Life used to be so simple for Oracle. Back in the good ol' days, the company could build a great database, charge a king's ransom for it, and milk the maintenance stream forever. Rinse. Repeat.

Oracle's technology licensing revenue adjusting for currency and acquisitions may be showing a few caution flags, but the software giant can weather the worries because of its maintenance and support ...

Oracle has defied expectations and delivered a 125% total return in a period of roughly 3 years. The sentiment towards the company has shifted dramatically in recent months and this could be a problem ...