Oracle Licensing

What is Licensing?

A digital permit containing descriptions of rights that can be applied to one or more pieces of content.

Why license is required?

Usage of software without violating copyrights.

Common flaws in using Oracle Licensing:-

• Extra usage like Options using that were not paid for or may be extending beyond the scope of the contractual terms.
• More users than licensed.
• More CPU's than licensed.
• Using Options/Packs/Features that need a separate license.
• Stand-by and back up servers also need license.

It is highly advisable to conduct a yearly audit of servers with a partner that understands Oracle licensing.

Oracle Database Editions:-

Oracle Database Standard Edition one(SE1):-

Availability:-From 12.1.0.1 or before, Oracle Database Standard Edition One and Oracle Database Standard Edition are available.
Features:-It is an affordable, full-featured database for servers with up to two sockets.

Oracle Database Standard Edition 2(SE2):-

Availability:-starting with Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2)
Features:-Standard Edition is an affordable, full-featured database for servers with up to four sockets.

Oracle Database Enterprise Edition(EE)

Availability:-All version
Features:-offers industry-leading database solution without any restriction.

Oracle Database Express Edition(XE)

Availability:-All version
Features:-comes with certain restrictions;entry-level, small-footprint database that’s free;It can be installed on any size host machine with any number of CPUs

Oracle Database Personal Edition

Availability:-All version
Features:-Designed to provide software developers a cost effective, yet full featured Oracle Database environment without technical limits.

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