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    The New Oracle Java Pricing: What You Need to Know

    Oracle rewrote its Java pricing model in January 2023, shifting to an employee-based universal subscription. For many organizations, this turned a $50K annual cost into $500K overnight. Here's what changed, who's most affected, and your options.

    Dean Bolton

    Dean Bolton

    Chief Architect, LicenseFortress

    February 2023
    7 min read
    The New Oracle Java Pricing: What You Need to Know

    Oracle rewrote its Java pricing model in January 2023, shifting to an employee-based universal subscription. For many organizations, this turned a $50K annual cost into $500K overnight. Here's what changed, who's most affected, and your options.

    The bottom line

    Oracle rewrote its Java pricing model in January 2023, shifting to an employee-based universal subscription. For many organizations, this turned a $50K annual cost into $500K overnight. Here's what changed, who's most affected, and your options.

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    From our case files

    Employee-based Java pricing hits hardest where Java use was never tracked. What our clients found when they measured it:

    Java Usage Analysis Saves Water and Sewer Company $260K Annually

    Water and sewage co. saved $259K annually on Java usage, achieving compliance and a 640% ROI through license optimization.

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    How a Global Software Provider Eliminated Oracle Java Risk and Avoided a Multi-Million-Dollar Licensing Trap

    Avoiding Oracle Java risk saved this global enterprise $2.5M. See how full removal and monitoring prevented a costly licensing trap.

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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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