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8 Secrets Microsoft Won’t Tell You
adminCompliance, licensing, Microsoft, Microsoft Audit, Microsoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft Software Assurance

Microsoft keeps a lot of secrets from its clients. They can cost companies hundreds of thousands of dollars in compliance penalties and wasted expenditures. They can also cost you your job. 1. You’re Paying for Cloud Whether You Use It or Not Microsoft Enterprise Agreements typically include an “Azure Monetary Commitment” fee. This is Microsoft charging you for using their cloud, even if you didn’t want it or ever use it. Not only do Microsoft reps usually not explain what […]

Oracle Virtualization Compliance
Wayne FedericoCompliance, Oracle, Oracle database, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Software audit, software license, Virtualization

Any mention of virtualization causes many people to immediately think of VMware, as they remain to be a main player among virtualization technologies. The challenge of keeping up with Oracle’s evolving licensing requirements of virtualization platforms can be a daunting endeavor for many IT departments and Oracle database administrators. Any technological advancement made by VMware, specifically relating to any abilities to easily move server sessions around the virtualized environment, prompts a new possible interpretation of licensing requirements by Oracle on […]

Oracle Software Licensing and EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance
Dr. William J. ButtigiegUncategorized

The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new regulation that will go into effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR introduces a legal accountability obligation for organizations and will require organizations to reassess current policies, procedures, and systems and increase the level of controls, processes, and protection around the personal data of EU individuals. Organizations must have a complete understanding of their data and have the ability to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures that ensure […]

Oracle License Compliance Issues Related to API Usage
Wayne FedericoAPI, licensing, Oracle, Oracle database, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance

Users who have no direct access may still need licenses, if they use a system that connects via an API APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are utilized in all applications to allow programmers to interface with other applications or devices. It is common for us to find organizations that have underestimated the software licensing impact of leveraging the APIs of their Oracle applications and products. Oracle applications typically utilize an “application user” metric. It is logical for organizations to only consider […]

Is Cognos Putting You Out of Compliance with IBM?
Sharon TrembleyUncategorized

In the past couple of years, Miro has seen clients with IBM Cognos that all seem to have an issue. Cloud The first one is the easiest to explain – Cloud.  IBM offers SaaS IBM Analytics.  It includes both Cognos Analytics and Planning Analytics (TM1), along with dashDB and Bluemix too.  IBM does a good job getting around to their Cognos and Planning clients to discuss the possibility of them moving to IBM Analytics, which results in questions to Miro. […]

Is Your Organization Out of Software Compliance following a Merger, Acquisition, or Divestiture?
Dr. William J. ButtigiegCompliance, Contract Negotiations, Oracle audit, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Uncategorized

Executive Summary A merger, acquisition or divestiture initiative can pose a serious software license management risk. When considering such initiatives, organizations should review all licensing agreements to ascertain if they are freely transferable between organizations. Non-compliance can lead to an audit failure, significant penalties, and expensive software purchasing fees that can be completely unexpected and at times unnecessary. Risks/Considerations Software licensing agreements typically include language that states licenses as non-transferrable and may be unusable until the organization obtains the software […]

Will You be Forced to Use a Microsoft CSP?
Tim HegedusCloud, Compliance, Microsoft, Microsoft Audit, Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Software Assurance

Discontinuing Microsoft Software Assurance is no longer an option Microsoft is significantly advancing its cloud services by transitioning their existing customer base to Office 365, Exchange Online, and the various Azure offerings. It also involves upselling existing cloud customers on a broader range of services. The most notable of these is Microsoft 365, a suite of Office 365, Windows (client), and Enterprise Mobility + Security (“EMS”). Yet another strategy has emerged as Microsoft seeks to ramp up its smaller customers. […]

Oracle Applies AWS Hyper-threading Policy to Microsoft Azure
Tim HegedusUncategorized

Oracle Applies AWS Hyper-threading Policy to Microsoft Azure On January 23, 2017, Oracle updated its policy about licensing Oracle software in cloud computing environments. The impact to current AWS and Azure subscribers are: An AWS vCPU equates to one (1) hyper-thread of a Xeon CPU core – essentially half of the previous value. Oracle no longer applies their core factor against core usage within these environments. The policy had previously applied to all processor based licenses, where as the new […]

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