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Author: Scott D. Rosenberg

Downgrading from Windows 8 and Software Licensing
Scott D. RosenbergCompliance, Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, SQL, WindowsLeave a Comment on Downgrading from Windows 8 and Software Licensing

Unhappy with Windows 8? Hoping to downgrade to Windows 7? There are a few things you should know before trying to do this. Know your downgrade rights – for volume licensing programs, therein lies the most flexibility. You should be able to downgrade to any previous version of the product. OEM licenses are a bit more complex. Professional versions have rights to downgrade to the two previous versions only. You also have to be aware of your edition downgrade rights, […]

New Sparc and Oracle begins to shift to single chip architecture
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Oracle is expected to gradually converge its two Unix server families onto its own Sparc processor design. Oracle has announced a batch of servers based on new Sparc processors and in the process has begun an expected shift toward converging its two families of Unix servers onto a single chip architecture. Oracle sells two lines of Unix servers, the T-series, based on the Sparc processors it designs in-house, and the higher-end M-series. Oracle announced the first M-series server designed by Oracle and based on one […]

Office 365 for Consumers: What You Need to Know
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Although Microsoft Office 365 for businesses isn’t out until later this month – the consumer version – Home Premium – is available now. How does that affect your business? Well, any employee who has Home Premium (which includes Outlook and Access), and uses a computer with this version installed, that connects to corporate email or databases, is misusing the license. The Home Premium license does not cover these instances. Specifically, it says” Only one person at a time may use […]

Software Assurance Tip #3
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There is no truth to the rumor that terminating an Enterprise Agreement and/or dropping Software Assurance results in a Microsoft audit. It does, however, spotlight the company in the eyes of the rep who will have likely lost a considerable amount of compensation because of it. Humans are humans, after all, and perhaps an internal flag is waved resulting in an audit. It’s a big “maybe,” but it looms large. What’s more, the replacement rep will have the record of […]

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