Recently there is a lot of
noise
between SAP customers running their SAP systems on Oracle. In case they obtain their
Oracle license through SAP they will pay more for the Oracle license. The thing
is that SAP renegotiated their agreement with the Oracle and as per new deal a cost
of buying Oracle runtime licenses will be increased from 15 percent of SAV to
19 percent.
In regards to this usually
there a term called “SAP application value (SAV)” mentioned. Reason is that the
SAP is the basis for calculating database license fees for databases licensed
through SAP. What is the SAP then? The SAV is
defined as a sum of all named user licenses and all package licenses, excluding certain items defined in the SAP
price list…
In case of Oracle SAP sells
Oracle license is an Application Specific Full Use (ASFU) or also called as Oracle
runtime or OEM license. The license only license allows connect SAP software
only to the Oracle DB with exception are 3rd party database admin tools. Oracle
Enterprise Edition of the DB is needed for most of SAP apps.
The SAP price list is only
known to their customers and partners however closer look to documents available
like “SAP
List of Prices and Conditions SAP Software and Support” shed at least some light
into the issue. There are many types of licenses of SAP software itself. There
are options like Package Licenses, Names Users Licenses, etc.
Now back to database cost
issue. The price of the database license is calculated as a percentage of the
SAP Application Value (SAV). So whatever amount is customer paying for SAP
software (the SAV) then percentage of is payed to database vendor.
As Oracle DB is now 19% of
the SAV and SAP HANA DB is 15% perhaps for some customers this can be a reason
for migration to HANA DB. Perhaps ORACLE will do something about this…
More information:
581312 - Oracle
database: Licensing restrictions
740897 - Info about
the scope of the Oracle license; Required Oracle options
592393 - FAQ: Oracle
Oracle
licensing via SAP
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