Uni of Sydney moves to independent Java provider

The University of Sydney has nominated Azul as its only Java provider, in a move to realise efficiency, lower costs and eliminate uncertainty.

Founded in 1850 and serving 74,000 students with 8100 staff, The University of Sydney is one of Australia’s most prestigious educational institutions and consistently regarded as one of the world’s top research universities.

It hosts a vast IT footprint comprising many technologies including thousands of desktops running Java-based applications and frameworks. The university’s Information and Communications Technology Vendor Management Office is tasked with sourcing, implementing and overseeing a wide array of software and hardware vendors. After assessing the university’s Java estate, the team decided to explore their options for a secure, supported Java runtime that didn’t carry the risk of time-consuming audits.

“As with most universities, we are always looking for efficiency from our IT vendor relationships, not just by lowering costs, but also by eliminating uncertainty and distractions,” said Emiliano Fisanotti, Vendor Management Specialist and University Software Licensing Community Executive Member, The University of Sydney.

“Supporting so many departments and managing a wide range of vendor relationships means I can’t afford to worry about unexpected headaches such as price increases and audits. With Azul we found a trusted partner who was easy to work with and provided a secure, drop-in replacement for Oracle Java.”

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