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Consequences of Oracle’s Per-Employee Java Subscriptions

Oracle has announced their 2023 per-employee pricing for their standard Java software, causing worry among customers about the potential impact on those costs. This pricing is determined by the total amount of employees a company has, rather than the number using Java specifically. This news comes at a time when businesses globally are being forced … Read more

Understanding the Impact of Oracle’s Java Subscription Changes

Earlier this year, Oracle changed its Java SE Subscription requirements. Customers are now required to purchase Java SE Universal Subscriptions aligned with their total number of employees; even if they do not use the software directly, indirectly or at all. Additionally, customers are now required to license all Employees, Agents, Contractors, and third-party temporary workers … Read more

What to do when free Java 8 updates end

You have four paid options—from Azul, IBM, Oracle, and Red Hat—to get support for the most used version of JDK. Time is running short for free updates for commercial users running Oracle’s Java Development Kit (JDK) 8, the most in-use version of Java and the foundation for many Java applications. The free JDK 8 updates … Read more