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    Oracle Base Database Cloud@Customer: BYOL, Pricing and AI Licensing Considerations

    Oracle Base Database Cloud@Customer combines on-site infrastructure, cloud consumption pricing, BYOL and AI. Learn the licensing and cost questions customers should evaluate.

    Dean Bolton

    Dean Bolton

    Chief Architect, LicenseFortress

    September 2026
    12 min read
    Oracle Base Database Cloud@Customer: BYOL, Pricing and AI Licensing Considerations

    Oracle Base Database Cloud@Customer combines on-site infrastructure, cloud consumption pricing, BYOL and AI. Learn the licensing and cost questions customers should evaluate.

    The bottom line

    Oracle Base Database Cloud@Customer combines on-site infrastructure, cloud consumption pricing, BYOL and AI. Learn the licensing and cost questions customers should evaluate.

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    About the author

    Dean Bolton

    Dean Bolton

    Chief Architect, LicenseFortress

    Dean leads LicenseFortress' technical licensing practice, covering Oracle, VMware, virtualization and infrastructure licensing rules.

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