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VMware Audits: What You Need to Know About Licensing Rules, Part I...
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Navigating Microsoft License Verification Audits
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Termination Clauses in IT Managed Services Contracts
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Proving Ownership of Software Licenses
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Avoid Unnecessary Microsoft Licensing Agreement Issues
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How to Survive an Oracle Audit and Manage Compliance
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To SAM or Not To SAM? The Differences Between a Microsoft SAM Engagement and an Audit
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BSA Informants: Disgruntled Employees...
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Changing Legal Landscape for Managed Service Providers
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Licensing Oracle Software in a Third Party’s Cloud
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Compliance Remains a Concern Even in the Cloud
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Do You Have Ransomware in Your MSP Agreements?
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Beware the Convenient "Intent" of Software Publishers...
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Discovering Unlicensed IBM Software on My Servers
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What If I Discover Unlicensed IBM Software on My Servers?...
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MSP Service Catalogs in the Age of Cloud
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For SPLA Audits, When Historical Data is Missing, Creativity May Be Required
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Top Three Revisions to Request in Software License Audit Clauses
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Burden of Proof in Copyright Infringement Matters
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Licensing Non-Employees to Access Microsoft Products on Your Servers
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Data-Collection for Software Audits
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Setting Up Your Managed Services Portfolio
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Managed Services Insurance
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How to Respond to an Adobe Audit
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When Security Vendors Get It Wrong
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Bad Advice
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Cyber Insurance Claims
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Advice on Negotiating with Vendors
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Increased Audit Requests
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Post-Settlement Obligations
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Release of Liability
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BSA Settlement Payment Terms
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Vendor Supply Chain Data Breaches
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Negotiating Copyright Infringement Damages
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Top 3 Challenges in Standard IBM License Agreements
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Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGDP) – How Does it Compare to GDPR?
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Do You Need a Microsoft Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA)?
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