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Oracle-SAP Lawsuit Revisited

November 23, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergEnterprise Agreement, IT Asset Management, Oracle Licensing Compliance, software asset management, Software auditLeave a Comment

Simple explanation on the Oracle v. SAP lawsuit, claims and damages.

Why contract analysis is important for Oracle licensing agreements

July 1, 2010April 10, 2014 Scott D. RosenbergEnterprise Agreement, Oracle: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

Contract analysis is a crucial part of managing your Oracle licensing agreements.

The fatal flaws of procurement

June 23, 2010June 18, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergContract Lifecycle management, Cost Containment/Negotiation, Enterprise Agreement, IT Asset Management, software asset management, Software auditLeave a Comment

Procurement is a tough job from any perspective. You have multiple requests at once for some kind of technology investment, which must be run through various channels, negotiated (if at all) and then implemented.

What does Oracle look like?

June 11, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergOracle: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

We here at Miro live and breathe Oracle, so we often wonder, for those of us who have not been there, what exactly do the Oracle offices look like? To ease our curiosities, we obtained some photos and just for fun, thought we would share them with all of you! Enjoy!

Multicore: Hardware is running ahead of software

April 30, 2010May 6, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergEnterprise Agreement, IT Asset Management, Licensing Change Alert, Miro News, software asset managementLeave a Comment

New 8 and 12-core processors…what does this mean for Oracle and Microsoft?

Compliance Validation Best Practices

January 4, 2010June 11, 2012 Scott D. RosenbergCost Containment/Negotiation, Enterprise Agreement, Oracle Licensing ComplianceLeave a Comment

Get it in writing. Get all assumptions clarified and then confirmed in writing. You don’t want to assume anything and any discussion or email in which you are getting the best leverage should be mentioned in detail within your agreement. We see a lot of our clients – even the largest Oracle enterprise – treat emails and verbal discussions as legally binding agreements, which is untrue in the case of an Oracle software licensing agreement. It is not up to […]

Question on Oracle Processor Core Factors?

December 2, 2009November 30, 2009 Scott D. RosenbergCost Containment/Negotiation, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle: News You Can Use1 Comment

We get a lot of questions about Oracle’s processor core factors. Core factors can change and this is particularly difficult when you’re the person in charge of tracking changes in licensing or the procurement process. Case and point, the Sun UltraSPARC T2+ core processor licensing changed from 0.75 to 0.50. As soon as the change is in effect, your organization is considered out of compliance. See Oracle Processor Core Factor Table, which charts vendor and core processor licensing factors. Changes […]

Third-party Oracle support: To be or not to be

November 10, 2009November 18, 2009 Scott D. RosenbergUncategorizedLeave a Comment

Even after the 2008 shutdown of TomorrowNow, we are often asked by company executives about third-party alternatives for Oracle support. While we understand that this is being driven by the need to reduce IT support costs, there are some distinct advantages and disadvantages. Companies – such as newcomer Spinnaker – are creating opportunities for themselves with claims of cutting third-party support costs in half. And, since these alternative 3rd party support providers are essentially cutting out the annual support and […]

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