Microsoft Audit Defense Our expert analyst team will provide advisory, negotiation support, and mitigation of Microsoft audits, saving on costs and providing the best possible outcomes. Miro has helped hundreds of Microsoft clients manage their audits over the last 20 years, saving them hundreds of millions of dollars in out-of-compliance costs Microsoft Audit Defense Overview Executive Summary Identifying the type of Microsoft audit Understanding Microsoft audit triggers How to respond to a Microsoft audit Warning: Beware Fake Microsoft Audits Learn [...]
Miro’s Tim Hegedus will be presenting at the upcoming IBSMA SAM Summit (June 23-25; Chicago). If you are attending, be sure to check out Tim’s session: The Executive Guide to Contract Considerations for SaaS, Cloud and Virtualization
As in the case of Alice Corp. Pty. V. CLS Bank International, there is a convoluted mess when it comes to the degree in which innovative ideas using computerized media can qualify for patent protection under the legalese “subject matter eligibility.” Software vendors need the protection of their investments in innovation. And since many organizations are developing their own innovations in-house, they need to be able to clearly understand their own rights to protect themselves, but also the rights of […]
It is very important that Oracle users do not judge their state of license compliance from Oracle White Papers. Oracle White Papers are technical documents created by Oracle folks that are not licensing people. It is very common to find the terms: failover, standby and backup, used to describe different technical configurations of Information Technology products. Those are commonly used technology terms that imply uses that may invoke a universal understanding among technical people, but they do not necessarily represent […]
Successful contract license management is a key factor in remaining in compliance
Our friends at Software Advice are running a quick survey about ERP implementation strategies to try and gauge what is the most popular and successful strategies out there. Click here to take the survey. We encourage you to fill it out – it’s only four questions and will provide insight for all of out there with the same questions regarding ERP implementation. You can also read Houston Neals’ Guide to ERP Implementation Methodology from March 11.
In addition to per user and per device licenses with Windows 2003 Server, there is a third option called External Connector Licenses. Because per user and per device client access licenses (CALs) have to be assigned to a specific user account or device, this sometimes makes it difficult when companies would like to grant access to their servers to partners and/or clients. Whenever systems are extended to unknown users, an External Connector License can be purchased. These license options are […]
Similar to investing in the financial markets, mitigating software licensing risk is about gathering information. Here are 5 quick guidelines that will help: 1- Create a repository where vendor information is stored. Make certain that this includes a comprehensive database of what software is currently installed and where; how many competitive vendors are currently being used and all the paper work. 2- Identify any unsupported software. Costs for emergency updates or repairs to unsupported software can be very high. 3- […]
