Client Successes

Oracle Cost Reductions

Soleris Data

• Previously attempted to reduce spend without success.
• Enlisted SLC’s help.
• Resulted in $5 million annual spend reduction.

Oracle Audit Defense

Natural gas company

• Oracle audit showed a $100 million gap.
• SLC showed entitlements were incorrectly allocated to users and VMware.
• Oracle offered a $9 million ULA as settlement.
• With SLC’s guidance, Oracle agreed to a settlement of $1.6 million.

Oracle ULA Certification

Maximus

• Looking to know whether to renew ULA or certify.
• Helped certify out at a more favorable license count.
• This created a license bank, offsetting cost of future purchases.
• Reduced excess licenses for an annual savings of $16 million.

Java Licensing Assessment

Health plan organization

• Approached SLC to understand how Jaca licensing changes may impact them.
• SLC identified a potential $500,000 gap annually.
• Made strategic changes to the environment and introduced alternatives.
• Reduced annual gap to $50,000 with a plan to move off Java within two years.