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Common Oracle Software Licensing Issues – Part I

Common Oracle Software Licensing Issues – Part I John Mattinson, Operations Director, CerteroOriginally posted in November 2016, revised in December 2019. What are the main Oracle software licensing issues and challenges? Due to the complex nature of the Oracle...

Don’t Play Russian Roulette with Indirect Access Licensing

Don’t Play Russian Roulette with Indirect Access Licensing What is indirect access? And what does it mean for licensing agreements?   As if the licensing agreements of the likes of Oracle, SAP and Microsoft were not complicated enough already, many user...

The Challenges of SAP Licensing

The Challenges of SAP Licensing What are the challenges of SAP licensing? How can you overcome these?   Your SAP system already records a large proportion of the data that is necessary to produce your Effective License Position (ELP). This includes details of all...

Understanding the SAP Software Environment

Understanding the SAP Software Environment Why is the SAP software environment complex?   The SAP software licensing model is considered to be amongst the most complex and costly to manage. While many software vendors typically calculate their license fees by...

Which Software Vendor Should you Focus your SAM Activities on?

Which Software Vendor Should you Focus your SAM Activities on? Which of the different software vendors should you focus on for SAM? Microsoft? SAP? IBM? Oracle?   When first implementing a Software Asset Management (SAM) program you will in all likelihood need to...