joe Grant (@dba_jedi), Principal Architect Tax Day 2019 was not only a day when Americans had to pay their taxes, but it was also the day that Oracle started charging a Java tax – no longer was Java free for commercial use. So, starting on April 15, 2019 any... 
by hobadmin | May 22, 2020 | Licensing, Oracle, Oracle Licensing
David Woodard, Principal Architect Standard Edition 2 Can be a Great Value Oracle database Standard Edition 2 (SE2), as well as past editions Standard Edition and Standard Edition 1, can be a great value and cost significantly less than Oracle Enterprise... 
by hobadmin | Apr 15, 2020 | Licensing, Oracle Licensing
Bob Lindquist, Director of Client Services Given the current economic climate, many organizations are identifying cost cutting options. The fees for Oracle licensing and support are usually some of the largest costs in an organization’s IT budget. However, there are a... 
by hobadmin | Apr 8, 2020 | Licensing, Oracle Licensing
Jeff Stonacek, Principal Architect The theme of this blog is, “it’s complicated”. PowerVM is not necessarily complicated to the point where it is difficult to understand, but is complicated compared to other hypervisors when it comes to Oracle licensing. ... 
by hobadmin | Apr 3, 2020 | Licensing, Oracle Licensing
Michael Bradburn, Lead Senior Technical Solutions Architect [Guest Blog] This is a guest blog post written by Michael Bradburn*, a Lead Senior Technical Solutions Architect with Cisco. However, as Michael states at the end of this article, the opinions expressed in... 
by hobadmin | Feb 25, 2020 | General, Licensing, Oracle, Oracle Licensing
Dave Welch (@OraVBCA), CTO & Chief Evangelist Here are eight arguments for the probability that the Mars v. Oracle kerfuffle turned out entirely in Mars’ favor. Oracle advanced its assertions, which lacked contractual merit, privately one prospect and customer at...