A survey of IT asset managers (ITAM) and software asset managers (SAM) in organisations that use Java has revealed that the majority have experienced an Oracle Java audit in the past three years.

The survey of 500 qualified participants from six continents, conducted by Dimensional Research for the ITAM Forum and Azul, reported that 75% of respondents worked in organisations that were audited by Oracle for Java compliance. More than a quarter of the survey’s respondents spend over $500,000 a year on resolving licensing issues including audits, additional licenses and penalties for non-compliance.