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The Support Cost Reduction Guide.

Oracle support runs at roughly 22 percent of net license cost with annual escalation, and the Support Cost Reduction Guide shows how to bring that bill down by shedding shelfware, planning around matching service levels, and using Support Rewards.

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~22%Typical support rate
Support RewardsOffset through OCI
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01 What is inside

Where the support bill hides, and how to cut it.

Support is the quiet majority of Oracle spend over a license lifetime. The guide shows the levers that actually move it, and the policy traps that stop the obvious ones from working.

  • The 22 percent rule. How support is priced on net license fees and escalates each year.
  • Matching service levels. Why Oracle policy constrains partial termination, and how to structure around it.
  • Finding shelfware. A method for spotting licenses you pay support on but no longer deploy.
  • Terminating cleanly. The order of operations to drop support without breaking entitlements you still need.
  • Support Rewards. How the program offsets support spend through OCI consumption, and when that math works.
  • A reduction workbook. A checklist to model the saving before you commit to anything.
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02 Why it matters

Declining support spend is itself an audit trigger.

Cutting support is sensible, but doing it carelessly invites a notice. A drop in support or new license spend is a known audit trigger, so the saving has to be planned with the audit risk in view.

Oracle Negotiation GuideThe pillar guide, settlement and renewal→ Support Cost Optimization serviceCut the bill, shed shelfware→
Oracle Audit Defense HandbookIf a notice has already landed→ Get a QuoteFixed Fee or no risk Gainshare→
03 FAQ

About the guide.

Oracle support runs at roughly 22 percent of net license cost with annual escalation. The guide shows how to bring that bill down without losing the cover you need.
Matching service levels are an Oracle policy that constrains partial termination, so you usually cannot drop support on part of a license set while keeping it on the rest. The guide explains how to plan around it. This area is contract dependent and we flag it as such.
It can. A drop in support or new license spend is a known audit trigger, so the saving should be planned with the audit risk in view. The guide covers how to sequence the change safely.
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