Gartner Research

Q&A: Oracle Licensing and Pricing Questions From the 2009 ITAM Conference

Published: 04 March 2010

ID: G00174519

Analyst(s): Jane B. Disbrow

Summary

At Gartner's recent IT Financial, Procurement and Asset Management Summit in November 2009, attendees asked several questions regarding Oracle's licensing and pricing. Here are some of the questions asked at the conference or at one-on-ones with the attendees.

How does Oracle treat virtual environments? Please comment on counting cores in an age of virtualization.
What is the best way to manage Oracle licenses? Our database administrators (DBAs) have downloaded software outside the internal processes to procure software.
Our Oracle Software License Agreement (OSLA) has expired. Oracle has pressed us to sign a new agreement. But we are not buying more software. Is there any reason that we need to sign a new OSLA?
Oracle wants us to convert our older "concurrent licenses" to Named User Plus (NUP) licenses at a conversion factor of one concurrent equals two named users. This does not seem to be a fair conversion factor, as we have a much higher number of occasional users than this represents. What should we do?
How can Oracle hold us to policies that we have not contractually agreed to?
Oracle has offered to review my current usage and help me optimize the use of my existing license holdings? Should I do this?
How easy is it to get line-item pricing from Oracle?

©2019 Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Gartner is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and its affiliates. This publication may not be reproduced or distributed in any form without Gartner’s prior written permission. It consists of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization, which should not be construed as statements of fact. While the information contained in this publication has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, Gartner disclaims all warranties as to the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of such information. Although Gartner research may address legal and financial issues, Gartner does not provide legal or investment advice and its research should not be construed or used as such. Your access and use of this publication are governed by Gartner’s Usage Policy. Gartner prides itself on its reputation for independence and objectivity. Its research is produced independently by its research organization without input or influence from any third party. For further information, see Guiding Principles on Independence and Objectivity.

Already have a Gartner Account?

Purchase this Document

To purchase this document, you will need to register or sign in above

Become a client

Learn how to access this content as a Gartner client.

Learn More