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IBM’s Announcement on Oracle’s DBSE2

February 13, 2023 adminIBM, Oracle

In December of 2022, it was announced that IBM has “… a high-density 24-core processor for the IBM Power S1014 system (MTM 9105-41B) to address application environments utilizing an Oracle Database with the Standard Edition 2 (SE2) licensing model.”[1] There are two (2) fallacies with taking this announcement at face value: First, there is the constraint that “Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 may only be licensed on servers that have a maximum capacity of 2 sockets.”[2] So, if there is […]

8 Microsoft Audit Triggers

February 1, 2023February 2, 2023 Tim HegedusMicrosoft, Microsoft Audit, Microsoft Licensing Compliance

Microsoft Audits – Learn what 8 things are likely to trigger a Microsoft Audit in 2023 Don’t be fooled by Microsoft’s announcements on reducing their audits. They have continued to audit their customers throughout the pandemic and beyond. While the recent COVID pandemic may have altered things a little, audits continue as usual. Despite Microsoft’s return on investment falling off in their 2022 fiscal year, their revenue, gross margin, and operating income all increased in the 17%+ area. So why […]

Oracle Changes Java Pricing Model to Charge for All Company Employees

January 24, 2023February 22, 2023 adminUncategorized

Oracle will require an organization to purchase a Java License for every single employee

There is a publicly available price list located here. In it, you will see that Oracle has adopted a new metric, “Employee for Java SE Universal Subscription”, and a new cost structure.

10 Signs of a Fake Microsoft Audit

January 17, 2023January 18, 2023 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

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 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 […]

SQL Server Hyperthreading Licensing

December 15, 2022December 20, 2022 Shawn DonohueHyperthreading, Microsoft, software license, SQL

Hyperthreading doubles your licensing costs if it’s turned on | Licensing is normally done on a “per core” basis | When hyperthreading is turned on, it’s done an a “per thread” basis | Hyperthreading requires 2 licenses per core, one for each thread

Java Pressures

December 5, 2022December 9, 2022 Tim HegedusCompliance, Cost Containment/Negotiation, IT Asset Management, JAVA, Java Management Service, licensing, Licensing Change Alert, Oracle, Oracle audit, Oracle license, Oracle Licensing Compliance, Oracle Licensing Tip, Oracle: News You Can Use, software asset management, Software audit, software license

Miro Consulting has a long-term Client for whom Oracle is pressuring for their Java licensure. Oracle is using the existence of client downloads of for-fee versions of Java licensing to claim unauthorized usage. Whether these will be used on workstations or servers doesn’t matter. And the fact that it’s not installed and running doesn’t seem to matter to Oracle either. But what does matter is the following. The Java release is going to be or is currently used in development. […]

Microsoft Office Rebranding

November 7, 2022November 9, 2022 Tim Hegeduslicensing, Licensing Change Alert, Microsoft, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Audit, Microsoft Bundling, Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, Microsoft Licensing Tip, Microsoft Self Service, Microsoft Software Assurance, Microsoft Unified Support, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft: News You Can Use, software asset management, Software audit, software license, Software Renewal, Subscription based license, Support, Uncategorized, Windows

For the first time in over 30 years, Microsoft Office will be no more. At least, the name. While the functionality of each component – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, for example – will remain the same, the product will be referred to as Microsoft 365. Throughout the coming timeframe, these products as well as some others will absorb the new branding. However, the price will change. While Microsoft Office is a one-time, perpetual right-to-use, the new Microsoft 365 is a […]

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