Oracle Java Audit Defence
Reduce cost and risk with our Oracle Java Audit Defence
Reduce cost and risk with our Oracle Java Audit Defence
In April 2019, Oracle made changes to the commercial and licensing policies for Oracle Java SE. At the time, this represented a significant change for those customers without support or a commercial license for Java, as Oracle Java SE was historically considered ‘free’ by businesses.
The impact of this change is now affecting many business users who perhaps misunderstood or overlooked the subscription amendments and have now been approached to carry out an Oracle Java audit.
This can also affect customers where Java is bundled with another application, such as E-Business Suite via a restricted license, however they could also be using Java with another custom application. This would mean the customer would be invalidating the restricted license and be liable for Java subscription fees.
With the advent of Oracle Java SE Universal in January 2023, it’s possible that customers may have mixed metrics potentially causing further confusion and non-compliance.
Version 1’s Oracle Java Audit Defence
If you have received an Oracle License Audit letter, or if you would like to be more prepared for an Oracle Java audit, our experts are here to help you.
The most important thing is to stay calm and know that you can take control. Contact our experts using this form now, to have a confidential introductory conversation.

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82% financial risk reduction
Our optimisation expertise helps to deliver financial risk reduction of over 82% on average during audit scenarios.
£17m to £100k
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£5.8m identified non compliance risks
During a typical review, we find non-compliance risks of over £5.8m.