"Oracle sometimes uses high-pressure sales tactics to sell its cloud IaaS offerings, including software audits or threatening to dramatically raise the cost of database licenses if the customer chooses another cloud provider. Customers should be cautious of these tactics, thoroughly understand their options and evaluate the risks of adopting OCI at this stage of its maturity. Gartner strongly encourages prospective customers to speak with references."https://www.gartner.com/doc/reprints?id=1-50WJ5CK&ct=180525&st=sb