What is the problem?
Software procurement is a substantial financial investment
Oracle Licensing
is
complex
IT are asked to cut on spending and achieve better value
Licensing is not often aligned with architecture
Licensing accounts
for
over 20% of IT spend
Vendor license reviews are on the rise; penalties are un-accounted for
Annual maintenance/support fees are often paid for licenses that are not in usage
Old license matrix
VS
new license matrix
Consolidation
of
licenses
Customers often have in-accurate view of License Position