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ITAM Review Microsoft Research 2015 - Have you moved up to the Clouds?
The ITAM Review invites you to take part in our short research survey around Microsoft Licensing and the patterns of behaviour organisations follow with Microsoft products. This is the first piece of Microsoft research we ... -
User-based Cloud Licensing - problematic for some Industries
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. In our practice, we find many customers making suboptimal choices on ... -
Podcast Episode 11 - Introduction to Microsoft Virtualisation
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 Microsoft software can be virtualised / types of virtual environments What ... -
Why Microsoft Software Assurance Customers 'never win'
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 Licensing Advisors and one of the expert speakers at our New ... -
Microsoft Licensing Quick Guide 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 environment, datacentre and also now the cloud. The aim of this ... -
Lesser Known Microsoft Licensing Challenges
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 that also need attention and the correct management. In this article ... -
The Number One Mistake in Purchasing Microsoft Cloud
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 manager says they just want the best for the customer, everyone is ... -
Microsoft True-down, Software Assurance, and Citrix are key issues according to CCL research
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 face managing Microsoft. Have your say – what are your key ... -
Gambling on Microsoft Custom Support for Windows Server 2003
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. He led the licensing practice at Directions on Microsoft, and subsequently formed ...