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INFOCUS 22: Avoiding Costly Oracle Database Licensing Mistakes

Presented at INFOCUS 22
Session ID: 101650

What is a processor? Did you know that an identical Intel or AMD CPU is counted differently for licensing depending on where it’s located? How do you unravel this mystery and not end up owing Oracle hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process? Glad you asked. This session will cover some of the nuances of Oracle database licensing deployed in the cloud and how it’s fundamentally different than on premise.

Objectives
Understanding how many processor licenses you need when deploying on AWS, Azure, or OCI and how this compares to on-premises.
Avoiding misdirection when counting processors. (Not of CPUs are created equal.)res to on-premises.
Advanced techniques for minimizing your Oracle licensing liability.

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INFOCUS 22: Avoiding Costly Oracle Database Licensing Mistakes