8Mar
How MSPs Can Avoid Uncovered Claims
Why MSP’s Should Align the Indemnity Section of the MSA with the Wrongful Act Definition in the Insurance Policy When entering into an IT services contract, it’s important to make sure that the indemnity provision...
6Mar
IBM Software Audits Complicated by Diverse License Types
Businesses that have endured software audits from industry groups like the BSA and the SIIA or from software publishers like Autodesk likely are familiar with the basic audit process of counting the total number of...
6Mar
License Ambiguities in Software Audits
Without a contractual provision to the contrary, ambiguous terms in a software license will be construed against the software publisher. Provided that there are no other business factors that would make litigation unwise, an ambiguous...
24Feb
Six Reasons MSPs Should Move Their Customer Contracts to the Cloud
I have been representing IT managed services providers (MSPS) for almost 20 years. Years ago, I counseled my MSPS that it was necessary for managed services providers to present contracts to their clients for signature....
17Feb
IBM Changes Licensing Requirements for Virtual Processor Core Licenses
By now, businesses using IBM’s virtual processor core (VPC) licenses should have implemented IBM’s license metric tool (ILMT). In 2022, IBM added VPCs to the types of licenses that require ILMT to support sub-capacity usage. ...
14Feb
Oracle’s New Java Licensing Changes Could Break the Bank
Oracle’s latest licensing change for Java is certain to create even more confusion on an already problematic licensing model and give even more ammunition for the Oracle sales and auditing teams to attack Oracle customers....
