Publisher overview for Oracle in the Software Asset Workspace

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  • Updated February 1, 2024
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    Summary of Publisher Overview for Oracle in the Software Asset Workspace

    The Oracle publisher overview in the Software Asset Workspace provides comprehensive insights into your Oracle license usage. This feature is accessible by navigating to License usage > Publishers and selecting Oracle. The overview is regularly updated with new reconciliation results, enabling you to monitor compliance and usage effectively.

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    Key Features

    • Summary Report: Displays critical metrics such as true-up costs, potential savings, and software model compliance statistics.
    • Compliance Indicators: Includes metrics on unlicensed installations, subscriptions, client access, options, and the number of reclaimed licenses.
    • Cloud License Types: Provides details on Oracle Database license types utilized in Microsoft Azure and AWS, including BYOL (Bring Your Own License) and License Included.

    Key Outcomes

    Utilizing the Oracle publisher overview allows ServiceNow customers to:

    • Identify compliance gaps and potential savings on Oracle licenses.
    • Monitor progress on unlicensed components and reclaim unused licenses.
    • Gain visibility into cloud asset licensing across different service models.

    This overview ultimately facilitates better decision-making regarding Oracle software assets and ensures compliance with licensing requirements.

    View license usage information related to Oracle in the publisher overview for Oracle in the Software Asset Workspace.

    From the Software Asset Workspace, access the Oracle publisher overview by navigating to License usage > Publishers and then selecting Oracle from the list of available software publishers.

    Results are updated whenever a new reconciliation result is available.

    Oracle publisher overview.

    You can view a summary of your license usage information in the Summary section of the Oracle publisher overview.
    Table 1. Oracle Summary
    Report Description
    True-up cost Cost to be compliant based on the average price of rights in your Oracle software entitlements.
    Savings Actual and potential cost savings for your Oracle licenses.
    Software model statistics Summary of your software model compliance results.
    This summary includes the following information:
    • Without discovery maps: Number of Oracle software models without any discovery maps. Select the number to view the list of software models.
    • Without entitlements: Number of Oracle software models without any software entitlements. Select the number to view the list of software models.
    • Without downgrade rights: Number of Oracle software models without any downgrade rights. Select the number to view the list of software models.
    • With no installs mapped: Number of Oracle software models that are not mapped to any software installations. Select the number to view the list of software models.
    • % Software models compliant: Percentage of Oracle software models that are compliant.
    • With custom discovery maps: Number of Oracle software models with custom discovery maps. Select the number to view the list of software models.
    Progress indicators Summary of your license compliance progress.
    This summary includes the following indicators:
    • Unlicensed installs: Number of unlicensed Oracle software installations. Select the number to view the list of unlicensed software installations.
    • Unlicensed subscriptions: Number of unlicensed Oracle subscriptions. Select the number to view the list of unlicensed subscriptions.
    • Unlicensed client access: Number of unlicensed Oracle client access records. Select the number to view the list of unlicensed client access records.
    • Unlicensed options: Number of unlicensed Oracle Database options and managements packs. Select the number to view the list of unlicensed options and management packs.
    • Number of reclamations: Total number of Oracle licenses that you have reclaimed. Select the number to view the list of removal candidates that you have reclaimed licenses from.
    • Av. time to fulfill req: Average amount of time that it takes for you to fulfill Oracle licensing requests.
    • # of cloud assets covered by BYOL: Number of assets that are using Oracle BYOL licenses. Select the number to view the list of assets.
    • PPN suggestions pending disposition: Number of custom Oracle publisher part numbers (PPNs) that are pending replacement with a new Software Asset Management Content Service PPN. Select the number to view the list of PPNs.
    • Invalid configurations: Number of Oracle removal candidates with invalid configurations. Select the number to view the list of removal candidates.
    License types of Oracle DB Server on MS Azure Number of software installations for each license type that you are using in Microsoft Azure cloud environments. License types include BYOL and License Included.
    License types of Oracle DB Server on AWS Number of software installations for each license type that you are using in AWS cloud environments, based on the cloud service model through which your Oracle Database servers are deployed. License types include BYOL and License Included. Cloud service models include PaaS (Platform as a Service) and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service).

    For details on the in-depth license usage information that is provided in the publisher overview, see License usage publisher fields in workspace.