Oracle Exit Strategy

Rising Oracle licensing and support costs, aggressive audits, and vendor lock-in concerns are driving many organizations to reevaluate their Oracle footprint. Zwiegnet provides objective, vendor-neutral exit strategy consulting focused on reducing costs and risk while preserving critical business functionality.

We help you navigate the complexities with a phased, business-aligned approach.

Our services include:

• Current State Assessment – Comprehensive inventory of Oracle Database instances, editions, options, middleware (WebLogic, Forms/Reports), and actual usage vs. licensed metrics.
• Licensing & Cost Analysis – Review of current contracts, potential audit exposure, and total cost of ownership modeling.
• Risk & Dependency Mapping – Identification of critical applications, integration points, and technical constraints.
• Strategic Options Evaluation – Comparison of full migration, partial offloading, containerization, cloud alternatives, or continued optimization within Oracle.
• Migration Roadmaps – Detailed plans for moving to PostgreSQL, MariaDB/MySQL, or other open-source alternatives with prioritized workloads.
• Hybrid & Co-Existence Strategies – Gradual migration approaches using replication, API gateways, or data virtualization to minimize disruption.
• Application Modernization Guidance – Recommendations for refactoring, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), or replacement with open-source stacks.
• Vendor Negotiation Support – Independent advice for contract renewals or exit discussions (without direct negotiation).
• Execution Oversight – Project management and technical oversight for migration initiatives.
• Post-Exit Support – Ongoing administration of new open-source database environments.

Our goal is maximum cost reduction with minimum business risk — whether through complete exit, selective migration, or better Oracle management.

Located between Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 2009 — independent expertise free from vendor partnerships or incentives.