Answer 8 questions to evaluate your exposure to an Oracle licence audit, assess your readiness, and understand your potential compliance gaps.
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Question 1 of 8Oracle Audit Defence
Question 1 of 8
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Has Oracle or its auditing arm (LMS/GLAS) contacted you about a licence review?
Oracle conducts audits through its License Management Services (LMS) or Global Licensing & Advisory Services (GLAS) teams.
No contact — no audit activity
Informal outreach from Oracle sales
Formal licence review request received
Formal audit notification under contract clause
You have contractual obligations to respond
Question 2 of 8
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How well do you understand your current Oracle contract entitlements?
Knowing exactly what you're licensed for — products, metrics, quantities, and territories — is the foundation of audit defence.
Fully documented — complete licence position known
Good understanding but some gaps in documentation
Vague — contracts are archived and not recently reviewed
Poor — we're not sure what we're entitled to
Question 3 of 8
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Do you run Oracle on VMware or other soft-partitioned virtualisation?
VMware is Oracle's primary audit target. Oracle does not recognise VMware as a licensing boundary.
No — physical servers or Oracle-approved hard partitioning only
Minimal VMware — small footprint, well-documented
Significant VMware deployment
Large VMware estate with Oracle across multiple clusters
This is Oracle's biggest audit revenue source
Question 4 of 8
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When was the last time you reviewed your Oracle deployment vs. entitlements?
Regular self-audits identify gaps before Oracle does.
Within the last 12 months
1–2 years ago
2–4 years ago
Never or more than 4 years ago
Question 5 of 8
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Do you have Oracle Database options or packs enabled that you may not be licensed for?
Options like Diagnostics Pack, Tuning Pack, Partitioning, and Advanced Security are enabled by default and create compliance exposure.
No — all options/packs verified and properly licensed
Some uncertainty — we use only a few options
Likely — options are enabled by default and we haven't checked
We have no idea what options are enabled
Question 6 of 8
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Are you approaching an Oracle contract renewal or major procurement?
Oracle frequently initiates audits around renewal time to maximise commercial leverage.
No renewal in the next 18 months
Renewal in 12–18 months
Renewal in 6–12 months
Renewal imminent or recently entered negotiations
High audit probability during negotiations
Question 7 of 8
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Have you moved Oracle workloads to the cloud without reviewing licensing implications?
Migrating Oracle to AWS, Azure, or GCP without proper licensing analysis is a common audit trigger.
No cloud migrations involving Oracle
Some cloud migration with licensing review completed
Cloud migrations underway — licensing not yet assessed
Significant Oracle in cloud — no licensing review done
Question 8 of 8
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Do you have an Oracle audit response plan or independent advisory support?
Organisations without a plan typically pay 3-5x more in audit settlements.
Yes — plan documented and independent advisor engaged
Informal plan — internal team is aware
No plan — we'd figure it out if it happened
No plan and no internal Oracle licensing expertise
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