Chapter V.

Thirty white papers across the publisher roster.

Buyer-side analysis on the commercial conversations that decide the engagement: Oracle ULA certification and Java SE Universal Subscription, Microsoft Azure MACC commitment design, SAP RISE economics and digital access, Salesforce Data Cloud, IBM ILMT and Passport Advantage, AWS Enterprise Discount Programme, ServiceNow renewal defence, Workday Illuminate AI, Broadcom and VMware exit architecture, AI vendor PTU and commit design across OpenAI, Anthropic and the rest. Each paper is gated by corporate email.

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Cluster I.
Oracle licensing and audit defence.
No. 01
Oracle ULA Certification
The unlimited licence agreement certification methodology. Host counting at close, virtualisation scope, perpetual baseline reconstruction, signed closing certification letter.
ULA · certification · closing baseline
No. 02
Java SE Universal Subscription
Employee-metric pricing contested against documented Java footprint. OpenJDK and Eclipse Temurin migration paths scoped. Renewal positions filed in writing.
Java SE · employee metric · OpenJDK
No. 03
Oracle LMS Audit Defence
Oracle LMS audit notification response. Counter-scope letter on file inside forty-eight hours. Settlement negotiation through to closing memorandum.
LMS · audit · counter-scope
No. 04
OCI Commitment Design
Universal Credits and the OCI commit-to-spend programme. Discount tier benchmarking, conversion rights between commit and on-demand, exit clauses.
OCI · Universal Credits · commit
Cluster II.
Microsoft EA, Azure, M365.
No. 05
Microsoft EA Renewal
Enterprise Agreement preparation cycle. Position paper, comparable-deal references, discount tier benchmarks, true-up reconciliation, signed close.
EA · renewal · true-up
No. 06
Microsoft Azure MACC
Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment design. Commitment sizing against documented workload, ramp schedule, exit clauses, marketplace burn architecture.
Azure MACC · commitment · marketplace
No. 07
M365 Copilot Pilot
The M365 Copilot pilot methodology. Seat economics, pilot scoping, productivity measurement, full-rollout commitment sizing.
M365 · Copilot · pilot
No. 08
Microsoft SAM Audit Defence
Microsoft Software Asset Management audit response. Counter-scope letter, deployment data interpretation, settlement positioning.
SAM · audit · settlement
Cluster III.
SAP RISE, digital access, S/4HANA.
No. 09
SAP RISE Economics
RISE bundle anatomy. Hyperscaler choice, FUE conversion arithmetic, CCS credit design, conversion against on-premise baseline.
RISE · FUE · hyperscaler
No. 10
SAP Digital Access
SAP indirect access and digital access licensing. Document-based licensing, named-user recategorisation, audit defence methodology.
Digital access · indirect · documents
No. 11
S/4HANA Conversion Planning
S/4HANA conversion paths. Greenfield, brownfield, selective data transition. FUE conversion, contract reconstruction, signed baseline reset.
S/4HANA · conversion · FUE
Cluster IV.
Salesforce renewal, Data Cloud, Agentforce.
No. 12
Salesforce Renewal Defence
Salesforce renewal preparation. Shelfware reduction, sandbox optimisation, edition rationalisation, signed renewal close.
Salesforce · renewal · shelfware
No. 13
Data Cloud Commitment
Salesforce Data Cloud commitment design. Credit consumption modelling, ramp schedule, exit clauses, conversion rights.
Data Cloud · commitment · credit
No. 14
Salesforce Agentforce
Agentforce scope definition. Action-based pricing, pilot methodology, full-rollout commitment sizing against documented use cases.
Agentforce · agent action · pilot
Cluster V.
IBM ILMT, Passport, Red Hat.
No. 15
IBM ILMT Sub-Capacity
IBM Licence Metric Tool sub-capacity reporting. Deployment to PVU translation, virtualisation host counting, sub-capacity eligibility verification.
ILMT · sub-capacity · PVU
No. 16
IBM Passport Advantage
Passport Advantage renewal cycle. Discount tier preservation, entitlement reconciliation, S&S reduction analysis, signed close.
Passport · renewal · S&S
No. 17
IBM Red Hat Subscription
Red Hat subscription rationalisation under IBM ownership. RHEL socket-pair counting, OpenShift consumption modelling, support-tier mapping.
Red Hat · RHEL · OpenShift
Cluster VI.
Hyperscaler and cloud commitment.
No. 18
AWS EDP Commitment
AWS Enterprise Discount Programme commitment design. Commit sizing against documented workload, discount tier negotiation, marketplace and savings-plan interaction.
AWS EDP · commitment · savings plan
No. 19
AWS Bedrock Commitment
AWS Bedrock provisioned-throughput and on-demand commitment design. Model selection, throughput sizing, exit clauses.
Bedrock · PTU · model
No. 20
Google Cloud EDP Design
Google Cloud Enterprise Discount Programme. CUD sizing, commit-spend negotiation, Workspace renewal interaction.
GCP EDP · CUD · Workspace
Cluster VII.
AI vendors and emerging commercial.
No. 21
AI Vendor PTU Design
Provisioned-throughput unit commit design across OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft AI Foundry, and AWS Bedrock. Pilot methodology and ramp schedule.
PTU · OpenAI · Anthropic
No. 22
Now Assist Scope
ServiceNow Now Assist scope definition and pilot methodology. Conversation-based pricing, agent action sizing, full-rollout commitment.
Now Assist · pilot · AI
No. 23
Workday Illuminate AI
Workday Illuminate AI scope methodology. Use-case definition, productivity measurement, full-rollout sizing.
Workday · Illuminate · AI
Cluster VIII.
ServiceNow and Workday.
No. 24
ServiceNow Fulfilment User
ServiceNow fulfilment user reconciliation methodology. Named-user definition, audit defence, signed renewal close.
ServiceNow · fulfilment · renewal
No. 25
Workday Renewal Preparation
Workday HCM and Financials renewal preparation. Contract reconstruction, position paper, discount tier benchmarks, signed close.
Workday · HCM · renewal
Cluster IX.
Broadcom, VMware and Cisco.
No. 26
Broadcom / VMware Transition
VCF migration economics and cost containment under Broadcom ownership. Subscription bundle scope, renewal preparation.
VCF · Broadcom · subscription
No. 27
Broadcom / VMware Exit
Exit architecture for buyers leaving the Broadcom estate. Hyperscaler ramp, hypervisor alternatives, migration timeline.
Exit · hyperscaler · alternatives
No. 28
Cisco EA Tier Design
Cisco Enterprise Agreement and ELA tier design. Smart accounts, true-up reconciliation, value-shift mechanics.
Cisco EA · smart accounts · value-shift
Cluster X.
Creative and design software.
No. 29
Adobe ETLA Renewal
Adobe Enterprise Term Licence Agreement renewal. Named-user reconciliation, ETLA bundle scope, discount tier preservation.
Adobe ETLA · named-user · renewal
No. 30
Autodesk Named-User
Autodesk named-user conversion methodology. Network-licence sunset, Flex token economics, signed renewal close.
Autodesk · named-user · Flex
I.
Corporate email is the gate
Every white paper is gated by corporate email. Three fields are required: full name, job title, and corporate email. Personal email domains are not accepted. The verification step protects both parties and routes interest signals to the named advisor without a separate step.
II.
No download. Reader access only
White papers open directly in your browser once the form is verified. There is no download link, no PDF distribution channel, and no off-firm copy of the analysis. The work product remains inside the firm's controlled reader environment.
III.
Buyer-side methodology
Every white paper is written from the buyer's side of the table. No vendor reseller commentary, no publisher-favoured language, no neutral framing of a one-sided commercial position. The methodology in each paper has been deployed inside live client engagements.
30
White Papers
14
Vendors Covered
110+
Research Total
154
Case Studies
500+
Engagements
Independence
Admodum is not a partner, reseller, or affiliate of any software vendor. Every paper is written from the buyer's side of the table.
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