Since losing its landmark case against Google, Oracle has turned audit enforcement into a revenue engine. We trace the escalation pattern, explain why audits are getting more aggressive, and share what organizations can do to prepare for the new normal.
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The Empire Strikes Back: Increasingly Aggressive Oracle Audits, Explained
Since losing its landmark case against Google, Oracle has turned audit enforcement into a revenue engine. We trace the escalation pattern, explain why audits are getting more aggressive, and share what organizations can do to prepare for the new normal.
Lena J. Weiner
Technical Writer
June 2021
5 min read
The bottom line
Since losing its landmark case against Google, Oracle has turned audit enforcement into a revenue engine. We trace the escalation pattern, explain why audits are getting more aggressive, and share what organizations can do to prepare for the new normal.
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Lena J. Weiner
Technical Writer
Lena covered software licensing, audits and asset management for LicenseFortress.
