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Microsoft makes changes to BizTalk Server licensing model

Earlier this week, Microsoft introduced BizTalk Server 2013 and with it, a new licensing model. Instead of the per-processor licensing model customers had grown accustomed to, BizTalk Server 2013 is...

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Learn about Microsoft licensing in upcoming SHI Microsoft webinars

You want the simplest, most cost-effective way to acquire the latest Microsoft technology. Don’t we all? Do you work for a corporate, academic, charitable, or government organization that prefers to...

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Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions: What IT needs to know

Wave goodbye to the Adobe Creative Suite. On Monday at its MAX conference, Adobe announced that it’ll abandon updates to perpetual licensing for CS and push all its chips behind its Creative Cloud...

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Get Intune with Microsoft licensing and desktop optimization

With the weather heating up, both the spring season and our Microsoft Spring 2013 Webinar Series are rapidly coming to an end. But don’t fret, we still have two more webinars lined up, and we’d love...

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The real costs of being out of compliance with your software licenses

When it comes to software licensing compliance, manufacturers are stepping up their game. All the major software vendors are ramping up their audit frequency. Gartner and other industry pundits have...

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Overspending on software? The real costs and options

We recently calculated the costs and compliance risks of under-licensing software. But using more licenses than you’re paying for shouldn’t be your organization’s only concern. Almost every customer we...

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How to redeploy unused software licenses

You might have a million dollars just sitting on a shelf in your IT department. That’s the savings realized by one company that dug into its software licenses, found that it had more licenses than it...

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How to plan for renewal management

If your company has uncovered issues in underlicensing or overspending on software licenses — or even if you just want to be more proactive about IT needs – it’s time to rein in renewal management....

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EAP, ECI, EWA, and SCE: The evolving landscape of Microsoft volume licensing

Remember the good old days when you likely had a simple choice between two volume licensing programs to license your Microsoft software: Select Agreement or Enterprise Agreement? Over the past three...

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How to get your maintenance renewals under control

If your organization always wants the latest and greatest products and most up-to-date support, chances are you buy your software and hardware maintenance from various manufacturers. The question is:...

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How to take control of your software entitlements

Managing all the hardware and software assets for an enterprise workforce is no easy feat. A large organization must manage thousands or tens of thousands of employee devices, all of which are loaded...

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Adobe Creative Cloud: team versus individual licenses

Effective IT asset management hinges on flexibility and accuracy. Organizations that can quickly transfer software or hardware between users can keep up with changes in projects, responsibilities, and...

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Software license management: Calculating product audit risk

When it comes to compliance risk, we suggest that organizations craft two very different strategies for their overall software estate. Depending on the software, companies should either manage the...

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The 5 values that determine your product audit risk

In my first post in the calculating product audit risk (PAR) series, I discussed how organizations should have two different strategies for managing their overall software estate. For the set of...

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Here’s what our readers considered a top IT priority in 2014

Looking back on 2014, it’s clear to us that IT asset management (ITAM), and more specifically software licensing, was a top priority for many organizations. We published 93 posts in 2014, and eight of...

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How Autodesk’s licensing change will affect you

The subscription licensing model is here to stay, it appears. Microsoft and Adobe are two of the biggest recent examples of IT leaders moving toward subscription licensing, and now Autodesk has joined...

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What education customers must know about Adobe’s licensing changes

Adobe Creative Cloud burst onto the market in 2012 as an easy way for customers to keep Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and other applications up to date and accessible from anywhere. Over the last...

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Act now before you miss this Microsoft SQL licensing grant

If you run Microsoft’s SQL Server, mark April 1, 2015 on your calendar – it could save your organization thousands of dollars. That’s because April 1 is the deadline for Microsoft’s processor-to-core...

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The ultimate guide to Microsoft SQL Server licensing

Microsoft’s grant program for SQL licensing expires on April 1, 2015. If you haven’t taken advantage of the grant’s offer of free per-core licensing, it’s time to determine if you’re eligible and act....

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3 simple ways to take control of your Oracle licensing

It’s a simple fact: Software licensing is difficult to understand and manage. Even the savviest IT professional can struggle to comprehend certain complex language and terms in licensing agreements...

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