Azul, the trusted leader in enterprise Java for today's AI and cloud-first world, today published Oracle Java Uncovered: What Free Java Users Need to Know Now, a whitepaper on the risks facing organizations running Oracle Java in production without a paid subscription. Under Oracle's Java SE Universal Subscription, licensing costs are tied to total employee count regardless of actual Java usage. A single unlicensed instance can trigger a demand to license the entire organization, often with multi-year back-usage fees at list price.
73% of organizations report being audited in the past three years.
Licensing costs tied to total employee count, not actual Java usage.
Single unlicensed instance can trigger demand to license entire organization with multi-year back fees.
Whitepaper outlines four paths forward including unsupported OpenJDK risks.
Unsupported OpenJDK may not protect against back-usage fees for historical downloads.
Azul powers 36% of Fortune 100, 50% of Forbes Top Ten World's Most Valuable Brands.
The whitepaper outlines four paths forward and details risks for those considering unsupported OpenJDK, including patch stability and regulatory exposure under PCI-DSS 4.0 and DORA.
Download the whitepaper at azul.com/oracle-java-uncovered.
About Azul
Azul is the trusted leader in enterprise Java for today's AI and cloud-first world. Its open source-based Java platform empowers organizations to optimize the entire Java lifecycle to accelerate performance, strengthen security, reduce licensing and cloud costs, and boost developer productivity. Azul powers mission-critical systems for 36% of the Fortune 100, 50% of the Forbes Top Ten World's Most Valuable Brands, and the world's top 10 financial trading companies.
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