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Oracle JE Subscription Overview
December 10, 2020

Oracle JE Subscription Overview

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Oracle Java SE Subscription

Oracle Java SE Subscription is used by my organization to currently manage all of our Java updates and installations. Anytime there is a new security patch or update that is required, the Oracle subscription is the tool to manage all of those tasks. It is currently being used by the Information Technology department. The main business problem it solves is the time resource of having to manage various installations and upgrades across a variety of servers.
  • Great User Interface
  • East installations/upgrades
  • Easily scalable
  • Cost effective
  • Cost - Price point of entry is a little high
  • Troubleshooting errors is quite tedious and time-consuming
  • Occasional bugs in upgrade/installation processes
  • Positive - Developers have more time freed up not dealing with upgrading/installation issues.
  • Positive - The scalability is cost-effective and time resource efficient
  • Negative - Small technical issues rolling out installations and upgrades
There is only other product that was evaluated for use and that was the IBM SE Support service. This solution was never implemented but here are some key takeaways and differences between the two. IBM pricing was a little too high and there was not a comprehensive enough support model offered that fit our needs.
I would rate the support 8/10. There are several reasons for this: for the most part the Oracle support team is very receptive to issues and the logging features are easy enough to use. Generally the speed issue resolution is adequate enough but there have been some instances were the technical representative and support was mishandled. Most of the expertise of the staff is helpful, hence the overall 8 rating.

Do you think Oracle Java SE Subscription delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Oracle Java SE Subscription's feature set?

Yes

Did Oracle Java SE Subscription live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Oracle Java SE Subscription go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Oracle Java SE Subscription again?

Yes

Oracle Java SE Subscription is good for large-scale enterprise companies. The cost-effectiveness and time resource efficiency that comes with having this subscription is worth the cost (installations, upgrades, maintenance, ease of use, etc.). The scalability factor comes into the picture with large scale SE applications. This subscription is also great for developers/programmers that would better have their time used in developing applications and not maintaining some Java environment issues.

The areas where this is less suited are the following: smaller sized companies and less intensive applications. Lightweight applications may have performance hindered with this implementation.