24Feb
Be Mindful of Historical Usage When Licensing Microsoft Products Under SPLA
The Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) is Microsoft’s preferred licensing option for businesses wanting to use Microsoft products in support of hosted software solutions made available to end users over the Internet. For many companies,...
24Feb
Microsoft Enterprise Agreements May Be a Poor Choice for Many Companies
Microsoft Enterprise Agreements may represent attractive licensing options for larger companies with dynamic IT environments for which steady growth can be projected over a three-year term. However, smaller or mid-size companies with relatively static IT...
24Feb
Consider Microsoft’s Enterprise Cloud Suite with Eyes Wide Open
Companies licensing Microsoft software under Enterprise Agreements (EAs) likely have familiarity with the default requirement to true up EA Enterprise Products based on any increase either in the number of “Qualified Devices” (generally, workstations capable...
24Feb
Innovative Solutions to Circumvent Burdensome SPLA Requirements
Many online service providers are well aware that Microsoft’s Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) entails a licensing framework that can be difficult to manage. SPLA may be a great model for businesses seeking to “float”...
24Feb
Customer Access Under Microsoft MSDN Developer Licenses
Microsoft’s MSDN subscription licenses often create license compliance problems. These problems arise because it is extremely easy to over deploy Microsoft software using MSDN media because it includes a vast array of Microsoft products with...
24Feb
Windows Desktop Licensing Can Be As Perilous As Any Other Microsoft Product
In any software audit, there are two over-arching categories of information that must be collected: data regarding what products are deployed on a business’ computers and records demonstrating the licenses that the business has acquired...
