Oracle Licensing Compliance

Oracle licensing is complex. The close relationship between the physical hardware and the way that Oracle software is licensed brings its own unique sets of challenges. It is not just a case of identifying where Oracle is being used and making sure you have all appropriate licenses, it is also vital that you have an accurate view of the hardware, the way the software is being used and who accesses which modules.

The Service We Provide

We provide a unique Oracle-focused service designed to provide an accurate view of your Oracle usage and deployment, as well as the physical and virtual infrastructure on which the software is installed.

At the heart of this service is iQSonar: Oracle Edition – the leading automated Oracle asset discovery tool from our specialist technology partner, iQuate.

iQSonar will rapidly provide accurate information on all aspects of your Oracle estate. This is then used by our software asset management (SAM) specialists to reconcile what is installed and being used against what you have purchased as shown by your purchase records. This licence position can then be used to identify any shortfalls in licensing or any over-deployment which can then be addressed.

The licence reconciliation will also provide you with the information you need to negotiate your contract with Oracle, potentially reducing costs and increasing the value of your implementation.

Find out why you need iQSonar to help manage your ULA compliance

Download the full Oracle Licensing Compliance PDF

Our Experience

Integral has many years of experience in IT asset management and over the years have built a team of experts that are completely focused on the discovery of assets, both hardware and software based.  Our solutions combine both industry-leading tools along with high level skills sets in order to offer a service that is unparalleled in the industry.   This is why so many multi-national organisations use our services.

iQuate are specialists in automated IT Asset discovery and iQSonar: Oracle Edition is the result of 40 man years of development.

It is the first third party tool verified by Oracle’s Licence Management Services (LMS) as providing accurate Oracle deployment & usage data that can be used in an LMS licence review process.
 

Benefits

The use of iQsonar: Oracle Edition delivers many key benefits, such as:

• Fast to implement - iQSonar: Oracle Edition is agentless.  No software is installed on the devices being audited. iQSonar can be deployed, ready to go, in just a few hours.



• Self informing – Many other ‘automated’ tools need to be told where to look and require you to provide large amounts of information before they find anything.  iQSonar: Oracle Edition identifies Oracle servers without being told specifics of connection strings, IP addresses, etc.  It also automatically maps virtual/partitioned servers to physical hosts.



• Highly Scalable – iQSonar: Oracle Edition works across multiple servers and platforms in a single scan and can successfully operate across large, complex networks with no loss of performance.



• Accurate – iQSonar: Oracle Edition has been engineered to deliver accurate data on key features that directly impact Oracle licensing. This includes identifying all database options and management packs in use, mapping virtual structures to the underlying physical architecture and delivering definitive and accurate data on physical cores.

Costs

The cost of using this service is very dependent upon the size and complexity of your estate. We always aim to offer a service which is highly competitive and offers a true return on investment.  We also offer a solution that is ‘risk shared’.  For more information on our pricing structure please contact one of our team.

What people say

“The PSNI have been an Oracle customer for over 15 years, and the iQuate solution enabled the audit process to be fully automated which substantially reduced the manual effort required by PSNI.”

IT/IS Manager, Police Service of Northern Ireland.

“IQSonar is awesome. We have achieved more in five weeks than in 18 months with our traditional asset management software.”

IT Manager, Multi-National Financial Institution.

Our Guarantee

Through the use of our services, we guarantee that we will provide you with a more accurate picture of Oracle license usage than you currently have, ensuring peace of mind in the fact that you are legally compliant and furnishing you with the information you need to make informed business decisions which will ultimately lead to improved business efficiency and improved return on investment.