Jan
14
Maat 58 wordt gelanceerd
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blablabla mooi verhaal van Rob en voor meer info zie de Shop.
Jul
24
We have quietly looked at the internet to evaluate the responses from Oracle users and clients in regard to its definition changes in October 2007, that effect the licensing scheme of Oracle’s entry-level databases: Standard Edition and Standard Edition One. And it seems that, except for a few sharp individuals, this change went un-noticed while we had expected a riot. You see, it’s a big deal. So big that we expect these versions of the Oracle Database to become obsolete. Here’s why. Read more
Jul
24
Preparing yourself for an ULA offering by Oracle
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Oracle offers enterprise-sized companies the option to purchase ULA agreements (’Unlimited License Agreement’). In such an agreement, the amount of available licenses is set to ‘Unlimited’ for a limited period (2-5 years in general). However, a few months before the ‘Unlimited’ period has passed, the client will have to count the actual used Processors. In the event the ULA is uncapped, the client will receive the (then needed) amount of licenses at no additional charge (for licenses or annual support fees). Is it SMART to buy an ULA?? Read more
Apr
3
Licensing Oracle Spatial: Or not?
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Oracle, like many other vendors, increasingly audit their clients (see also www.oracle.com/corporate/lms). Usually scripting is used to identify and quantify the use of Oracle software. A relatively new script in the audit processis a script that measures the use of Database Options. This is understandable, since many DBAs start using these options for the sake of performance, uptime guarantee and troubleshooting without knowing that additional licenses are required when doing so. The script used by Oracle even looks beyond the question if an option is installed Read more
Mar
24
Preface
At work, we eat, dream and talk licensing 24/7. And we don’t hesitate to tell the world about all this ‘hard to find’ information. Truth is that none of our clients want to know all the thousands of details we know anyway. But, some deeper understanding about sofware license compliancy may be useful to anyone involved in the compliancy process of a company. Read more