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Microsoft Replaces CRM Online with Dynamics 365 and Increases Prices
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In October 2016, Microsoft announced that it was no longer going to sell the CRM Online suite.  Current users of the product will now be forced to buy Dynamics 365.  For some users this may amount to a small decrease in the price of the subscription, but for many it will be much more. CRM Online offered different per user, per month prices for different levels of functionality: Professional – $50 Basic – $23 Employee Self Service – $2 Now […]

Office 365 Price Tiers Provide Less Value Than Other Microsoft Product
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Price tiers for Office 365 represent only a 3% difference from the preceding level rather than the more traditional 7+% for other products. Both of these are reflective of cost and budgeting. For Windows Server / System Center, the cost of licensing larger servers (that is, with more cores per processor) will increase. Organizations may have opted – or are contemplating – these denser servers as a way to increase capacity and workload while constraining additional software license investment. For […]

Vendors Provide Trial Software Licenses for Clients to ‘Try Before They Buy’
Sharon TrembleyContract Negotiations, Cost Containment/Negotiation, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle

Utilizing those licenses in another manner could create a non-compliant situation for a client, even if the vendor has not clearly defined strict limitations regarding trial use. Something that is often misunderstood is testing a trial version of a product that is already owned and being used elsewhere in the environment. If it’s the same version as what’s in the production, there’s no need to try it out – it’s now test/dev. However if it’s a new version of the […]

Microsoft Moves to “Per Core” Licensing for Windows Server
adminMicrosoft, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft has (pretty predictably) moved to “Per Core” licensing for Windows Server, just like SQL Server before it. This is more to the trend of denser servers – that is, with more and more cores per server – and, possibly, in a nod to Azure. It’s been pretty well documented, but there are minimums: A minimum of 16 core licenses is required for each server. A minimum of 8 core licenses is required for each physical processor. And, like for […]

Miro Consulting Celebrates 15 Year Anniversary with Record Breaking Growth
adminMiro News

Miro Consulting, the world’s leading software license management expert, is celebrating its 15-year anniversary with record breaking growth in revenue and headcount. “Miro Consulting had an impressive revenue surge in Fiscal 2016, with a record breaking number of new clients. Through our consulting services, our clients were able to save over $100 million dollars this year alone. This success is a testament to our dedicated and talented employees who work as trusted partners with our clients. We are looking forward […]

Rimini Street loses again to Oracle, fined $28m
Shawn DonohueOracle, Support

On Tuesday, a Nevada judge declared Rimini guilty for infringing Oracle’s software.  The judge also issued a permanent injunction preventing Rimini from providing any Oracle software to its customers. Rimini, its CEO, and employees are now barred from accessing any non-public portion of Oracle’s website.  Previously, Oracle was awarded $50m in a jury verdict and an additional $46m in attorney fees. Rimini’s  responded with a press release, as did Oracle. Third-Party support has its benefits in the many strategies of […]

MEGABYTE Act – New Federal Software Licensing Requirements
Shawn DonohueCompliance, Contract Negotiations, Risk, software license

CIOs will be required to implement a comprehensive licensing policy to manage software inventories The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued guidance in June on agencies inefficient use of software licensing as well as what it saw as excessive spending.  Now the White House is involved.  President Obama signed the Making Electronic Government Accountable by Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act (MEGABYTE Act) on July 29, 2016.  It will require agency CIOs to more accurately track their software and applications licenses.  You […]

Adobe Moves Away From Audits, But You’re Not Off the Hook Yet
Sharon TrembleyAdobe, Adobe Creative Cloud

by Phara McLachlan Adobe’s Richard Atkinson confirmed that they are moving away from the audits program. While this removes the labor-intensive audit process that companies face, it doesn’t remove the actions that need to be taken post-audit, which will likely result in un-forecasted expenditures and additional implementations. The reason for Adobe’s move away from audits is Adobe Genuine, which runs validation tests. While Adobe has eliminated the complexity of the audit, don’t be fooled that an enterprise with non-compliant software won’t […]

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