Success Stories

Client outcomes that speak volumes.

Real-world outcomes across software licensing, audits, negotiations, optimization and governance.

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$22.5M in Combined Savings & Risk Avoidance, Ahead of a 6-Month Oracle ULA Renewal

Oracle ULA License Assessment & Negotiations

How Rizen combined a full Oracle ULA license assessment with proactive contract negotiation to save a Fortune 500 multinational $3M on a new ULA and eliminate $19.5M in license compliance risk.

$5.09M Saved: ULA Certified Clean, Then Moved to Third-Party Support

$5.09M SavedAcross ULA Renewal Avoidance & 3-Year Oracle Support Savings

Oracle Ula

Oracle ULA Certification & Support Transition

How Rizen's proactive Oracle ULA certification readiness assessment removed non-compliance risk, avoided a forced renewal, and unlocked a third-party support move that cut ongoing Oracle costs.

96% of Endpoints Touched by Java — Just 8 Production Servers Confirmed at Risk

8 ServersConfirmed Production Risk, Out of a 6,500-Asset Estate

Oracle Java

Oracle Java License Assessment & Risk Remediation

How Rizen's Oracle Java license assessment turned a sprawling, estate-wide compliance question into a small, defensible remediation list — before it could trigger an all-employee licensing exposure.

$8 Million Java Compliance Notice, Reduced to Near-Zero Confirmed Exposure

$8M → ~$0Java Compliance Notice Neutralized

Oracle Java

Oracle Java License Assessment & Audit Exposure Remediation

How Rizen's Oracle Java license assessment let a global enterprise refute an $8M compliance demand, pinpoint its real exposure, and build a roadmap off paid Java entirely.

$7M Saved: Oracle's $9M Java Claim Resolved Through a $2M, 5-Year Licensing Agreement

$7M SavedREDUCTION FROM ORACLE'S INITIAL JAVA PROPOSAL TO THE FINAL 5-YEAR DEAL (~78% CUT)

Oracle Java

Oracle Java Compliance & Contract Negotiation

How a rapid Java usage audit, the right SKU choice, and a benchmarked negotiation strategy turned Oracle's $9M Java compliance claim into a $2M five-year subscription — with all past usage claims waived and full flexibility for future M&A.

$4.4M Saved: Oracle's $5.4M On-Prem Settlement Demand Replaced With a $1M Cloud Contract

$4.4M SavedREDUCTION FROM ORACLE'S ESCALATED ON-PREM SETTLEMENT DEMAND TO THE FINAL 3-YEAR CLOUD CONTRACT (~81% CUT)

Oracle Audit Defense

Large Indian Financial Services Company

How a certification-data-triggered audit escalated into a stalled on-prem settlement demand — and how Rizen's insider knowledge of how Oracle's cloud and license teams compete unlocked a lower-cost cloud contract that resolved the entire compliance case.

$5M Saved: Oracle's Audit Claim Fully Avoided, Then Moved to Third-Party Support for 50% Annual Savings

$5M SavedAUDIT CLAIM AVOIDED THROUGH FULL COMPLIANCE REMEDIATION — NO SETTLEMENT PAID TO ORACLE

Oracle Audit Defense

Large Indian Diversified Conglomerate

How a full compliance remediation — reconfigured VMware clusters and the removal of auto-installed database option programs — closed out Oracle's audit claim entirely, and how a subsequent move to third-party support cut ongoing Oracle costs in half.

$20.6M Saved: Oracle's $29.5M Audit Claim Cut to an $8.9M Negotiated Settlement

$20.6M SavedREDUCTION FROM ORACLE'S ORIGINAL AUDIT CLAIM TO THE FINAL NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT (~70% CUT)

Oracle Audit Defense

Large Indian General Insurance Company

How a detailed license audit, an insider-built contractual defense, and a structured negotiation strategy reduced Oracle's proposed compliance claim by 70% — while resolving every flagged license gap under the final agreement.

$10M SavedTOTAL TCO REDUCTION ACROSS THE 5-YEAR SAP RISE CONTRACT THROUGH FULL-LIFECYCLE OPTIMIZATION

SAP RISE

Leading Global Automotive Manufacturing Group

How correcting an oversized FUE license count, optimizing the Bill of Materials, resetting the project plan, and benchmarking discounts and hyperscaler incentives turned an oversized SAP RISE proposal into a right-sized, fully negotiated 5-year contract.

$1.02M Uncovered: $0.56M in Savings + $0.46M in Compliance Risk, in One Assessment

$1.02MCombined Savings & Compliance Risk Identified

Microsoft

Microsoft 365 & Server License Assessment

How Rizen's Microsoft Software Asset Management (SAM) assessment gave a large enterprise full visibility into its Microsoft 365 and on-premise server estate — and a costed roadmap to act on it.

More Than $20 Million in License Risk and Cost Avoided Across Three Global Enterprises

$20M+IN COST & RISK SAVINGS DELIVERED ACROSS THREE MANAGED SAM ENGAGEMENTS

Software Asset Management

Managed SAM Services Across Three Global Enterprises

How Rizen's Managed SAM Services brought visibility, control and measurable savings to complex, multi-vendor IT estates for a leading private-sector bank, a global automobile major, and a leading insurance company.

$1.27M / 40%Saved on 3-Year Oracle ULA Renewal TCO

Oracle Ula

Oracle ULA License Assessment, Certification & Renewal Negotiation

How Rizen's Oracle ULA license assessment prepared a large industrial enterprise for certification, harvested spare license capacity, and turned a position of strength into a steep, defensible renewal negotiation.