The bare minimum of licensing an ODA X7-2
The other day we had a discussion with Oracle sales about the question if you can buy an Oracle Database Appliance (ODA) X7-2 HA when you only have 1 …
Tag: license
Consequences of stopping Oracle support
When buying licenses for Oracle, the first year support is mostly part of the deal. After that, a Customer may decide to stop paying for the yearly technical support …
Saving money by understanding Oracle licensing, part 1
Oracle and licenses. The general feeling most of the time is that you pay too much for the use of the Oracle products, and it’s not always sure if …
Utilizing your IT environment with Oracle Database Appliance
I admit, I’m a bit of a fan of the Oracle Database Appliance. And I also admit there are some characteristics of the X5-2 ODA’s which made it sometimes …
Oracle datapump, advanced compression and licensing
As you may well know, Advanced Compression is an option you have to pay for when using it. But as a DBA you can’t always control the use of …
Oracle has changed the Exchange rate of the Euro to 0.8682
For years the number of 0.7893 meant something to those who are working on regular basis with licenses in Europe. This number is the ‘Current local Pricing Exchange rate’. …
Questions when considering an ULA (Unlimited License Agreement)
Oracle is eager to offer companies a ULA, an Unlimited License Agreement, especially at the end of the financial year. If these companies are considering an ULA, this company …
Licensing development and test environments
Once in a while a company wants to know if her Oracle development- and test- environments needs to be licensed. And in a lot of cases this question simply …
Latest Oracle Pricing List – new suites and options give interesting insights
Oracle recently published the most recent version of their global price list. I am not sure how it translates to local transactions (for example if and how the currency …