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Oracle Support Contracts Now Auto-Renew
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Oracle Support Contracts Now Auto-Renew During the late summer and early fall of 2017, Oracle made a significant addition to the Oracle Support policies but was largely silent on this change. While there are references to Online Renewal within Oracle’s websites, the most impactful change concerned auto-renew. Automatically renewing Oracle Support Contracts, designed to make it easier for Clients, has become the default method. Instead of receiving the Support Contract and thereby offering the customer the chance to review it, […]

Modern Policies Supersede Legacy Software Contract Terms
Sharon TrembleyCompliance, Contract Negotiations, IBM, IT Asset Management, licensing, Oracle, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle ULA, Software audit, Uncategorized, Virtualization

Modern Policies Supersede Legacy Software Contract Terms Server Metric Just because a legacy contract doesn’t include rules on virtualization or multi-core processors, it doesn’t mean the organization can simply ignore the vendor’s current policies on those subjects.  When virtualization technologies were developed, software vendors changed the way servers were licensed.  When a server had a single processor and core, the entire server was licensed as a Server metric. With the introduction of hardware with multiple processors and then multi-core processors, […]

Licensing Oracle’s Business Analytics Tools (BICS vs DVCS vs DVD)
Shawn DonohueUncategorized

Oracle BICS vs DVCS vs DVD Both Business Intelligence Cloud Services (BICS) and Data Visualization Cloud Service are used for data visualization, and have similar capabilities. Deciding which is best for your organization can be challenging.  Here’s some tips on making the right decision. Oracle’s business intelligence platform, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) is an on-premise tool able to create reports, dashboards and real time alerts for users.  In 2014, Oracle introduced BICS as the cloud based version of […]

Overpaying for Adobe Licenses & Subscriptions
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Overpaying for Adobe Licenses & Subscriptions by Phara McLachlan Common statements: “Adobe is no longer auditing” “Adobe is auditing less” “I don’t have to worry about compliance for Adobe products anymore” Not quite true. You still need to understand your license estate and the costs associated to it. So many clients are overstating their requirements and needs, because they do not have a clear picture of what Adobe products are being used, what is truly needed, and/or if they are being […]

10 Oracle Cloud Mistakes to Avoid
Shawn DonohueCloud, Compliance, Contract Negotiations, Oracle, Oracle Cloud, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Uncategorized

10 Oracle Cloud Mistakes to Avoid Oracle’s new cloud first strategy has forced many of its clients to seriously evaluate moving some of their estate off-premise and onto the cloud. There can be very attractive advantages to using the Oracle Cloud, but it’s critically important to avoid these mistakes in your decision making process. Here’s what you should avoid. 1. Buying Oracle Cloud Solely to Avoid or Settle an On Premise Oracle Licensing Audit Be wary of buying Cloud products […]

I missed IBM’s ILMT train. Now what?
Sharon TrembleyUncategorized

IBM has offered the IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) for years. With ILMT installed, clients can license their server-based software with the PVU metric by the sub-capacity method (only license the virtual cores allocated). Occasionally, someone claims they can’t install ILMT because they missed the initial 90-day window IBM grants in the IBM Passport Advantage Agreement (IPAA). Although that is in the IPAA, why can’t you install ILMT now? If you install ILMT by the end of 2017, by 2019 […]

IBM Passport Advantage Agreement Update
Sharon TrembleyUncategorized

IBM Passport Advantage Agreement Update IBM has revised their Passport Advantage Agreement, starting with new IBM software customer in November 2017 and with existing customers on 1 February 2018. The Passport Advantage Agreement has not been updated since August 2014, but there are new changes: It seems longer due to additional country terms, and a change of font size, but in essence it’s the same length.   Here are the details: 1.9 Eligible Products: There are more details regarding eligible products, but […]

6 Microsoft Audit Triggers
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Did you know your Microsoft Reseller can tell Microsoft to audit you? For the last several years, Microsoft and other software vendors have been pressuring their customers with audits. The reasons were many and include stagnant revenue, recovery from the economic turmoil of the preceding decade, changes in corporate direction, and more. Microsoft turned to software audits to compel organizations to transition to products and services that fit their “Mobile First, Cloud First” strategy.  So what triggers these audits? What […]

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