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Author: Shawn Donohue

10 Signs of a Fake Microsoft Audit
Shawn DonohueIT Asset Management, licensing, Microsoft, Microsoft Audit, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, software license

Warning: When you wisely refuse to participate in a Fake Microsoft Audit, the unscrupulous Microsoft Reseller will often contact Microsoft and tell them to audit you for real.  If you received a solicitation like the one below, now is the time to make sure your fully compliant with Microsoft’s Licensing policies before you are hit with the real thing.  Learn more here. Do you know how to spot a fake Microsoft Audit?  Learn the 10 Signs of a Fake Microsoft […]

10 Microsoft Licensing Mistakes That Might Cost You Your Job
Shawn DonohueMicrosoft, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Audit, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Unified Support

Virtualization Policy Errors Mistake – Virtualization polices can affect licensing for Microsoft products such as SQL Server, when moving instances in a cluster (“License Mobility”), or if hardware features such as hyperthreading are turned on. Example – A large multi-market media company was using hyperthreading without realizing it doubled their licensing needs. Miro showed them how to fix the problem and the solution saved them $10 million over three years. Lacking a Software Compliance Policy Mistake – Not having a […]

Java Licensing & Audits Webinar
Shawn DonohueJAVA, Oracle license

Join us for this informative webinar where we’ll discuss how to avoid failing a Java audit. Date: Oct 5, 2022 Time: 2:30pm EDT Online Webinar – Register Here Topics: Java audit details & penalties Java versions still free Subscription version costs Free Java alternatives Support schedules Terms & conditions more… Register for the Webinar Here: https://miroconsulting.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZhUvoI0YQf2fRCLCqCrj3w

Large Public Utility Saves 41% on their AWS bill
Shawn DonohueAWS, Case Study

Miro worked with the IT Director Ken McKenzie at SMECO (Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative) which serves approximately 161,000 customers, to lower their AWS bill, controlling their spending, and optimizing the organization’s cloud environment. The organization uses AWS as a Dev / Test environment for upgrades, patches and security fixes for its environment. Here’s how he describes it. “AWS is a lot less expensive than maintaining servers on-prem. If I want to spin up something on-prem, it takes 10 days, and […]

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