Licence management is the mainstay of many ITAM roles, so it is important to stay informed on the latest software publisher news. We aim to keep our readers informed on the latest developments at tier 1, 2 and 3 software publishers, combined with analysis of how it will affect ITAM professionals.
We recently asked The ITAM Review community for feedback on Microsoft Licensing to support research with The Campaign for Clear Licensing. This is an early ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: September 7, 2015
The ITAM Review invites you to take part in our short research survey around Microsoft Licensing and the patterns of behaviour organisations follow with ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: September 3, 2015
By Paul DeGroot, Pica Communications The cloud is not for everyone, but it may not be clear when it’s a good choice and when it’s not. ... Read more
Written by: Paul DeGroot
Published on: September 1, 2015
In this podcast I was joined by Mathias Knops of Aspera and Robert Paton and Mark Hobson from Concorde to discuss Microsoft Virtualisation. Topics covered in this podcast: How ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: August 18, 2015
In anticipation of our upcoming Microsoft Licensing Seminar in New York on 21st October 2015, our Analyst David Foxen interviewed Steven Kelley – Director of Software ... Read more
Written by: Karen McAllen
Published on: August 17, 2015
Microsoft provides some of the most complex licensing models faced by organisations. There are a number of different licensing metrics for the desktop environment, virtual ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: July 24, 2015
Customers of Microsoft face a number of challenges with Microsoft licensing. However, there are a number of challenges that organisations may not be aware of ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: July 23, 2015
By Paul DeGroot Pica Communications Microsoft sales teams have an impressive record in talking customers into purchasing cloud subscriptions that they don’t need. A Microsoft account ... Read more
Written by: Paul DeGroot
Published on: July 17, 2015
The CCL recently hosted a Microsoft Licensing round-table with a number of enterprise organisations present, this article shares some of the key concerns organisations ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: July 14, 2015
This article was contributed by Paul DeGroot, Principal Consultant at Pica Communications. Paul DeGroot is one of the world’s leading experts on Microsoft licensing principles, policies, and strategies. ... Read more
Written by: Paul DeGroot
Published on: July 6, 2015
(This article was updated on 4 June 2025.) The Microsoft Licensing Statement (MLS) is a critical document for managing Microsoft software assets, but it’s poorly ... Read more
Written by: Kelly Yip
Published on: June 16, 2015
Compared to the likes of Oracle, SAP, IBM, Microsoft and Adobe, salesforce.com licensing is reasonably simple to understand and manage. With that said, there are ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: June 9, 2015
Microsoft were one of the first ‘mega vendors’ to move towards a subscription cloud modelling of licensing metrics. The introduction of Office 365 (O365 for ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: June 2, 2015
This is the second in our series on Oracle Best Practice. To view part 1, please click here. This part of our Oracle Best Practice ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: May 26, 2015
By Christof Beaupoil, President and Co-Founder of Aspera Technologies Inc. When it comes to Oracle licensing, the universal question is: Why do they make it ... Read more
Written by: Guest Contributor
Published on: May 12, 2015
There are a number of changes within Adobe’s licensing metric for Adobe Creative Cloud, and they have re-organised the software bundles. We have posted a ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: May 11, 2015
This article has been contributed by Piaras MacDonnell of SureDatum. To learn more about Oracle Licensing, please join us in one of our upcoming events. Learn more ... Read more
Written by: Piaras MacDonnell
Published on: April 29, 2015
This Quick Guide is available in PDF format – simply subscribe to our free newsletter to download SAP licensing is one of the most complicated ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: April 21, 2015
Adobe has recently (not) announced that Adobe Acrobat XI is no longer available on the CLP price list. Instead, they have released a new version ... Read more
Written by: David Foxen
Published on: April 15, 2015
It has been suggested that Oracle derives 50% of Oracle database revenue in the UK from audit activity and the Campaign for Clear Licensing has ... Read more
Written by: Martin Thompson
Published on: March 20, 2015