Seven Fatal Flaws of Software Assurance: Suggestions for Change (7-Part Series)
Suggestions for Change Microsoft needs to make upgrades and technical support benefits less costly, more flexible, and easier to use By Paul DeGroot, Senior Consultant Software Assurance has many...
View ArticleMicrosoft Enterprise Agreement Negotiations Webinar
Negotiating a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement can be a daunting task without taking the time to prep. You’ll need to be armed with data on your company’s technology future needs, how to properly license...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Volume Licensing Pricing Waterfall Unveiled
Formula of the Month for December, 2012 The formula for December shares Software Licensing Advisor’s “waterfall” of Microsoft Volume License Prices across the various programs. You can use Software...
View ArticleMicrosoft Audits on Companies Expected to Rise Dramatically in 2013
Gartner and IDC continue to report on a surge in Microsoft audits occuring as Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Renewals suffer, after a major set of releases including Windows 8 and 2013 Servers secures...
View ArticleHUP-The Most Expensive $10 Microsoft Office You’ll Never Own
Formula of the Month for January, 2013 The formula for January shows how Microsoft’s Home Use Program for Office Pro Plus costs companies much more than even a full retail copy of Office. While billed...
View ArticleUsing Microsoft Select Plus to Pay Less for your Software
Formula of the Month for February 2013 The Formula of the Month for February isn’t a formula per se; it’s a “Do the Math” example that I suppose we could attach a formula to but it’s a very useful...
View ArticleWhy Your Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Renewal Costs May Explode Over the...
By Paul DeGroot, Software Licensing Advisors Windows Server Datacenter is increasing 28%. SQL Server CALs up 25%. SharePoint up 38%. Microsoft is increasing prices more than it has at any time in its...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Stupidest Licensing Trick Ever Will Cost You Big
By Paul DeGroot One of the most famous computing acronyms is GIGO, which stands for “garbage in, garbage out.” If you enter bad data into your database—some data is missing, entries aren’t validated,...
View ArticleOpportunity for huge SQL Server Licensing Savings expires April 1, 2015
Introduction Only a few days remain for customers to take advantage of some exceptional SQL Server purchasing opportunities until April 1, 2015. Key opportunities include: Capturing 40% discounts on...
View ArticleWindows 10 Licensing Turns Business Upside Down
by Paul DeGroot Some people have been celebrating the fact that Windows 10 springs no major licensing “gotchas” on customers. I beg to differ. Software Licensing Advisors believes there is a huge...
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