One of the benefits of being an Office 365™ subscriber is that in most cases, users receive a version of Office for use on their devices when not connected to the cloud. Until now, the local version was Office 2013, [...]
Microsoft® SQL Server® Express
Feb 2016Microsoft® has made no secret about their strategy to attract more software developers to their platform. They recently added two free versions of the popular SQL Server® to Azure™ which developers and customers may use for testing and development. This [...]
Microsoft® Dynamics AX
Feb 2016The next version of Dynamics AX appears to be near release. We have been expecting it this quarter and it was added to the Product Terms document on February 1. This latest version of Dynamics AX promises to be [...]
When I write these blogs I often find myself reminding the reader of the constant changes and complexity of Microsoft’s® licensing terms. There are a number of places to track product usage permissions and restrictions but the binding source is [...]
I recently wrote a blog in which I criticized Microsoft® for their aggressive attempts to get users to upgrade to Windows® 10 by ending support for legacy products, thereby forcing the user to upgrade as the only way to continue [...]
Why Wait to Practice Proactive SAM?
Jan 2016I have often written about the practice of regular licensing audits demanded by software vendors such as Microsoft®, Oracle™, IBM® and others. Even during our consulting engagements with longtime clients, some are unprepared when they receive the seemingly inevitable audit [...]
It’s no secret that Microsoft® frequently changes elements of their Enterprise Agreement (EA), but rarely do they announce a change that impacts which companies are eligible to purchase licenses under the program. Last week the software giant announced that beginning [...]
I find it interesting that while most users appear to be happy with Windows® 10, its release and subsequent pressure to upgrade from previous versions is resulting in an unfavorable reputation in the eyes of many. Microsoft is (wisely) trying [...]
Microsoft® has received a great deal of criticism from users who may not want to upgrade to Windows® 10. Most who have upgraded appear to be happy with the latest OS, but there has been widely publicized criticism about user [...]
Microsoft® recently announced that Windows Server® 2016 will be licensed on a per-core metric when it is released next year. Whereas Windows Server 2012 is licensed on a per-socket model, the next version of the server OS will be licensed [...]
