Like most others in the software development business, Microsoft does not sell its products. Rather, it licenses them. Ensuring that customers maintain compliance with licensing agreements is the motivation behind conducting regular audits. Rest assured that a Microsoft license audit is not something to take lightly. Microsoft audits are par for the course at Miro Consulting. Given that Microsoft is the most common software brand utilized by organizations worldwide, we make it our business to stay abreast with auditing policies, […]
Oracle Sales Teams Have Started Talking to Their Clients About Paying Retroactive Subscription Fees at the Same Time as The Company Has Launched It’s New “Java Management Service” Oracle has introduced a cloud service on June 9, 2021, named “Java Management Service.” This service offers a “single pane of glass” to manage Java deployments across the enterprise including both cloud and on-premise deployments. It tracks workstations, servers, and even third-party cloud services. It is designed to provide some insight on […]
Microsoft Software License Review Overview Our expert analyst team will conduct a comprehensive license review of the organization’s Microsoft software deployments, entitlements, usage, contracts and purchasing documents to help the organization remain in compliance with Microsoft’s licensing policies Microsoft Licensing Free Microsoft Guides Microsoft Licensing Guide Microsoft Audit Guide Microsoft License Review Process Whereas the Oracle review incorporates Miro’s 3-Step Process, the Microsoft review differs slightly. This approach holds more value for the Client when considering Microsoft licensing, especially where [...]
IBM License Review Overview Our expert analyst team will conduct a comprehensive license review of the organization’s IBM software deployments, entitlements, usage, contracts and purchasing documents to help the organization remain in compliance with IBM’s licensing policies Challenges with IBM Licensing IBM software licensing is complex and changes. Managing compliance can prove challenging. IBM software audits are inevitable. Resulting license purchases are unbudgeted and can cost millions of dollars. Most organizations are out-of-compliance in one or more ways, yet are [...]
Oracle Software License Review Overview Our expert analyst team will conduct a comprehensive license review of the organization’s Oracle software deployments, entitlements, usage, contracts and purchasing documents to help the organization remain in compliance with Oracle’s licensing policies Oracle Licensing Challenges Oracle’s software licensing rules are complex, nuanced, and change frequently due to technological and non-technical developments Conducting enterprise wide license review projects can be costly in both time and resources for internal resources Internal IT, Procurement and Executives have [...]
Oracle E-Business Suite applications still require licensing of Internet Application Server Enterprise Edition (iAS EE) as middleware technology (as per Oracle Application Licensing Table), providing you are making modifications to underlying technology and not running EBS “out of the box”.
Oracle Databases include extra options that are not covered by the basic license Some of these options are enabled by default when creating new databases Organizations that enable extra options without licensing are out of compliance Oracle provides a number of database options and management packs for the Oracle Database, which are licensable extra cost options. Unfortunately, many of our clients are surprised to learn that they are unknowingly using unlicensed database options and management packs and are therefore out […]
IBM uses their own proprietary software asset management tool, ILMT. “The IBM License Metric Tool [ILMT] helps you maintain an inventory of the PVU based software deployed for your Full Capacity or Virtualization (Sub-) Capacity environment, and measures the PVU licenses required by software Product. It is intended to help you manage your IBM software licensing requirements, and help you maintain an audit ready posture. Customers are responsible for supplying hardware and installation services required for installing the tool” according […]
