Global Licensing Advisory Services (GLAS)

Gain clarity on your Oracle software deployment and optimize your investments.

Global Licensing Advisory Services (GLAS), offers unbiased guidance to Oracle customers on how to best align their use of Oracle software with the strategic and tactical goals of their business.

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“The knowledge and advice from Oracle’s GLAS team was vital as we made our way through the challenges of SaaS licensing and usage management. They helped us navigate our unintended usage which let us focus on the essential purchasing decisions to support our growth.”
Dihan Rodrigo Application Support Lead, ERP & Backoffice Systems, Hungry Jacks
“In my opinion as Software Asset Management lead for LV Financial Services, SIA (Software Investment Advisory) most definitely delivers a value-add approach and is a welcome differentiator from other software companies.”
Paul Younghusband Software Asset Management, LV, United Kingdom
“With the support SIA (Software Investment Advisory) provided, all of the questions we had and issues we were curious about related to our existing licenses were resolved. The inputs provided were very helpful in our design of future HA architecture. On top of that, the detailed explanations and confirmation of global standards was much appreciated.”
Baek SeungYup Manager, Cloud Team, GS Retail
“Oracle is very important to ADM because of the business that we do together. It’s not a transactional relationship but a trusted partnership.”
Ashley Allen Director, Ecosystem Management Global Technology, Archer Daniels Midland

What GLAS can do for you?

Whatever challenges your business is facing, GLAS is here to give you strategic advice and help make your Oracle products work harder for you. We’ll equip you with actionable insights about your Oracle investments so you can make effective decisions. Here are a few scenarios where we can deliver real value.

  • Cloud migration

    Leverage all the benefits the cloud has to offer to drive down IT costs, increase security, and accelerate deployments. We can help you develop a proactive cloud strategy and guide you through your migration process.

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  • Enterprise agreements

    Learn how new licensing structures and changes to existing infrastructure can deliver a better ROI. We can assess your current and future needs, and help you decide what Oracle solutions will provide the most business value.

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  • Cloud Financial Management

    We’ll help organizations optimize cloud investments by providing cost visibility, licensing guidance and financial governance. We help our customers maximize the value of Oracle Cloud, streamline cloud spend forecasting and align the cloud usage with customer’s financial goals.

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The GLAS suite of software advisory services

  • Knowledge & Readiness

    Build a stronger understanding of your Oracle assets and entitlements so you can use them effectively.

  • Consumption Insights

    Delivering data driven insights that help you understand and forecast your Oracle consumption.

  • Financial Enablement

    Providing financial analysis and guidance to help you plan, manage, and justify Oracle-related spend with confidence.

See your way to next-level success with GLAS

See how other large organizations have engaged GLAS to take their operations to the next level.

  • Business Challenge

    A multinational retailer was building their three- to five-year IT investment roadmap and knew cloud migration was going to be an important part.


    Solution

    GLAS worked with the customer to help them understand the different migration programs available for their Oracle licenses, as well as where they could optimize their Oracle investments to deliver improved financial, or functional, results.

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  • Business Challenge

    A global financial services organization successfully acquired a market leader in a new region and wanted to take a fresh approach to their IT integration strategy.


    Solution

    GLAS provided clarity to all existing Oracle investments from both businesses and gave the customer a product-by-product comparison for each organization, mapping the entitlements and contracts across the two companies.

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  • Business Challenge

    A major global bank had just welcomed a new IT and procurement team, and they wanted to ensure future financial success—starting with commercial management of Oracle usage.


    Solution

    GLAS helped the bank establish full control of their Oracle entitlements. Once a blueprint was established, they used Deployment Optimization quarterly, regularly evaluating usage and analyzing opportunities to gain better ROI.

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Featured Global Licensing Advisory Services (GLAS) blogs

Unlocking the Value of Unlimited License Agreements (ULAs)

Helen Cullum, Program Director, Global Licensing Advisory Services Nicole Herm, Director, Business Operations.

In today’s evolving IT landscape, organizations are under increasing pressure to manage their software assets efficiently while maximizing the value of their investments. Oracle’s Global Licensing Advisory Services (GLAS) supports customers in understanding and leveraging the full potential of their Oracle Unlimited License Agreements.

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