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Java License Review

Oracle Java License Review

Initially in 2019, and then again in January 2023, Oracle changed the licensing policy around Java.

From a predominantly ‘free’ Java for most use cases, Oracle Java has been migrated to a largely commercial licensing model. This has given rise to potential license non-compliance risks and brought in a potentially new revenue stream for Oracle.

While Oracle again brought in a ‘free’ license of Java in September 2021, the changes of 2019 & 2023 are the most concerning and challenging policies for licensing of Java.

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What is the current status in Oracle’s audits for Java?

Oracle is extremely aggressive in pursuing revenue opportunities from customer on account of Java non-compliance. Oracle is using every method in their sales playbook to get customers to cough up millions of dollars in Java license subscription revenue.

  • Discussions on wrong usage of Java and persuasion to purchase licenses
  • Legal notices on non-compliance of Java
  • Audits of third-party ISVs for their sales & sub-license of Java

What is expected in the future?

Oracle will be more aggressive in collecting payments for Java license subscriptions. Oracle has always created new revenue streams from older products and licensing models. The same holds true for Java.

What should you do today?

Understanding your deployment, license rights, and alternatives.

Conduct an internal Java License review and work through the compliance issues. A baseline will help you explore the need to

  • Procure Oracle Java licenses
  • Migrate to alternative Java platforms
  • Work with your third-party development teams for obtaining coverage for Java usage.

How can we help?

We have developed discovery and license normalization techniques to provide you with an enterprise-wide Java (from Oracle, Open source, IBM, RedHat, etc) deployment inventory as well as a Java ELP. Using our services, you will be able understand your exposure, if any, to Java license fees.

We will assess the deployments, estimate potential savings, analyse risks & license non-compliance exposures and recommend optimizations.

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