What is “Oracle LMS (Audit Defense)”?

When Oracle initiates a License Management Services (LMS) audit, it involves a detailed review of your organization’s Oracle software usage to check for compliance with licensing agreements. These Oracle software audits are often complex, time-consuming, and can expose businesses to serious financial risks and compliance challenges if not managed properly. From our experience, an Oracle LMS audit is never a pleasant experience and always comes at the worst of times.

At Nafkha Consulting, we specialize in Oracle audit defense and LMS compliance consulting, helping you navigate the entire process with confidence. With in-depth knowledge of Oracle’s audit methodology and negotiation tactics, we provide independent, unbiased guidance to protect your business and ensure a fair outcome.

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Audit Risks in an Oracle LMS Audit

Facing an Oracle LMS audit comes with a wide range of risks that can affect your business financially, operationally, and strategically. Without proper Oracle audit defense, organizations often find themselves vulnerable to unnecessary costs and penalties.
Unplanned LMS Audit

Oracle may initiate an Oracle software audit unexpectedly, disrupting critical operations and business continuity.

An LMS audit requires significant time, effort, and financial resources, diverting your team from core business priorities.

Non-compliance can lead to unexpected licensing fees, backdated support costs, and penalties, all of which were never budgeted.

Failing an Oracle license audit may harm your company’s reputation with stakeholders, customers, and partners.

Audit findings may create job insecurity or restructuring within IT and procurement teams.

Non-compliance identified during an Oracle audit could escalate into contractual disputes or legal consequences.

Oracle’s intricate and evolving licensing models can be leveraged against organizations, creating unnecessary risk and cost exposure.

How can we support you ?

  • Clear Guidance - We explain the entire Oracle LMS audit process and its potential impact on your business.
  • Validation of LMS Reports - Our experts carefully review and validate Oracle’s LMS report to identify inaccuracies or overstatements.
  • Contract Review & Evidence Gathering - We analyze all your contracts, both active and expired and collect supporting evidence to strengthen your Oracle audit defense.
  • Team Alignment - We streamline your internal team’s efforts, ensuring greater focus and efficiency throughout the audit.
  • Action Plan Creation - We design a tailored plan of action focused on achieving your business goals, not Oracle’s objectives.

We will collaborate with your executive leadership team at every negotiation step until success.

We serve as your advocate by managing all communications with Oracle's audit team, end-to-end Oracle audit support, ensuring that our experts negotiate on your behalf to reduce the audit bill and put you in control of the outcome during your Oracle audit defense.

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Discovery

• Understand where you are in the Oracle LMS process
• Your relationship history with Oracle
• Events that led to you being audited
• Explain the Oracle Software Audit (Oracle LMS) process and make you aware of the potential risk posed to your organization

Compliance check

• Review all your current and expired Oracle contracts
• Run a license compliance check to validate findings of the Oracle LMS report and identify any errors (part of our LMS audit defense services)

• Identify high-risk and low-risk areas for stronger Oracle license audit defense

Negotiation planning

• Identify your business objectives/end goal
• Set up realistic expectations and timelines

• Finalizing your Oracle license audit defense case

• Create a plan of action aligned to our Oracle audit negotiation strategy

Negotiation Execution

• Proposal analysis and feedback

• Negotiation alignment (structured for effective LMS audit defense)

• Counter, delay, take your time
• Close

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How we work

Our primary objective is to help you mitigate Oracle audit penalties and reduce potential risks.

By leveraging a proven methodology honed through extensive experience in Oracle audit defense, we ensure you are always well-prepared and positioned strategically. Our deep understanding of Oracle LMS audit processes and auditor tactics enables us to anticipate their moves and maintain a proactive advantage.

While it is ideal to involve us as soon as you receive an Oracle LMS audit notice, we can step in at any stage of the Oracle software audit process to identify opportunities for defending your position effectively.

Our LMS audit defense services are flexible and tailored to your unique circumstances, adapting to the specific phase of the audit when you engage our support.

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Why work with us

At Nafkha Consulting, our team is made up of former Oracle employees with over 70 years of combined Oracle experience. We possess extensive knowledge of Oracle licensing rules, LMS audit processes, and sales negotiation strategies, giving you a clear edge during an Oracle audit defense.

We have successfully worked with organizations worldwide – from Fortune 500 companies to public sector institutions and SMBs, providing tailored solutions that align with their business objectives.

This experience enables us to provide specialized and accurate Oracle audit support, helping clients navigate Oracle’s complex systems with confidence and achieve the best possible outcomes.