Category: Cost Containment/Negotiation

Oracle License Services: Spending Money to Save It
Stefan SinghCompliance, Cost Containment/Negotiation, IT Asset Management, licensing, Licensing Change Alert, Managed Services, Miro News, Oracle, Oracle audit, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, Oracle: News You Can Use, software asset management, Software audit, software license, Term Licenses

Oracle licenses cost money. It can be a lot of money, too. So much so that companies are sometimes reluctant to invest in expert consulting services to help maintain licensing compliance simply because they have already spent enough on the software itself. But sometimes a company needs to spend money in order to save it. This is especially true when it comes to Oracle audit defense and other Oracle license management services. As a business owner or executive, you know […]

Windows Server 2025
Tim HegedusContainers, Cost Containment/Negotiation, IT Asset Management, licensing, Licensing Change Alert, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft Software Assurance, Microsoft: News You Can Use, Miro News, software asset management, software license, Subscription based license, Uncategorized

Windows Server 2025 will be generally available “in late 2024”. This release has the same ten (10) year support cycle as previous Windows Server releases. Among the features: Core features like Active Directory, Storage, and Hyper-V Features that were first introduced in Azure Stack HCI and Azure Edition Active Directory improvements A little more in depth: Some core features such as hot-patching (or not having to reboot the host server often resulting in downtime ) do not include zero-day patches […]

A Basic Introduction to Java’s Per Employee Metric
Stefan SinghCompliance, Contract Negotiations, Cost Containment/Negotiation, IT Asset Management, JAVA, Java Management Service, licensing, Licensing Change Alert, Managed Services, Miro News, Oracle, Oracle audit, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, software asset management, Software audit, software license, Subscription based license

Java compliance took an interesting turn last January when Oracle dispensed with its old licensing model in favor of a new per employee model. They introduced a per employee metric that simplifies licensing but likely raises the cost of using Java Standard Edition (SE) for most companies. Miro’s Java compliance services include a friendly Java license review that helps companies fully comply with the per employee metric. Compliance is no joke. Being found out of compliance could lead to hundreds […]

The Oracle License Review: Because Licensing Is Complicated
Stefan SinghCompliance, Cost Containment/Negotiation, Enterprise Agreement, IT Asset Management, JAVA, licensing, Managed Services, Oracle, Oracle audit, Oracle database, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, Oracle ULA, Oracle: News You Can Use, software asset management, Software audit, software license, Software Renewal, Subscription based license, Term Licenses

We often say that Oracle’s software licensing rules are complex and nuanced. But even our description doesn’t quite do justice to the rules. They are extremely complicated and subject to frequent changes based on both technical and non-technical developments. For this reason alone, we recommend conducting an Oracle license review from time to time. As Oracle licensing experts, we can assist you in this endeavor. We make it our business to stay abreast of any and all changes in Oracle […]

Java Pressures
Tim HegedusCompliance, Cost Containment/Negotiation, IT Asset Management, JAVA, Java Management Service, licensing, Licensing Change Alert, Oracle, Oracle audit, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, Oracle: News You Can Use, software asset management, Software audit, software license

Miro Consulting has a long-term Client for whom Oracle is pressuring for their Java licensure. Oracle is using the existence of client downloads of for-fee versions of Java licensing to claim unauthorized usage. Whether these will be used on workstations or servers doesn’t matter. And the fact that it’s not installed and running doesn’t seem to matter to Oracle either. But what does matter is the following. The Java release is going to be or is currently used in development. […]

10 Best Practices for Moving Oracle to the Cloud
Stefan SinghCloud, Compliance, Cost Containment/Negotiation, IT Asset Management, IT Security, licensing, Oracle, Oracle Cloud, Oracle database, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, software asset management, software license

If you’re running Oracle Database, you might wonder whether it’s the right time to migrate to the cloud. Miro Consulting, along with the cloud migration experts at Pythian, addressed these topics recently in a collaborative webinar. It will show you how to migrate in a safe and cost-effective way by knowing up front: Topics: The Oracle license implications of migrating to the cloud How you can save on Oracle Support costs if you’re considering OCI Why it’s important to define […]

Vendors Provide Trial Software Licenses for Clients to ‘Try Before They Buy’
Sharon TrembleyContract Negotiations, Cost Containment/Negotiation, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle

Utilizing those licenses in another manner could create a non-compliant situation for a client, even if the vendor has not clearly defined strict limitations regarding trial use. Something that is often misunderstood is testing a trial version of a product that is already owned and being used elsewhere in the environment. If it’s the same version as what’s in the production, there’s no need to try it out – it’s now test/dev. However if it’s a new version of the […]

Miro Consulting at 2014 World of IT Financial Management!
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 on Miro Consulting at 2014 World of IT Financial Management!

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!

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