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Advisory / Oracle License Audit

Oracle License Audit Defense Service 2026

We take over the response, rebuild the entitlement picture, and negotiate the finding to a settlement that reflects the technical position rather than the opening claim.

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500+Enterprise Clients
70 to 90%Settlement Reduction
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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
Soft inquiry from LMS
Oracle License Management Services has reached out informally to discuss your deployment. The request looks light but the audit clock is already running.
Scenario 02
Formal audit notice
A formal audit letter has arrived. The thirty to forty five day contractual response window is open and the first response sets the entire scope.
Scenario 03
Findings under negotiation
Oracle has issued a draft findings report. The anchor is well above the defensible position and the settlement conversation has already begun.
How we help

Four phase buyer side procedure

Phase 01
Scope and baseline
We become your single point of contact with Oracle. Holding letter drafted. Contractual response window mapped. Independent baseline started.
Phase 02
Deployment review
Independent measurement, contract review, and entitlement reconciliation. The output is a documented technical position you can defend.
Phase 03
Negotiation
Three rounds of structured proposal exchange. Scope objections deployed. Settlement anchored to the defensible compliance number.
Phase 04
Close and side letter
Side letter signed. Forward licensing restructured to remove the same exposure. Audit clauses cleaned up for the next cycle.
Deliverables

What you get at close

01
Response control package
Single point of contact with Oracle, communications protocol, and the contractual response window map.
02
Technical position document
Independent measurement, contract review, entitlement reconciliation, and the defensible compliance position drafted for legal sign off.
03
Scope objection set
Virtualisation policy, named user plus, Java metric, and disaster recovery objections deployed inside the live audit.
04
Settlement counter
Three round structured proposal exchange. Counter language anchored to the defensible number, not the opening claim.
05
Side letter at close
Signed instrument with audit clause cleanup and findings sealed off from any successor agreement or renewal.
06
Forward licensing plan
Restructured license going forward to remove the same exposure from future audits. CFO and audit committee briefing.
Outcome

What changes after we engage

70 to 90%
Average claim
reduction
500+
Enterprise
engagements
3 rounds
Structured proposal
exchange
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 cycle through to settlement. Vendor Shield for continuous always on cover before the next inquiry arrives.

Option A

Fixed Fee Engagement

Scope
Single Oracle license audit from notification through settlement close. Fixed scope from day one.
Timeline
Eight to sixteen weeks typical. Same week start once scope is signed.
Pricing
Fixed fee. Quoted on scope. No hourly billing.
Best for
Soft inquiry, formal audit notice, or findings under active negotiation.
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Option B

Vendor Shield

Scope
Continuous Oracle audit cover. Any LMS contact handled by the Oracle practice inside forty eight hours.
Timeline
12 to 24 month subscription. Renews annually.
Pricing
Annual subscription. Quoted on estate size.
Best for
Estates that have closed one audit and want the response capability standing for the next inquiry.
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Oracle anchored the finding at thirty eight million. Redress rebuilt the entitlement picture from our contract and our real deployment, ran the scope objections, and closed the cycle at four million on a clean side letter.
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Audit notice in your inbox

Soft inquiry from LMS. Formal audit letter on the desk. Findings already on the table. We start where you are.

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Buyer side intelligence, monthly

One letter a month. Audit signals, scope objections, and settlement benchmarks.