Managing an Oracle ULA

You have signed on the bottom line and are now the proud owner of an Oracle Unlimited License Agreement (ULA).  Do you breathe a sigh of relief and carry on with your day job, or do you stop and think about how best to manage this agreement moving forward?  You know the correct answer!

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The right approach is to establish a fit for purpose License Management Strategy immediately on commencement of the ULA, implemented throughout the life-time of the agreement and beyond i.e. at least 4 years.

The approach should be designed to centralise and control the deployment of software assets and therefore;

. optimise your return on investment, accomplished by planning and controlling deployment to ensure planned product take up
. mitigate risk - 'unlimited' means unlimited quantities of a defined list of products
. be in a position of knowledge at the end of the ULA to enable effective future negotiations with Oracle

Get in Control

Rocela has developed market leading Oracle License Management Programmes which have been built upon our own sophisticated methodology.  Using our consultative expertise in Oracle licensing, our aim is to track usage and map to ULA entitlement on an on-going basis.  A continuous SAM process is the best way to ensure ULA value is safeguarded, to avoid unplanned or unnecessary license costs and mitigate risk.

This approach will enable maximum proactive exploitation of the ULA and will avoid unnecessary pitfalls. In addition potential relationship issues with Oracle will be minimised enabling complete focus on programme success.

To find out more, read the Severn Trent Case Study which demonstrates our capabilities in this area of expertise.  Alternatively, email us on ulahelp@rocela.com or call us on 0870 100 4000 for further information. Or you can fill out our contact form at www.rocela.com/oracle-unlimited-license-agreements and we'll contact you.