Although more respondents (nearly 60 percent compared to 40 percent last yet) now use enterprise licensing, more than 30 percent are still unaware or have yet to identify how this might save costs.

In addition, a fifth of respondents are still trying to understand the business benefits of Oracle Fusion - although this has fallen from 40 percent last year, it signals that Oracle may still need to do further education on the subject.

John Lacey, marketing manager at Fujitsu UK and Ireland, said: "Hardware strategy understanding is high but understanding on SOA has stalled. Awareness of Fusion's business impact is a cause for concern given its maturity as a strategy. Oracle and its partners need to try harder to communicate the benefits to the Oracle customer base."