Oracle Audit or Review?

Whether they call it a Review or something else, it feels like, looks like - an Audit. Before you fill out any forms or run any scripts on your system at Oracle's request, please seek the assistance of a third-party beforehand. The saying: "What you say can be used against you" holds true here and like having legal counsel to represent you - you will want someone to explain the process to you from the Oracle side and give you the confidence to push back.

A third-party can help you understand areas such as:

• Your licensing inventory
• What is installed where
• Understanding metrics
• Virtualization impacts
• Mismanaged fault tolerance
• Unintentional license misuse 

Here are some providers:

Palisade Compliance:
http://palisadecompliance.com/oracle-license-audit/

Madora Consulting:
http://madora.co.uk/licence-health-check/


I will list others as they become known. I do not endorse any of these so perform the same due diligence you would when selecting legal counsel.

Oracle Audit or Review?

Whether they call it a Review or something else, it feels like, looks like - an Audit. Before you fill out any forms or run any scripts on your system at Oracle's request, please seek the assistance of a third-party beforehand. The saying: "What you say can be used against you" holds true here and like having legal counsel to represent you - you will want someone to explain the process to you from the Oracle side and give you the confidence to push back.

A third-party can help you understand areas such as:

• Your licensing inventory
• What is installed where
• Understanding metrics
• Virtualization impacts
• Mismanaged fault tolerance
• Unintentional license misuse 

Here are some providers:

Palisade Compliance:
http://palisadecompliance.com/oracle-license-audit/

Madora Consulting:
http://madora.co.uk/licence-health-check/


I will list others as they become known. I do not endorse any of these so perform the same due diligence you would when selecting legal counsel.

Cary Millsap: Fail Fast

Cary Millsap: Fail Fast: Among movements like Agile , Lean Startup , and Design Thinking these days, you hear the term fail fast . The principle of failing fast is...


Find your worst bottleneck, and make it your highest priority. If you cannot solve your idea’s worst problem, then get a new idea. You’ll do yourself a favor by killing a bad idea before it kills you. If you solve your worst problem, then find the next one. Iterate. Shorter iterations are better. You’re done when you’ve proven that your idea actually works. In reality. And then, because life keeps moving, you have to keep iterating.

That’s what fail fast means. It’s about shortening your feedback loop. It’s about learning the most you can about the most important things you need to know, as soon as possible.