Independent · Vendor neutral · Ex Oracle

Exit your Oracle ULA on your terms.

We are the independent advisors who certify enterprises out of Unlimited License Agreements, negotiate renewals from evidence, and defend audits, without the conflicts of an Oracle reseller.

License Position Pre certification
Deployed processors14,200
Certifiable & defensible11,640
$8.4M over counted exposure we recovered before certification
Trusted by licensing & procurement teams at
Northvale Bank Calderon Health Atlas Manufacturing Westmark Retail Helios Energy
01 · The stakes

A ULA decision is a seven figure decision. Most teams make it with Oracle's numbers.

The certification window arrives once. What you measure, count, and claim in that window sets your entitlements, permanently.

01

Under counting

Miss virtualized, disaster recovery, or non production deployments at certification and you surrender perpetual licenses you already paid for, often thousands of processors.

02

Audit exposure

Renew without an independent baseline and Oracle's LMS team sets the agenda. A single soft partitioning finding can erase the value of the deal.

03

Renewal lock in

Each renewal compounds. Without a measured position and a credible exit, you negotiate against a vendor who knows your estate better than you do.

02 · What we do

Four engagements, one mandate: your position, measured and defended.

Every engagement starts from an independent, evidence grade measurement of your true Oracle estate.

03 · Track record

Measured outcomes, not promises.

Across regulated, manufacturing and retail estates. Figures reflect advised engagements to date and are indicative.

$2.3B+

in Oracle license spend advised across ULA and audit engagements

41%

average reduction in renewal cost versus Oracle's opening position

300+

ULA certifications and license positions delivered

$0

audit penalties paid by clients we represented from day one

04 · The approach

Evidence first. Every decision earns its place.

A disciplined sequence that typically runs 6 to 12 weeks, well inside your certification window.

Baseline

Independent, tool verified measurement of your true deployment and entitlements, with virtualization, options, and packs included.

Strategy

Model exit versus renewal in hard numbers. We quantify recovery, exposure, and the credible alternatives that give you leverage.

Execute

Certify or negotiate from evidence. We prepare the counts, the letter, and the narrative, and sit at the table with you.

Protect

Ongoing position monitoring so a future acquisition, cloud migration, or audit never catches your licensing off guard.

05 · Selected results

What an evidence led position is worth.

06 · Why Meridian

We sit on your side of the table. Only your side.

A

Genuinely independent

We resell nothing and take no vendor incentives. Our only commercial interest is the number you walk away with.

B

Built by ex Oracle licensing

Our advisors came from Oracle LMS, GLAS, and contracts. We know how the counts are built, because we used to build them.

C

Evidence over assertion

Every recommendation is backed by measured data you can defend in a contract negotiation or an audit response.

PHOTO · advisory team and boardroom 4:5
07 · Questions

The questions CIOs and procurement ask first.

It depends entirely on your measured position: current deployment, growth trajectory, and the recovery available inside the certification window. We model both paths in hard numbers before recommending one. For many clients, a credible exit is also the strongest renewal lever.

Ideally 9 to 12 months before your certification or renewal date. That gives time to baseline the estate, resolve virtualization questions, and build leverage. We are also frequently brought in mid audit or weeks before a window closes, and have recovered significant value even then.

Yes. We are not an Oracle partner or reseller and receive no compensation from Oracle in any form. We have no incentive to steer you toward licenses, cloud commitments, or renewals. Our advice is accountable only to your outcome.

No. Our baseline is conducted privately, under your control, and never shared with Oracle without your explicit direction. Knowing your own position is precisely what protects you if an audit does arrive.

Yes. While ULAs and database options are our core, our assessments cover Java SE, WebLogic, and middleware, increasingly the highest risk areas in an Oracle estate following recent licensing model changes.

No obligation · Strictly confidential

Know your position before Oracle does.

Book a confidential ULA risk assessment. We will review your contract and estate and tell you, plainly, what is at stake and what we would do about it.