2Data helped a major international bank exit its Oracle Unlimited License Agreement (ULA) ahead of its certification deadline. By addressing licensing gaps and correcting misconfigurations, the bank eliminated $13M+ in financial risk and avoided a costly renewal, securing $15–20M in long-term savings.
→ Approaching the Oracle ULA certification deadline with up to $16.5M in potential compliance exposure.
→ Middleware and Database options installed outside the agreement.
→ Proposed renewal could increase support costs by 30–40%.
→ Identified products and licensing gaps outside the ULA.
→ Removed uncovered options and packs and corrected misconfigurations.
→Prepared an evidence-based path to certification and exit.
→ Eliminated $13M+ in financial risk.
→ Achieved clean certification and exited ahead of the deadline.
→ Secured $15–20M in long-term savings by avoiding the proposed renewal.
→ Gained greater freedom to modernise systems and adopt cloud services.
A major international bank was approaching the end of its Oracle Unlimited License Agreement (ULA). An initial audit uncovered up to $16.5M in potential compliance exposure from Middleware and Database options installed outside the agreement.
Oracle was pushing for a multi-year renewal with additional products that could increase support costs by 30–40%. The bank needed to address its licensing risks and prepare for certification before the deadline.
2Data helped the bank identify and address products not covered by the ULA, including Database options and packs and WebLogic components.
By removing uncovered products and correcting misconfigurations, the bank reduced its exposure to back charges and certification penalties. This work supported a clear, evidence-based path to exiting the agreement.
The bank achieved clean certification and exited its ULA ahead of the deadline.
$13M+ in financial risk eliminated by addressing uncovered products and misconfigurations.
$15–20M in long-term savings by avoiding the proposed renewal and its cost increases.
Certification exposure reduced close to zero through remediation of the majority of non-ULA products.
Greater contractual freedom to modernise systems, reduce Oracle dependency and adopt cloud services without ULA constraints.
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