A new report from the Java vendor Azul indicates that 88% of companies are considering moving away from Oracle Java due to rising costs and restrictive policies.
Oracle's changed licensing model for Java, based on the number of employees rather than Java instances, has prompted organizations to seek alternatives.
The top reasons for companies wanting to move on from Oracle include cost, preference for open-source, sales tactics, licensing uncertainty, and restrictive policies.
Java workloads account for over half of total cloud compute costs for most respondents, leading companies to address unused cloud capacity and optimize compute instances.