Oracle-to-VMware migrations

In many companies the opinions, concerns and arguments often vary when it comes to licensing Oracle on VMware. Our workshop clarifies all ambiguities, risks and rewards around virtualising Oracle on VMware. The workshop goes beyond opinions, and enables further decision making based on contractual merits.

This stage focuses on identifying and auditing Oracle workloads for which the right-to-use is subjected to the ambiguity of virtualizing Oracle on VMware. Primarily, Oracle products that are licensed on the premise of Processor & NUP definitions are included in the scope.

Using the output from the previous steps, IT administrators and compliance teams learn to intimately understand which and why each workload utilizes features requiring a license. Clients then often identify Oracle workloads where a license can be decommissioned by implementing a change. By implementing such changes, clients ensure that the license footprint is truly optimised within the VMware environment.

For running Oracle on VMware, each infrastructure should be tailored around the client’s business, cost and license requirements. A critical component is to discuss the compliance risk of any feasible VMware architecture, including governance controls that could be put in place to ensure license compliance over time.

It is recommended to validate that all implementations, optimisations, governance and control mechanisms have been implemented correctly. Beyond any reasonable doubt, we ensure that the amount of Oracle licenses assigned to VMware environments meet your contractual obligations.