According to the Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap, Java release 20 will no longer be supported under Premier support past September 2023 and will move to Sustaining Support. Java 21 has come out September 2023 – it is Long Term Support and is the latest release of the Oracle Java SE Platform. Java 20 will go on Sustaining Support starting September 2023. Java 11 will go on Extended Support in September 2023. Note that the Extended Support uplift fee will […]
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Java Licensing & Audits Webinar – September 19, 2023
Java Licensing & Audits Webinar Date: September 19, 2023 Time: 1:30pm EDT Place: Online Webinar – Register Here Join us for this informative webinar where we’ll discuss how to avoid failing a Java audit. This presentation has been updated based on Oracle announcements in Summer 2023. Topics: Java audit details & penalties New 2023 Java pricing updates Java versions still free Buying Java on old metrics Free Java alternatives Support schedules Terms & conditions more… Register for the Webinar
Miro Names Veteran Technology Industry Executives Alan Marc Smith and Brian Strosser to Its Board
Miro Consulting, leading global provider of software consulting and asset management services, today announced that it has named Alan Marc Smith and Brian Strosser as new members of its non-executive Board. For more than two decades, Miro has serviced hundreds of clients, including many government enterprises, overseeing more than $1 billion in software licensing. Clients have ranged from long-standing small-to-medium size enterprises to both the Fortune 100 and cabinet-level federal agencies. “We’re thrilled to add Brian and Alan to our […]
End of Support for Windows 7 & 8.1
Well, it’s happened! On January 10, 2023, both Windows (desktop) 7 and Windows 8.1[1] have left their Extended Support periods, including the third year of the Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows 7.[2] Why is this important? Well, virtually all desktops and laptops access the Internet. So this means that without the proper security fixes applied, these devices are left unsecure. And, the fact that they most probably reside on a network on which other devices, such as critical servers, […]
Java Licensing & Audits 2023
Date: Feb 21, 2023 Time: 2:30pm EDT Place: Online Webinar – Register Here Join us for this informative webinar where we’ll discuss how to avoid failing a Java audit. This presentation has been updated based on Oracle announcements in early 2023. Topics: Java audit details & penalties New 2023 Java pricing updates Java versions still free Subscription version costs Free Java alternatives Support schedules Terms & conditions more… Register for the Webinar
IBM’s Announcement on Oracle’s DBSE2
In December of 2022, it was announced that IBM has “… a high-density 24-core processor for the IBM Power S1014 system (MTM 9105-41B) to address application environments utilizing an Oracle Database with the Standard Edition 2 (SE2) licensing model.”[1] There are two (2) fallacies with taking this announcement at face value: First, there is the constraint that “Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 may only be licensed on servers that have a maximum capacity of 2 sockets.”[2] So, if there is […]
Oracle Changes Java Pricing Model to Charge for All Company Employees
Oracle will require an organization to purchase a Java License for every single employee
There is a publicly available price list located here. In it, you will see that Oracle has adopted a new metric, “Employee for Java SE Universal Subscription”, and a new cost structure.
Oracle JDK (Java Development Kit) Free for Use
On Tuesday, September 14, 2021, Oracle announced that it is making its “Oracle JDK available for free” even for commercial and/or production use, but the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) is still a licensed product for a fee That’s welcome news. Let’s examine what that means. First off, this is only the Java Development Kit or “JDK” which again will be a separate download. Since Java SE 10, there has been a single download, but Oracle will now make the JRE […]
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