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Jeff Lazarto

  • Principal, UpperEdge, LLC and Contributor, CIO
San Diego
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I provide sourcing and negotiation advisory services to large buy-side organizations in the software and IT services space.
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Java Management Service (JMS) - Beware of Oracle’s Trojan Horse

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By Jeff Lazarto, Erwann Couesbot, David Blake
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June 14, 2021Jeff LazartoNo Comments Without much fanfare, Oracle released a new offering called Java Management Service (JMS) on June 9, 2021. Since Oracle is offering this service at no charge, this naturally raised some red flags. Let’s first take a look at the facts about JMS and then discuss potential implications for customers. What is Java Management Service?
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An Oracle Audit is a Sales Exercise in Disguise

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By Jeff Lazarto, David Blake
| upperedge.com
April 7, 2021Jeff LazartoNo Comments Let’s be honest regarding the purpose of Oracle audits – they are sales endeavors. Oracle wants customers to migrate to its cloud, whether to their Fusion SaaS or their Autonomous Database and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) IaaS and PaaS solutions. Over the last few years, Larry Ellison has been consistent in his messaging that Oracle’s future will be determined by its success in selling its Fusion ERP and Autonomous Database.
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Oracle Java Inquiries - Audit or Fishing Expedition?

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By Jeff Lazarto, David Blake
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Knowledge Center RSS Feed September 1, 2020Jeff Lazarto2 CommentsReading Time: 4 minutes Multiple Oracle customers have been contacted by an Oracle Java account representative with calls that appear to be directed at IT managers inquiring about their Java licenses. At the outset, it appears to be more of an introductory call followed by some questions regarding the customer’s Java usage, Java versions, and number of individuals and machines with Java installed.
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