Month: July 2014

ILMT – IBM Licensing Metric Tool

July 29, 2014July 1, 2014 Sharon TrembleyIBM, software asset management, software licenseLeave a Comment

To license IBM software by subcapacity, the IBM subcapacity licensing terms under Passport Advantage require customers to install and run ILMT (IBM Licensing Metric Tool).

Microsoft 14% job cut is a sign of things to come?

July 17, 2014 Tim HegedusMicrosoft, Microsoft: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

Microsoft 14% job cut is a sign of things to come?

Study: Microsoft Is #1 Software Auditor

July 16, 2014March 20, 2026 Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft, Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft Software Assurance, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

Flexera and IDC conducted a survey of 1,828 software and enterprise executives and found that 58 percent of respondents reported getting audits from Microsoft within the last year.

What is Multiplexing?

July 15, 2014July 1, 2014 Sharon TrembleyIBM, licensingLeave a Comment

Multiplexing allows multiple signals or users to use the same portal to access a program or application. The term was originally used to describe multiple telephone calls that can be carried simultaneously on one wire.

Satya Nadella’s 3,187 word memo

July 11, 2014 Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft, Microsoft: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent out a 3,187 word memo to employees yesterday, which addressed his vision for Microsoft at the start of the company’s new fiscal year.

Miro Consulting at 2014 World of IT Financial Management!

July 10, 2014March 20, 2026 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Contract Lifecycle management, Contract Negotiations, Cost Containment/Negotiation, licensing, Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Miro News, Oracle Licensing Compliance, software asset management, Software audit, software licenseLeave a Comment

Next week, Miro’s Tim Hegegus will be presenting at the 2014 World of IT Financial Management on Optimizing Software License Investments. If you happen to be attending or in the area check it out! More details below!

Office 365 Price Hike if you don’t have Software Assurance

July 2, 2014 Tim HegedusMicrosoft, Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, Microsoft Software Assurance, Microsoft: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

Microsoft published its August pricing list, which shows a roughly 15 percent increase to Office 365 prices for its Enterprise Agreement (EA) customers that don’t have an active Software Assurance (SA) plan.

IBM POWER8 built for Big Data

July 1, 2014 Sharon TrembleyIBM, licensingLeave a Comment

POWER8 processor technical information has been released through the OpenPOWER Foundation (formed in August 2013 by IBM, Google, Mallanox, Nvidia and Tyan). IBM expects this move to solve problems for the data center ecosystem by allowing derivative products.

Month: July 2014

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