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Want to Learn How to Take a Bite Out of Linux Support Costs? Sign up for our next webinar!
Scott D. RosenbergMiro News, Oracle, Oracle: News You Can Use1 Comment on Want to Learn How to Take a Bite Out of Linux Support Costs? Sign up for our next webinar!

While Linux is open source, support can still be costly. Oracle Linux support is a more cost effective alternative to Red Hat support and delivers enterprise class level of service.  Oracle Linux also offers differentiated capabilities like Ksplice, DTrace and Linux Containers and doesn’t require any major changes to IT operations. We’ll be hosting a webinar with Oracle to provide step-by-step instructions and demonstrate how to significantly reduce Linux support costs. February 18th @ 12:30 PM ET Register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/230305826 Topics to be […]

Do I pay for Oracle Software Development licensing?
Scott D. RosenbergIBM, Oracle, Oracle licenseLeave a Comment on Do I pay for Oracle Software Development licensing?

I have recently been getting questions from clients and people counseling clients about licensing their development and non-production environment. Recently, a Miro retainer client hired IBM to do some consulting work for them in a development/non-production environment. IBM told the client that it did not need to have/purchase additional Oracle licenses for its 20+ consultants or the work they were proposing under a development/non-production encironment because the Oracle “Developer License” policy stated that licenses were not required. IBM even provided […]

Licensing Oracle in Windows Azure
Scott D. RosenbergCloud, Core Licensing, Microsoft, Oracle license, Virtualization, WebLogic, WindowsLeave a Comment on Licensing Oracle in Windows Azure

Microsoft and Oracle have an enterprise partnership that will allow their customers to run Oracle software on Windows Server Hyper-V and in Windows Azure. Customers will be able to deploy Oracle software — including Java, Oracle Database and Oracle WebLogic Server — on Windows Server Hyper-V or in Windows Azure and receive full support from Oracle. This essentially makes the Windows Azure platform the equivalent of Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud or the EC2 environment and it makes Azure an alternative to the EC2 environment.

What is Oracle Partitioning Option and why would I need it when I already own Oracle Database Enterprise Edition?
Scott D. RosenbergEnterprise Agreement, Oracle 11gLeave a Comment on What is Oracle Partitioning Option and why would I need it when I already own Oracle Database Enterprise Edition?

Oracle Partitioning Option is a separately licensed option of Oracle Database that is only available with the Enterprise Edition of Oracle Database. The Partitioning option for Oracle Database 11g offers the widest array of partitioning methods available, including interval, reference, list, and range.

Does MSDN need to be licensed for SQL server database?
Tim HegedusMicrosoft, Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, Microsoft Licensing Compliance, SQL, Subscription based licenseLeave a Comment on Does MSDN need to be licensed for SQL server database?

The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) is a subscription based offering for all commercial and consumer products that Microsoft offers. The subscription is Per User. MSDN can be a very cost effective way to secure licensing for your development and test environments. So, rather than licensing Windows Server or SQL Server or SharePoint Server plus all of those requisite CALs, each person with an MSDN license may install and use that software on any number of devices to design, develop, test […]

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