Service 03 · Engagement model Fixed fee
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Oracle audit defense. We respond. We settle.

Soft audit, formal LMS audit, sales triggered audit. We run the response from letter to closure on a fixed fee, push back on Oracle findings line by line, and settle to a defensible number rather than Oracle's first claim.

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73%
Settlements Below LMS
Of audit cases settled under Oracle's initial finding
90d
Median Response
From audit letter to first formal pushback
11
Product Areas
Database, EBS, Java, Middleware and more
500+
Engagements
Oracle audits and negotiations advised
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What audit defense actually is.

Fixed fee scope
Letter to closure
DefenseDefinition

Oracle audits are negotiations in audit clothing.

An Oracle audit is not a neutral fact finding exercise. It is a structured commercial process designed to surface the largest defensible claim, present it as a compliance finding, and convert it into a renewal, a new licence purchase, or a ULA. Treating the audit as a pure technical exercise is the most expensive mistake clients make.

Defense means running a parallel deployment count, controlling the data Oracle sees, preparing written rebuttals to every Oracle finding, and negotiating the final settlement against a defensible market position. It is contract work and procurement work as much as it is licence work.

We sit between you and Oracle LMS from the audit letter to the closure letter. We respond on the record, in writing, and we never leave Oracle correspondence unanswered for the timer to run against you.

TriggersThree audit types

Soft, formal, sales triggered.

Soft audit. A sales rep asks for deployment data outside a formal audit. It is voluntary. It is also the most dangerous because clients comply without realising they are building Oracle's case. We respond on your behalf and convert the soft audit into a structured commercial conversation.

Formal LMS audit. A licence audit notice citing the audit clause in your contract. Mandatory cooperation under the clause. LMS runs scripts, asks for deployment data, and produces a finding. We negotiate scope, control the script and the data, and prepare the formal response to the finding.

Sales triggered audit. A renewal or cloud migration negotiation stalls, then an audit letter appears. The audit and the negotiation are the same conversation. We run both at the same table.

ScopeWhat is included

Fixed fee. Letter to closure.

  • Audit letter analysis and clause review
  • Script and data request negotiation with LMS
  • Parallel deployment count on your side
  • Written rebuttal to every Oracle finding
  • Settlement negotiation against a defensible baseline
  • Final closure letter review and sign off
  • Thirty day post closure support

Fixed fee from 22,500 dollars. Scope priced at intake based on Oracle products involved, estate complexity, and whether the audit is soft, formal LMS, or sales triggered.

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Most relevant deal types.

Audit exposure
Top three
EXH. 09
Database Licensing
RAC, partitioning, in memory, advanced compression option findings drive most LMS audit value
EXH. 08
Java SE Universal
Employee based pricing is the single largest audit driver for non Java focused organisations
EXH. 01
ULA
Audit during ULA term or at certification is one of Oracle's most common closing tactics
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Related field notes.

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Audit letter on the desk. Soft audit data request in the inbox. Renewal conversation that smells like an audit. Tell us where you are and we will quote a fixed fee scope inside 48 hours.