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Oracle Advisory Services 2026

Oracle negotiation and advisory services give enterprises independent, buyer side help across ULA exits, Java audits, support cost reduction, and audit defense, with documented savings of 20 to 35 percent.

We anchor the estate, reframe the renewal, and engineer the buyer side outcome. ULA, Java, support, and audit defense. Buyer side only.

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$2B+Under Advisory
20 to 35%Oracle Savings

Zero fee risk, if you want it: most negotiation engagements can be paid entirely from the savings we create. No savings, no fee →

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500+ Enterprise Clients Industry Recognized $2B+ Under Advisory 11 Vendor Practices 100% Buyer Side Independent
When we help

Three moments we step in

Scenario 01
Audit defense posture
Oracle License Management Services has opened a review or signaled one is coming. The exposure number is unclear and the response clock is running.
Scenario 02
ULA decision window
A ULA is approaching certification or renewal. The decision between certify, renew, or exit needs an independent buyer side recommendation.
Scenario 03
Cloud migration discussion
Oracle is pushing an OCI commitment, Fusion Cloud move, or Cloud at Customer deal. You want a buyer side counter and a defensible commit shape.
How we help

Four phase buyer side procedure

Phase 01
Scope and baseline
Engagement scope, contract review, and an independent buyer side deployment baseline. No data crosses to Oracle yet.
Phase 02
Deployment review
Oracle measurement reviewed against the baseline. Compliance posture locked. Negotiation position paper drafted for legal sign off.
Phase 03
Negotiation
Levers sequenced across the audit window and renewal cycle. Multi year price book locked. Executive sponsorship briefed.
Phase 04
Close and side letter
Side letter signed. Findings sealed off from the renewal. Deployment governance and the renewal cycle file handed over.
Deliverables

What you get at close

01
Oracle estate baseline
Independent measurement across Database, Options, Apps, Middleware, Java, and Fusion Cloud from your CMDB, telemetry, and HR records.
02
ULA decision memo
Certify, renew, or exit recommendation with the supporting arithmetic, virtualisation review, and contractual cut off framing.
03
Negotiation position paper
Lever sequencing across support repricing, OCI commit, Java, and audit findings. Counter language drafted for every Oracle move.
04
Audit response file
Legal containment, written communications protocol, and the parallel buyer side deployment review built inside the contractual scope.
05
Side letter at close
Signed instrument with price protection, audit clause cleanup, and findings sealed off from any successor agreement.
06
Executive briefing deck
CFO and audit committee summary of estate posture, savings, residual risk, and recommended forward position.
Outcome

What changes after we engage

20 to 35%
Oracle estate
savings
$2B+
Under buyer side
advisory
500+
Enterprise clients
across 11 practices
48hr
Engagement
opening time
0
Oracle commissions
received
Engagement model

Two ways to engage

Pick the option that matches your posture. Fixed Fee for a single audit, renewal, or ULA decision. Vendor Shield for continuous always on defense across the Oracle estate.

Option A

Fixed Fee Engagement

Scope
Single audit, ULA decision, renewal, or OCI commitment. Fixed scope from day one.
Timeline
Six to twelve weeks typical. Same week start once scope is signed.
Pricing
Fixed fee. Quoted on scope. No hourly billing.
Best for
Active audit, live renewal cycle, or ULA decision with a defined end date.
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Option B

Vendor Shield

Scope
Continuous Oracle defense. Deployment monitoring, renewal oversight, standing buyer side counsel.
Timeline
12 to 24 month subscription. Renews annually.
Pricing
Annual subscription. Quoted on estate size.
Best for
Estates with concentrated Oracle exposure that want the response capability in place before the notice arrives.
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Oracle opened the ULA renewal at a number the board could not accept. Redress reframed the conversation around our actual deployment, sequenced the levers, and closed the cycle with price protection locked for the next four years.
Group Chief Information Officer
Global financial services group
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