Blackhill SAM

ORACLE SOFTWARE AUDIT DEFENSE

Large South African Enterprise successfully defends audit and saves millions.

Company

40 000+ Employees

Case

 Oracle Audit

Resolution

Avoided $6M shortfall

Background: The organisation contracted our services, to get a clear overview of their Oracle usage across their IT environment and to determine their compliance position. They understood that Oracle licensing is extremely complex and due to the cost of licensing and support, a small compliance issue could easily result in significant financial exposure.

Business impact and results: Based on our analysis and subsequent recommendations, the client was able to avoid $6M spend on additional licence purchases and save another $2M in support costs.

If the organisation had not invested in vendor specialists who understood the finer details of Oracle licensing and contracts, they would not have been able to defend audit findings.