: Big Red’s changes to Java licensing also inspire exodus to open source
A survey of 500 IT asset managers in organizations that use Oracle Java has found that 73 percent have been audited in the last three years.At the same time, nearly eight out of 10 Oracle Java users said they had migrated, or planned to shift, to open source Java to try to avoid the risk and high costs of the dominant vendor's development and runtime environments.to per employee rather than per user, creating a steep price hike for many users.
It points out that Oracle introduced four licensing and pricing policy changes between 2020 and 2023."To avoid Oracle's price hikes, Java customers must upgrade to the latest Java version every three years to continue receiving free support under the Oracle Java SE Universal Subscription or otherwise migrate to an open-source alternative," the report said.
"The results highlight a fundamental mismatch between the complexity of modern software licensing and the resources organizations rely on to effectively manage software compliance," said Martin Thompson, founder of the ITAM Forum. He added that ITAM professionals need the resources and executive buy-in to ensure compliance and successful license management.Oracle just signed one mystery customer that will double its cloud revenue in 2028Sponsored featureExclusiveLarry Ellison is still not the world's richest person
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