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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.

Microsoft Extended Support Updates

Software Publishers

Microsoft Extended Security Updates – what’s the deal?

This article was written by Rich Gibbons, ITAM Review and Damien Juillard, Elée / Sambox.io Following the end of support for SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: March 10, 2020

Software vendor financial results

Software Publishers

Software vendor financial results #1 (Adobe, Amazon AWS, Google, Micro Focus, Microsoft, ServiceNow)

Software vendor financial results can be more interesting for ITAM & SAM managers than they might first appear. Looking at how the software vendors are ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: February 27, 2020

Digital Access

Software Publishers

SAP Digital Access Adoption Program (DAAP) set to expire

April 2018 saw the introduction of SAP’s Digital Access (DA) – a new way to license potentially tricky Indirect Access situations. Then May 2019 saw ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: February 25, 2020

VMware CPU Metric

Software Publishers

VMware CPU licensing metric change: What you need to know

This article was contributed by Barry Pilling, Managing Partner at Cortex Consulting. In early February 2020, VMware announced a significant change to its long-serving CPU ... Read more

Written by: Barry Pilling

Published on: February 13, 2020

Oracle Cloud securities fraud

Software Publishers

Damning evidence in support of Oracle cloud fraud

Oracle Cloud Fraud – Supporting evidence Anecdotes collated from ITAM Review readers provide damning evidence of Oracle artificially inflating their cloud sales through dodgy deals ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: January 29, 2020

software agreement

Software Publishers

Micro Focus software audit lawsuit: Why defining metrics is important

Another software audit case has gone to court – February 2019 saw the start of a case between Micro Focus v Express Scripts Inc. The ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: January 21, 2020

Microsoft online summit

Software Publishers

Microsoft Licensing Online Summit: A Recap

On December 11, 2019 we ran our 3rd Online Summit – “Making Sense of Microsoft”. This was our most successful Online Summit to date with ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: January 14, 2020

Software Publishers

Maximising value from Oracle ULAs – On-demand webinar

Do you need to get to grips with an Oracle ULA? Do you know what your options are if your company has one? How do ... Read more

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: January 13, 2020

Azure Spot Virtual Machines

Software Publishers

Microsoft introduce Azure Spot Virtual Machines

Microsoft have announced the preview of Azure Spot Virtual Machines – to replace the current preview of Azure low-priority Virtual Machines, which will be retired ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: January 7, 2020

Software Publishers

Oracle cloud fraud – call for ITAM industry support

Oracle Cloud Fraud Case: It is alleged that Oracle artificially inflated its cloud sales numbers by offloading cloud products to customers under the duress of ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: December 4, 2019

MAP Toolkit vs Azure Migrate feature comparison

Software Publishers

Beyond MAP Toolkit – Using Azure Migrate and 3rd party tools for Microsoft estate assessment

This article is collaboration between AJ Witt, The ITAM Review, and Maarten Saeys, Head of Product Marketing, Lansweeper At its annual Inspire conference this year, ... Read more

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: December 4, 2019

Wisdom USA 2020

Software Publishers

Wisdom Australia 2019 Speaker Spotlight: Adobe, audits, and Steve Zissou

This is the seventh “speaker spotlight” article for Wisdom Australia 2019 – a chance for you to see some of the wonderful speakers and sessions ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: November 18, 2019

Microsoft SQL Server 2019

Software Publishers

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 fail-over changes

November 2019 saw the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and one of the new things it brings is enhanced fail-over and Disaster Recovery rights ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: November 5, 2019

Software Publishers

Adobe & Steam fall foul of regulators

“As-A-Service” is everywhere in technology. Looking through my own subscriptions I have service contracts for ink (HP Instant Ink), entertainment (Apple Music & Netflix) and ... Read more

Written by: AJ Witt

Published on: October 15, 2019

Software Publishers

SAP License Management Standard V2.0

Our SAP License Management Standard for SAP has been updated to reflect changes in SAP licensing since 2017.  The criteria published below are an open ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: October 7, 2019

Software Publishers

September Radio Show – software audit defence

The ITAM Review Monthly Radio Show starring: Martin Thompson Geoff Worsley Stuart Pomfrett AJ Witt Barry Pilling David Foxen Rory Canavan September 2019 topics include:  ... Read more

Written by: Martin Thompson

Published on: September 30, 2019

Software Publishers

IBM IASP – a new dawn for IBM licensing compliance?

IBM have announced a new, nicer, approach to license compliance – via the IBM Authorized SAM Provider Offering (IASP). What is IASP? Well, if you ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: September 26, 2019

Microsoft Software Assurance benefits

Software Publishers

Microsoft remove more Software Assurance Benefits…

In a recent announcement, Microsoft have revealed changes to several Software Assurance benefits, with the first changes happening in February 2020 (just 5 months from ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: September 24, 2019

Oracle Cloud lawsuit sollercoaster

Software Publishers

Oracle Cloud class action lawsuit – a deep dive

Oracle are facing a class action lawsuit focusing on their cloud sales and whether they used improper tactics to falsify the success of their cloud ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: September 19, 2019

Dynamics 365 licensing changes

Software Publishers

Microsoft Dynamics 365, PowerApps, and Flow: All change with licensing

At Inspire, their annual partner conference, Microsoft announced upcoming licensing changes for 3 products: Dynamics 365 PowerApps Flow The changes discussed below will take effect ... Read more

Written by: Rich Gibbons

Published on: September 11, 2019

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