Last month, Microsoft® announced a new addition to the Windows™ 10 family. Windows 10 S is essentially Windows 10 Pro with a restricted configuration that will only let the user run applications obtained from the Windows Store. This ensures that the [...]
We’re learning more about the next major update to Windows™ 10, which expected to be available later this year (autumn). In some respects, the message Microsoft® is sending may be as important as the added features. The most notable aspect [...]
Microsoft® has made no secret of their desire to move their customers to the cloud. We see evidence of this every day, through incentive offerings for cloud subscriptions and services, and with their reluctance to negotiate pricing and terms for [...]
Analysis of Microsoft’s® 3rd Quarter FY 2017 Earnings Report from a Licensing Perspective Preface Microsoft® reports earnings in three operating segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. Microsoft This segmentation is said [...]
When Microsoft® originally announced plans for a subscription based Office productivity suite, they often promoted the simplicity of the offering. Unfortunately, as is typically the case with Microsoft, nothing is “simple”, and Office 365™ is no exception. As many people [...]
When Microsoft® announced the first Surface® tablet in 2012, many people were critical of the decision to produce a hardware device which would compete with their strategically and monetarily significant OEM tablet makers. The first-generation Surface didn’t turn out to [...]
I was recently asked about the status of the Microsoft® Enterprise Advantage on MPSA the company announced last summer. The idea was to bring traditional EA terms to the Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) as part of an effort [...]
As Microsoft® approaches the formal release of Azure™ Stack during the coming months, they recently released that which is said to be the third and final technical preview. Azure Stack is a way to deploy Azure in an organization’s own [...]
It’s no secret that Microsoft® is betting heavily on their ability to not only leverage the explosive growth in cloud computing, but to lead it as well. As is typically the case with the software giant, they are attempting to [...]
I struggled with whether to write this blog, as those who read these are typically very knowledgeable when it comes to software licensing and usage, but I found the topic to be rather surprising, so I assume others may as [...]
Daryl has more than 20 years of goal-oriented management, sales and negotiation experience. In his role as Chief Consulting Officer at Emerset, he acts as a primary advisor to C-level executives of large corporations to help them successfully negotiate optimal licensing agreements with Microsoft®
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