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Benefits

Removes the

mystery of complex

Oracle licensing

programs.

Covers Database,

Middleware and E-

Business Suite.

Puts you in control.

Optimizes utilization.

Assures compliance.

Minimizes cost.

Highly automated

solution, minimizes

the need for manual

intervention.

Improves accuracy

and reduces reliance

on ineffective tools,

or expensive

instances.

Stand-alone or

complementary

product that can

enhance any existing

tool.

According to Gartner, 80% of software spend is within the datacenter, so control of

this expenditure is vital. With AssetStudio for Oracle, you can automate

management processes to maintain compliance, avoid risk and prevent overspend

for your Oracle software.

Why do you need an enterprise solution?

Oracle licensing rules are notoriously complex and the vendor is consistently within

the top 5 vendors likely to audit. So, it makes sense to pro-actively manage the

software in order to drive the best possible value, control the risk and be able to

respond readily to audits and avoid significant unbudgeted costs.

Because Oracle software is easily available to just download and use,

organizations have a risk that there may be unknown and unauthorized instances

on their estate. These would still need to be appropriately licensed along with the

known, managed estate.

Complete visibility of Oracle software

There are many organizations that unintentionally breach their license agreement.

AssetStudio for Oracle can help mitigate the circumstances that cause this and is

designed for organizations that want full control of all Oracle instances on their

estate.

It is designed for organizations that want complete visibility of all Oracle instances.

Including:

• Databases

• Middleware (including WebLogic Server, Oracle Coherence and Oracle SOA

Suite among others)

• E-Business Suite

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Discovery

AssetStudio for Oracle discovery utilizes a number of different techniques to

search, scan and identify both active and legacy deployments, whether

Database, Middleware or E-Business Suite. These techniques result in

references of Oracle instances, installation footprints and network

connections and other sources being collated into a normalized list of

potential Oracle targets. These are presented as a concise view of Oracle

across the estate.

Inventory

License metrics have become so complex, that the ability to fully capture

detailed inventory relating to the infrastructure Oracle runs on is critical.

Inventory is not just about understanding what options are installed within a

specific database instance, it’s about understanding the full picture to see

how this links to the guest operating system, the corresponding

virtualization platforms, clustering etc. It can be a challenge ensuring that

appropriate elements of software installations are inventoried correctly to

retrieve information that will be needed to assess your effective license

position.

AssetStudio for Oracle provides a comprehensive view of the information

required to enable the real time evaluation of compliance. In addition to this,

it provides a vital source of enriched information for product managers and

administrators.

Oracle products are compatible with a wide range of platforms, including

Sun Solaris, Linux, Windows, HP-UX and IBM AIX. AssetStudio for Oracle

provides comprehensive inventory for all of these platforms to ensure a

single view of the estate.

Some of these added benefits of the inventory include:

• Evidence – justification as to why specific options have been identified as

used.

• Identification and tracking of assigned server roles.

• Instance environment type.

• Visibility of parameters that have been amended from their default

setting.

• Gives the organization the ability to manage changes and mitigate risk

against un-budgeted costs to the business.

Virtualization

Through out of the box

connectors for all major server

virtualization technologies,

AssetStudio for Oracle

provides an accurate view of

the whole server virtualization

estate.

This data is linked dynamically

to the operating system

environments that are

supporting Oracle workloads,

maintaining the vital link

between the Oracle instance

and the virtual platform.

If there is a change to the

virtualization environment

AssetStudio for Oracle will

detect and update the

compliance accordingly. In

addition, alerts can be created

to ensure that if and when

something changes, the right

people are made aware

straight away.

An important aspect to

managing Oracle licensing is

what Oracle defines as hard

and soft partitioning. There are

specific rules for hard and soft

types of virtualization

partitioning and AssetStudio

for Oracle simplifies the

management of this otherwise

complex area.

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Entitlement

Understanding entitlement is critical to clarifying your overall license position.

AssetStudio for Oracle supports a range of Oracle agreement and order

document types and appreciates the subtleties when purchasing Oracle

licenses, allowing for an accurate representation of your transactions over time.

For example, migrations and product replacements can be accurately

represented with resultant entitlement automatically determined. It understands

Oracle Unlimited License Agreement (ULA) life cycles from initial acquisition

through to certification, and allows you to remain in complete control

throughout. AssetStudio for Oracle enables your business to:

• Automatically calculate processor core factors.

• Automatically track minimums and adjust your effective license position

accordingly.

• Dynamically manage named users including a unique “set and forget”

approach.

Automated Effective License Position (ELP)

With AssetStudio for Oracle all of the complex licensing rules, entitlements and

options are automatically reconciled, quickly establishing a safe and trusted

ELP and providing complete and accurate visibility should Oracle LMS request

an audit.

Easy reporting

• Set alerts, create and share knowledge easily with the integrated Acquaintia

reporting engine.

• Advanced Oracle discovery identifies all current instances, providing the

evidence needed to prove that no software has been missed.

• Ensure your inventory is accurate, with all Oracle instances fully captured.

About Certero

Certero is a leader in the

development, delivery and

enablement of enterprise-level

solutions which help customers

maximize the value they get

from their IT assets, driving

transformation and

organizational advantage. Core

expertise in all elements of IT

hardware & software asset

management is complemented

by world class, tailored services.

Our mission is to provide the

best solutions that work

individually and holistically

together, seamlessly and

optimally on a single platform,

which is unique to Certero.

“AssetStudio for Oracle was

extremely easy and quick to

deploy. We now have full

visibility of our estate across

all systems, with a clear

understanding of how it is

actually deployed on the

underlying hardware. ELPs

can be created in real time

and the easy to use reports

mean that management

information is readily

accessible. Improved

visibility, knowledge and far

less reliability on manual

processes puts us in a

position of strength, able to

optimize licensing and control

costs.”

Brent Jarnell

IT Asset Manager

Bank of New Zealand