Dear Glasgow Caledonian University,

o What Applications are you running for:
o Finance?
o HR?
o Payroll?
o Project?
o CRM?
o Manufacturing?
o Sourcing?
o Invoice Scanning Tool?
o Are you using Config Snapshot?
o What BI Tool are you using?

o What versions of the above Applications are you running?
o When was your last Application upgrade?
o Are you planning another upgrade in the next 12-18 months?
o Do you have an Oracle support partner for applications? If so who?
o Do you have an SAP support partner for applications? If so who?
o What kind of support is included in the contract/s (functional/technical/etc.?)
o What is the value of the SAP application support contract and when does it end?
o What is the value of the Oracle application support contract and when does it end?
o When does the SAP and/or Oracle contracts expire?

o Are you running any Oracle Databases, if so what versions are you running?
o Are you running any SAP Databases if so what versions are you running?
o What applications are being run on these Databases?
o Are you planning another Database upgrade in the next 12-18 months?
o Do you have an Oracle support partner for Databases? If so who?
o Do you have an SAP support partner for Databases? If so who?
o What is the value of the database support contract for SAP and when does it expire?
o What is the value of the database support contract for Oracle and when does it expire?
o Where are the databases held? Hosted, onsite/offsite?
o If not, how many in-house DBAs do you have?

o Where do you advertise any Oracle procurement opportunities?
o Who is responsible for looking after the contract for the Oracle and/or SAP estate?
o Who is responsible for looking after the licenses for the Oracle and/or SAP estate?
o How much do you pay annually for Oracle Support & Maintenance and when does it renew?
o How much do you pay annually for SAP Support & Maintenance and when does it renew?
o Do you work with off-shore partners?

Yours faithfully,

Richard Paramo