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Global Licensing Advisory Services

Helping customers to see their Oracle licensing investment in new ways, discover insights, and unlock endless possibilities that provide business value.

  • Providing customers with an open, transparent, and definitive assessment of their Oracle license position.

  • Advising and equipping customers with actionable insights to maintain and grow their Oracle investments.

  • Gaining full visibility into your Oracle software deployments to make more informed decisions regarding your Oracle investments. Find out more about our Tooling here.

Overview

Oracle GLAS Software Asset Management (SAM) Program

Oracle GLAS SAM Program is a global voluntary, opt-in program designed for Oracle Customers who want to identify optimization opportunities, maximize the ROI of their Oracle licensing, and build a long-term relationship with a trusted intermediary Partner whose advisory approach matches the Customer’s vision.

Oracle Customers work in a collaborative effort with a verified SAM (VSAM) Partner to gain a full understanding of their investments with Oracle.

SAM services are currently offered for Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Oracle E-Business Suite.

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Learn more about the SAM Program

Digital Transformation Consulting (DTC)

Digital Transformation Consulting (DTC) is a division at Oracle that provides advisory services on managing your Oracle investments.

DTC delivers customer focused offerings, designed to provide clarity and targeted solutions to Oracle customers on the effective use and implementation of their Oracle environment. The advisory services help bridge the gap between on-premises installed base & cloud solutions, including Oracle pure and hybrid Cloud SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS options.

The following DTC services are available to help Oracle customers invest with increased flexibility and efficiency.

For more information on Oracle DTC services, please reach out to dtc-global_ww@oracle.com.

Software Investment Advisory

Oracle Software Investment Advisory (SIA) is here to give you a high level of strategic advice.

The SIA team can help you assess and confidently manage your Oracle investments so that you can make effective decisions about Migrating to the Cloud, Oracle adoption and rollout, M&A Integration and much more.

Learn more about Oracle SIA.

Software Investment Advisory

Powering Your Insights

As part of our strategic commitment to helping each customer understand their deployed Oracle estate, Oracle Global Licensing Advisory Services (GLAS) aims to provide customers with tools that provide insight and visibility into their Oracle software deployments. We do this by ensuring our customers have a variety of options available through our own Oracle tools or through options provided by our partnership with strategic Oracle Verified Tool Vendors. GLAS’ mission is to work with customers to help them understand their Oracle licensing investment in new ways, discover insights, and unlock a variety of possibilities to provide business value. Our goal is simple: to help and support customers in making informed decisions.

Oracle GLAS Tools

The Oracle Collection Tool has been designed and built by GLAS with the capability to provide customers a detailed evaluation of their Oracle software usage. GLAS continues to develop our own in-house analysis and technical tools, which help identify where Oracle products are deployed and in use in a customer's Oracle environment. Depending on the requirements, we work with our customers to determine the options best suited to their specific needs, utilizing a range of capabilities and tools that include:

  • Oracle Collection Tool - a series of programs that run in the customer’s Oracle estate and collect Oracle product usage information that can be analyzed to illustrate what Oracle programs are in use by the customer.
  • Oracle Global Deployment Matrix – an online form that guides the customer on how to catalog and provide an overview of the Oracle programs in use.

Vendor Tools

Customers often choose to work with Third Party Software Asset Management (SAM) Tool Vendors to support them with their overall software asset management strategies. Third Party Tool Vendors offer customers independence, experience, flexibility, and in-house tooling capabilities that supports the management of an Oracle environment.

GLAS’ partnerships with Third Party Tool Vendors, which includes verification that their tools provide accurate Oracle usage data, provides customers with confidence that any verified tools they are using accurately collect software deployment information relating to Oracle products. It is important to note that the scope of the verification process only covers a tool’s usage data related to specific Oracle products. Once the usage data has been extracted, the customer will work with their Tool Vendor and GLAS contact on creating an analysis. Tools from the following vendors have been verified to provide accurate software usage data for the following products.

See below:

3rd Party Tool Vendors Vendors Verified for Oracle Database and Database Options Vendors Verified for Oracle Fusion Middleware Vendors Verified for Java SE Vendors Verified for E-Business Suite
Certero
yes
yes
yes
no
CloudSphere
yes
yes
no
no
Eracent
yes
yes
yes
no
Flexera
yes
yes
yes
yes
HCL
yes
no
yes
no
Lime Software
yes
yes
yes
no
Matrix42
yes
yes
yes
no
OpenText
yes
no
no
no
ServiceNow
yes
yes
no
no
SHI
yes
yes
yes
no
Snow Software
yes
yes
yes
yes
USU
yes
yes
yes
no

If you are working with GLAS and are using any of the tools listed above, please ensure you bring this to the attention of your GLAS representative. This will help your GLAS representative present the tooling options available to you.

For any inquiries about becoming a Third Party Tool Vendor (3PTV) or if you have any questions regarding the Third Party Software Asset Management (SAM) Tools listed above, please contact GLAS-Partner-Global_WW@oracle.com.

What is Software Asset Management?

Software Asset Management (SAM) involves managing an organization's software assets for maximum efficiency. There are multiple aspects to SAM, including inventory management, license tracking, procurement practices, and usage monitoring to ensure efficient and cost-effective use of software resources. SAM helps organizations save costs, improve ROI, and mitigate legal and financial risks associated with software usage.

Who are SAM Program Partners?

Oracle verified SAM Partners:

  • Must have pre-existing Oracle SAM service offerings
  • Range in size from Big 4 to boutique
  • Are provided comprehensive Oracle product training to ensure a common standard in a rigorous training program

Any customer who elects to work with one of Oracle’s VSAM Partners can rest assured that they will by working with a Partner team that is fully versed in the latest in Oracle licensing and product knowledge.

Oracle SAM Program Customer Benefits

  • Voluntary Opt-in Approach
  • Maximize ROI on Oracle investments
  • Build & maintain long term SAM Partner relationship
  • Identify optimization opportunities
  • Work with a trusted intermediary to manage Oracle estate
  • Annual license baselines from SAM Partner
  • Collaborate on your Oracle roadmap
  • Maintain trust with a VSAM Partner whose approach fits your vision
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Available SAM Services

A customer’s point of entry into the SAM Program is the Baseline Management Service for one or more of the Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Oracle E-Business Suite product families. From there, additional services will be available. Note, not all SAM Partners offer the same services, so please ensure your chosen SAM Partner’s service offerings align with your business needs.

  • Baseline Management

    A top to bottom evaluation of your Database, Fusion Middleware, or E-Business Suite environments, with yearly check-ins.

  • Cloud Optimization

    Suitable for migrations to Oracle Cloud environments or Oracle FINOPS assistance.

  • Deployment Optimization

    Ensure your Oracle licenses are deployed in the most efficient and effective way.

  • Contract Optimization

    Get help in determining if your current Oracle licensing models are the most effective use of your IT budget.

Oracle Customers interested in SAM Program

If you are an Oracle Customer and are interested in obtaining SAM services from a verified Oracle SAM Partner in connection with the Oracle Software Asset Management Program, there is no need to contact Oracle. Simply reach out directly to one of the Partners shown below.

Oracle VSAM Partners

If you are interested in becoming a verified Software Asset Management Partner, visit these product areas within the Oracle PartnerNetwork to learn how you can set your SAM practice apart: Database, Middleware, and EBS. Additionally, you may email GLAS-PARTNER-GLOBAL_WW@ORACLE.COM for more information.

Visit the Oracle PartnerNetwork and learn how you can set your SAM practice apart.

Oracle PartnerNetwork

  • Oracle Software Asset Management Expertise Oracle Database
  • Oracle Software Asset Management Expertise Fusion Middleware
  • Oracle Software Asset Management Expertise eBusiness Suite

Oracle PartnerNetwork

  • Oracle Software Asset Management Expertise Oracle Database
  • Oracle Software Asset Management Expertise Fusion Middleware
  • Oracle Software Asset Management Expertise eBusiness Suite