Practitioners Certificate in Oracle License Management (PCOLM) | Classroom Course

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Course level: Practitioner Certificate Course (PCOLM)
Here, you will master 10 critical areas of Oracle software license management. We use a combination of lecture, discussion and exercises to help you relate the material everyday situations. Each module presents Oracle handouts and practical tips for applying the concepts. At the completion of this course you'll understand Oracle products, purchasing, metrics, contracts, licenses, compliance programs, preparing for an audit and much more.

Course outline in detail
Here are the 10 critical areas of Oracle software license management covered in this course:

1. Overview of Oracle
   History of Oracle
   Acquisitions
   Revenue
   Product stack overview
   Oracle ecosystem
2. Oracle-specific software asset management (SAM)
   Why Oracle SAM
   Oracle-specific challenges
3. Oracle licensing
   Key terms
   Oracle licensing overview
   Licensing metrics
   Calculating Oracle licenses
   Partitioning
   Database editions
   Database features vs. options
   Enterprise manager
   Data recovery
4. Oracle middleware licensing
   Licensing Overview for:
   Application servers
   Business intelligence
   Identity management
5. Oracle & Virtualization
   Oracle's virtualization policies
   License Implications
   Examples
6. Oracle contracts
   Overview of Oracle contracts
   Technology hosting
   Approval process
   Oracle channel
7. Unlimited License Agreements (ULA)
   Overview of the Oracle ULA
   ULA benefits & risks
   Best practices
   Examples
8. Oracle software support
   Support overview
   Support policies
   Lifetime support
   Support pricing
9. Oracle license migrations
   Types of license migrations
   Migration methodologies
10. Oracle License Management Services (LMS)
    Oracle risk criteria
    Common licensing mistakes
    Compliance audit
    Best practices
    Oracle SAM Strategies

Course preparation and resources
Oracle licensing concepts combine business and technical elements. We suggest you review the following materials to prepare for class:
Oracle Software Investment Guide, pgs. 1-30 (http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pricing/sig-070616.pdf)
Oracle Software Technical Support Policies, pgs. 1-4 (http://www.oracle.com/us/support/library/057419.pdf)
Database Editions (http://www.oracle.com/us/products/database/product-editions-066501.html)

Specialty topics
Database Licensing (http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pricing/databaselicensing-070584.pdf)
Partitioning (http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pricing/partitioning-070609.pdf)

Contact
Contact Services@IBSMA.com or call 1.734.930.1925 for further information.

Revised February 2018.