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Month: May 2024

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 […]

Is Java’s New Fee Structure Pricing Companies Out?
Stefan SinghCompliance, IT Asset Management, JAVA, licensing, Licensing Change Alert, Miro News, Oracle, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, Oracle: News You Can Use, software asset management, software license, Software Renewal, Subscription based license

Oracle’s new and well-published fee structure for Java is now in full force. It represents the fourth fee structure change in four years. Under the new schedule, companies using Java could pay 2-5 times more to continue using it. This begs a particularly important question: is the new fee structure pricing companies out? A January piece from Forbes Council’s Member Scott Sellers suggests that this is a very real possibility. Sellers notes that 98% of all businesses use Java for […]

IBM Audits: Being Found Out of Compliance Could Be Expensive
Stefan SinghCompliance, IBM, IT Asset Management, licensing, Miro News, software asset management, Software audit, software license

An IBM audit is inevitable for any organization that uses the company’s software. IBM audits customers every three to four years like clockwork. Here’s the thing: being found out of compliance could get very expensive rather quickly. It pays to be proactive about internal IBM audit defense and license management to guarantee your company is fully in compliance when that next audit comes. Every IBM audit begins with a letter “invoking IBM’s right to audit, which is detailed in the […]

Is Your Company Utilizing the Right Salesforce Licenses?
Stefan SinghIT Asset Management, licensing, Miro News, Salesforce, software asset management, software license, Subscription based license

Managing software licenses in a business setting can be a bit challenging. Some software packages are more complicated than others. Take Salesforce. It has some of the most complex licensing in business. For that reason alone, our Salesforce license management services could prove invaluable to your company. Salesforce is near the top in terms of the sheer number of licenses available to customers. As you know, a license allows your organization to legally use a software product for business purposes. […]

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