Software publishers

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

    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 October 1, 2019 and this article is based on information released ...
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  • August Radio Show - Change Management and ITAM

    August Radio Show - Change Management and ITAM

    The ITAM Review Monthly Radio Show starring (in order of appearance). Martin Thompson Geoff Worsley Stuart Pomfrett AJ Witt Barry Pilling David Foxen August 2019 topics include.  Microfocus shares tank 30% Larry Ellison sued by Oracle ...
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  • Benefit from over 45 years of Oracle License Management expertise at our online event 

    Benefit from over 45 years of Oracle License Management expertise at our online event 

    On September 19th we host our second “Solution Spotlight Online” (SSO) event. The focus for this free to attend event is the critically important topic of Oracle License Management. Over three hours, this free-to-attend event will explore the following topics.   The Business Case ...
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  • Microsoft changes Home Use Program to favour Office 365

    Microsoft changes Home Use Program to favour Office 365

    Microsoft have long offered a “Home Use Program” (HUP) for Software Assurance customers, enabling employees to purchase reduced price copies of certain software for non-commercial use at home. They made some tweaks to it early in ...
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  • Azure Dedicated Host – Microsoft’s new cloud offering

    Azure Dedicated Host – Microsoft’s new cloud offering

    Microsoft have recently announced a new service in public preview – Azure Dedicated Hosts. This new service allows you to run dedicated servers within the Azure datacentre – that is physical servers that are used solely ...
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  • This year’s biggest Microsoft licensing change (so far) – what you need to know.

    This year’s biggest Microsoft licensing change (so far) – what you need to know.

    Microsoft have made a new move in the Battle of the Clouds, with licensing changes that restrict competing clouds – whilst simultaneously making things more attractive when run inside Azure. What’s the current situation? When it ...
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  • Microsoft Customer Agreement: The way forward?

    Microsoft Customer Agreement: The way forward?

    Earlier in 2019, we saw the introduction of the “Microsoft Customer Agreement” (MCA) – a new agreement aimed at customers buying Azure directly from Microsoft, but that also featured a new type and style of agreement. ...
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  • Dear Microsoft, please stop abusing the word “SAM”

    Dear Microsoft, please stop abusing the word “SAM”

    I met with Patama Chantaruck back in 2017, former global Microsoft SAM lead, who was honest enough to admit that Microsoft had confused their customers and partners, using the word SAM to represent soft audits and ...
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  • SAP's Digital Access Adoption Programme (DAAP) aims to kickstart indirect licensing decisions

    SAP's Digital Access Adoption Programme (DAAP) aims to kickstart indirect licensing decisions

    SAP’s Digital Access Adoption Programme (DAAP) is an attempt to kickstart conversations about indirect access licensing, according to SAP expert Sebastian Schoofs at Voquz. In this podcast, Sebastian shares his insights from attending SAP’s annual user ...
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