-
Dissecting The Microsoft Audit Letter
Software Licensing Advisors, Inc., have contributed an astute dissection and commentary of a recent Microsoft ‘Software Asset Management Review’ letter. For the layman not familiar with Mega-Vendor audit team lingo, ‘SAM Review’, ‘SAM Engagement’, ‘Optimization’, ‘Benchmarking’ ... -
VMware rethinks vRAM licensing model
VMware has made some interesting manoeuvres this month with regard to the licensing of its vRAM technology. The previous licensing model enforced RAM restrictions and limitations on users of vSphere 5, VMware’s cloud computing virtualisation operating system. As the company ... -
Microsoft Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) Quick Guide
REGISTER FOR THE ITAM REVIEW NEWSLETTER TO DOWNLOAD THIS GUIDE AS A PDF. What is SPLA? The Microsoft Service Provider Licensing Agreement, or SPLA, is designed for organizations that want to offer their customers hosted software services including ... -
Microsoft Licensing: The Data, The Report and The Reality
This is the second part of a two part discussion on SAM reports – and specifically on how actions suggested by a report (for example, from a license compliance tool) may differ greatly from the actual ... -
EU rules against Oracle on second-hand software licensing
The EU court has decided that distribution rights end when and at the specific time that the original copyright holder (in this case Oracle) markets and then completes a sale of the software on what is ... -
Hornbill & Certero Announce Partnership
Aiming to create a harmonious marriage of IT management interests this month are Hornbill Service Management and Certero who have announced a new strategic partnership. The firms say that they realise we are “far beyond” simply ... -
Lifting the Lid on SAP Engines
This article has been contributed by Chris Hughes of Flexera Software. SAP engines (also known as packages) are optional applications for which additional licenses must be purchased. The metric used for licensing is unique to each engine, and based ... -
Microsoft to discontinue AIS, Intune taking over
This article has been contributed by Don Retallack, Analyst at Directions on Microsoft. Don analyzes and writes about Microsoft’s systems management and security offerings, including System Center and Forefront products. Intune Update in Prerelease Several updates to Windows ... -
SAP Named User License Optimization – Beyond the Basics
This article has been contributed by Chris Hughes of Flexera Software. Generally, when we think about SAP named user license optimization, the focus is on three key optimizations. Identifying inactive users Inactive SAP user accounts are ...