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Watch Your Whistle Blowers!

January 21, 2013January 18, 2013 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Oracle audit, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Software auditLeave a Comment

90% of all audit letters sent in 2012 were the result of tips from whistle-blowers, according to the BSA.

Audits: Defined

November 19, 2012 Scott D. RosenbergSoftware auditLeave a Comment

We talk a lot about audits on here, today, we are going to take a moment and define the different types of audits.

Oracle Licensing Audit Communications: Who You Gonna Call?

November 15, 2012 Scott D. RosenbergOracle audit, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, software asset management, Software auditLeave a Comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibax-F2xni0

Don’t Take Anything at Face Value

October 18, 2012 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Compliance, software asset management, Software auditLeave a Comment

We talk a lot on here about being audited by your software vendor – from the letter, to the audit itself, to the fines and so on. What we have yet to warn you about is taking those auditors at face value – along with their math.

Does Oracle audit specific products and different operating systems?

May 1, 2012May 1, 2012 Scott D. RosenbergOracle audit, OS, Software auditLeave a Comment

Eliot Arlo Colon, President, Miro Consulting, Inc. answers the questions “Goes Oracle audit specific products and different operating systems?”

Gartner says audits are up, once again….

April 4, 2012March 30, 2012 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing ComplianceLeave a Comment

Gartner suggests that organizations look more closely at Software Asset Management, and start taking these threats seriously, as changes are increasing that you will, at some point, face an audit by one or all of your vendors.

The BSA’s “nauseating” anti-piracy tactics

March 30, 2012 Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing ComplianceLeave a Comment

We have often addressed the BSA and their piracy fighting tactics here on this blog as a warning sign for those who aren’t taking compliance as seriously as they should be. PC Pro Magazine recently wrote a story about a small business that was targeted by the BSA and the exact tactics that were used to strong arm them into an audit.

Licensing usage: Use as intended (always)

April 27, 2010April 18, 2010 Scott D. RosenbergMicrosoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft: News You Can UseLeave a Comment

No matter what day or week it is, we’ll always get a question about “how else can we use our license” with a very specific example. The short answer is – you must always use licenses as they are intended for use, otherwise you will be out of compliance, and penalties can be steep! We understand that there are a lot of gray areas in your licensing agreement, but this usage is usually not one of them. One example of […]

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