Reduced Costs for Java Migration Go to the Bold 

Hi. I’m Michael. Welcome back to the Oracle Java Recovery Network, where healing from Oracle Java begins. 

As we covered in our first meeting, we guide organizations who feel trapped by long-term Oracle Java agreements and ongoing price changes through a structured six-step program. Today we’re talking about courage and empowerment.

Courage: The path to freedom starts with your first step. You have a choice of alternative OpenJDK providers, depending on your needs. The time to begin researching which one is right for you is now. 

Empowerment: Only you can figure out what your organization needs and decide which OpenJDK provider is the best fit. 

Courage is the key to action 

My friends, burying your head in the sand like an ostrich will not help you get out of this financial dilemma caused by Oracle Java. Take the first step. Azul Platform Core is a drop-in replacement for Oracle Java SE, without the threat of Java audits for unpredictable pricing.

Reducing your total cost of ownership typically by 70% will ease your mind. Have you ever heard that money can’t buy happiness? That may or may not be true, but there is more to choosing a Java distribution than cost. You don’t have to pay excessive license fees to Oracle to enjoy stable, secure Java and world-class Java support. And, my friends, release the anxiety of Java audits potentially around the corner. Azul doesn’t audit.

Java migration knowledge is empowerment

You may well ask, why should you pay for support anyway? Azul’s Oracle Usage, Pricing & Migration Survey and Report reveals that 83% of companies agree that they need support. 

Perhaps the experiences of these former Oracle Java users will provide some insight.

Unless your company is on a very old version of Java or uses a problematic Java-based feature like Applets, migrating from Oracle Java to a TCK-certified Java distribution should be straightforward. However, you might miss Oracle support unless you choose an OpenJDK provider that offers commercial support for Java.

Commercial Java support is an insurance policy against business-impacting regressions and security breaches. Historically, one in three updates is unstable and cannot be deployed due to issues with non-security-related fixes. Access to Critical Patch Updates from your support provider ensures your Java apps and infrastructure are protected while you wait for an update to stabilize.

Thanks to TCK testing, enterprises have a choice of OpenJDK distributions. These distributions differ from each other in several ways, so your chances are high of finding a distribution that meets the needs of your organization. Learn more about the differences between distributions in OpenJDK Migration for Dummies.