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    Five Immediate Steps to Take in an Oracle Audit

    You just received an Oracle audit notification — what you do in the first 48 hours matters more than anything. These five immediate steps help you protect your rights, control the scope, and avoid the costly mistakes most organizations make when the pressure hits.

    Hollie Palmer

    Hollie Palmer

    Director of Marketing, LicenseFortress

    April 2019
    4 min read
    Five Immediate Steps to Take in an Oracle Audit

    You just received an Oracle audit notification — what you do in the first 48 hours matters more than anything. These five immediate steps help you protect your rights, control the scope, and avoid the costly mistakes most organizations make when the pressure hits.

    The bottom line

    You just received an Oracle audit notification — what you do in the first 48 hours matters more than anything. These five immediate steps help you protect your rights, control the scope, and avoid the costly mistakes most organizations make when the pressure hits.

    • LicenseFortress is an independent software licensing advocate — we never sell vendor licenses and take no vendor commissions.
    • $2.4B+ in vendor claims defended and $625M+ saved for clients.
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    From our case files

    The first two weeks shape the final number. Two audits where the early steps decided the outcome:

    Japanese Technology Services Provider Eliminates ¥144M Oracle Audit Demand

    Oracle Japan audit claim of ¥144M eliminated—LicenseFortress proved compliance and closed the audit with no licenses purchased.

    Read the case study

    Global Technology Provider Reduces Oracle Audit Claim by €310 Million with Contract-Driven Defense

    Global tech provider cut an Oracle audit claim from €310M ($338M) to €3.4M ($3.7M) with LicenseFortress' contract-driven defense.

    Read the case study
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    About the author

    Hollie Palmer

    Hollie Palmer

    Director of Marketing, LicenseFortress

    Hollie translates the LicenseFortress team's licensing expertise into practical guides and checklists.

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