Overview
Miro Consulting is an independent IT advisory firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The firm reports approximately 43 employees and is led by Shawn Donohue as chief executive officer and managing partner, with Eliot Arlo Colon — one of the longest-tenured Oracle licensing specialists in the industry — serving as chief operating officer and managing partner. Miro Consulting has supported thousands of clients across more than 30 countries on Oracle and Microsoft licensing events, contract negotiations, and audit defence engagements.
Service coverage centres on Oracle (Database, EBS, Fusion Cloud, OCI, Java SE) and Microsoft (M365, Azure, on-prem server and CAL stacks), with extensions into IBM Passport Advantage advisory and broader ITAM programme design. Engagements typically include Effective Licence Position assessments, audit defence, contract negotiation, cloud subscription right-sizing, Unlimited Licence Agreement exits, and ongoing licence governance advisory. Miro Consulting is independent — no software resale, no vendor referral fees, and no participation in vendor audit programmes.
Miro Consulting is a fit for North American mid-market and upper mid-market organisations seeking a specialist Oracle or Microsoft advisor with strong East Coast presence and long-standing senior advisors. The firm is rarely engaged for very large global SAM towers — those buyers more commonly use Anglepoint or SoftwareOne — but it is regularly chosen for individual high-stakes Oracle or Microsoft events where buyers want a small team with consistent senior advisor pairing through the engagement.
Services Offered
- Oracle Database, EBS, and Fusion Cloud advisory
- Microsoft M365 and Azure licensing optimisation
- Oracle audit defence and response
- Microsoft audit defence (SAM Engagement)
- Oracle Unlimited Licence Agreement (ULA) exit
- Oracle Java SE subscription advisory
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) commitment negotiation
- IBM Passport Advantage and PVU/RVU advisory
- ITAM programme design and governance
- Cloud migration licensing strategy
Typical Engagement
| Engagement Type | Model | Typical Range |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle or Microsoft ELP | Fixed-fee project | $30K–$90K per vendor |
| Audit defence engagement | Fixed-fee or T&M | $40K–$200K per audit |
| Oracle ULA exit planning | Multi-phase fixed fee | $70K–$250K |
| Renewal negotiation support | Fixed-fee or success-share | $30K–$150K per event |
| Senior advisor hourly | Hourly bill rate | $300–$500/hour |
Pricing verified May 2026 from buyer references. Miro Consulting does not resell vendor software and does not participate in publisher audit programmes as a third-party auditor.
Strengths
- Long-tenured senior advisors — Eliot Arlo Colon has 30+ years of Oracle licensing experience
- Strong dual coverage of Oracle and Microsoft licensing under one engagement
- Independent commercial model — no resale, no vendor referral fees, no audit programme participation
- Consistent senior advisor pairing through engagements — limited rotation of staff during a project
- Active audit defence practice covering Oracle LMS and Microsoft SAM Engagement audits
Limitations
- Smaller team than Anglepoint or SoftwareOne — limited capacity for very large global SAM towers
- Lighter SAP and Salesforce coverage compared with Redress Compliance, UpperEdge, and Anglepoint
- No SAM tool deployment services for Flexera, Snow, or ServiceNow at scale
- Heaviest delivery weight on the US East Coast; EMEA and APAC engagements run on time-zone-distributed teams
- Less depth in third-party Oracle support transitions than dedicated providers (Rimini Street, Spinnaker Support)