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Author: Wayne Federico

VMware on Oracle
Wayne FedericoOracle, Virtualization, VMware

The only methods Oracle most consistently accepts are through the use of segmentation capabilities outside of VMware’s internal software controls Most of Oracle’s licensing policies are somewhat loosely documented. This seems to be driven by the level of granularity they use within their licensing rules. If they documented all rules in full details, they may then need to change the licensing rules documents quite often because they tend to get quite granular in the specifications per the situation. Therefore, it […]

Oracle to Allow Proprietary Hosting on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Wayne FedericoAWS, Oracle, Oracle Cloud, Oracle database, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance

Oracle now allows Proprietary Hosting solutions to run from AWS (Amazon Web Services) if brought as BYOL (Bring Your Own License). Previously, Proprietary Hosting Solutions could only be run from the client’s on-premise infrastructure, or on Oracle’s cloud network. Miro has confirmed with the Oracle License Management Services team that licenses with Proprietary Hosting terms and concessions can now be allocated in a BYOL manner to the AWS platform as long as Oracle’s policies for applying such licenses are followed. […]

Oracle Virtualization Compliance
Wayne FedericoCompliance, Oracle, Oracle database, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Software audit, software license, Virtualization

Any mention of virtualization causes many people to immediately think of VMware, as they remain to be a main player among virtualization technologies. The challenge of keeping up with Oracle’s evolving licensing requirements of virtualization platforms can be a daunting endeavor for many IT departments and Oracle database administrators. Any technological advancement made by VMware, specifically relating to any abilities to easily move server sessions around the virtualized environment, prompts a new possible interpretation of licensing requirements by Oracle on […]

Oracle License Compliance Issues Related to API Usage
Wayne FedericoAPI, licensing, Oracle, Oracle database, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance

Users who have no direct access may still need licenses, if they use a system that connects via an API APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are utilized in all applications to allow programmers to interface with other applications or devices. It is common for us to find organizations that have underestimated the software licensing impact of leveraging the APIs of their Oracle applications and products. Oracle applications typically utilize an “application user” metric. It is logical for organizations to only consider […]

5 Ways Your Hosting Provider Can Put You Out of Compliance
Wayne FedericoCompliance, Oracle, Oracle license, software license, Virtualization

Your Third-Party Hosting Provider may be putting you out of compliance. Unfortunately, your organization is liable if they do. Most providers have clauses in their contracts which absolve them of all responsibility. Is your hosting provider jeopardizing your compliance? Read more to find out. 1. Virtualized Environment Do you know if your Third-Party Hosting Provider is running your software in a virtualized environment? We find that Oracle can and will require licensing outside of their client’s own non-dedicated use for […]

Compliance Risk – Oracle alters license allocation rules for Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services Environments
Wayne FedericoUncategorized

Oracle has introduced new rules on how to apply on premise licensing for use in Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services environments. The changes result in an effective doubling of requirements for most Azure and AWS environments, while keeping Oracle Cloud requirements the same. Compliance risk to current clients who use Oracle within AWS and Azure environments still remains unknown at the time of this writing, but expect this to definitely impact any future deployments of Oracle on Azure or […]

Oracle applications: Any Good Discovery/Monitoring Tools Out There?
Wayne FedericoOracle, Oracle license

We certainly have received a lot of queries in the past year about monitoring tools and while there are some very interesting tools that seem to have reached some type of maturity out there, the simple fact is that no matter how wonderful the monitoring tool may be there simply is no tool out there that allows for comprehensive monitoring. Currently, there are no monitoring tools that consistently tracked all Oracle applications or even most Oracle applications from what we’ve […]

Ethical Hackers Find Oracle Vulnerability
Wayne FedericoDatabase security, Risk, Security Assessments, Security RiskLeave a Comment on Ethical Hackers Find Oracle Vulnerability

CNN recently interviewed two hackers Bryan Seely Ben Caudill, who discovered an unsettling security hole, uncovering intimate details like children’s school records, including detailed bus route information; arrest and prosecution information from a major Midwestern city; and the real names and numbers of intelligence agents visiting a major American port.

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