HHS Moves Large Oracle Workloads to AWS Without Licensing Risk
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services is one of the largest cabinet-level agencies in the federal government, responsible for programs that touch nearly every American. When HHS needed to migrate large Oracle workloads to AWS, the licensing structure had to be exactly right.
Industry
Public Sector
Service
Technology Acquisition
Solution
Oracle Technology Licensing
HHS was committed to AWS as its cloud platform, but Oracle workloads don’t move to third-party clouds without careful licensing planning. The wrong structure creates compliance risk. Mythics was brought in to make sure HHS could move forward cleanly.
The Challenge
HHS needed to migrate significant Oracle workloads to Amazon Web Services across two separate projects. Both had the same core problem: how do you structure Oracle licensing for AWS deployment in a way that protects the agency from compliance risk, fits within strict federal budget limits, and doesn’t slow down the work?
The Solution
Mythics led both engagements from opportunity identification through solution design, Oracle negotiations, and close. Licensing was structured specifically to support AWS deployment while maintaining full compliance with Oracle policies.
The result was a licensing architecture that let HHS move forward with development, testing, and deployment immediately upon license delivery, with no disruption and no licensing exposure.
Services provided:
- Oracle Technology Licensing
- Oracle Licensing Structured for AWS Deployment
- Oracle Modernization on a Third-Party Cloud Environment
The Results
- Cloud modernization unblocked — HHS moved forward with large-scale Oracle migrations to AWS, consistent with agency cloud platform decisions
- Licensing risk eliminated through properly structured Oracle compliance
- Budget alignment met within strict federal limitations
- Immediate go-live upon license delivery, with no delays or disruptions
This piece was originally written and produced by the Center for Digital Education Content Studio, with information and input from Mythics.
