Change is coming to Microsoft Office licensing. How will you be affected?
The new release of Office is upon us and with it, some updates to licensing. Here's what you need to know.
Oracle to require a subscription for Java SE
If you use the Java SE (Standard Edition) platform, brace yourself. As of January 2019, the platform will no longer be free. Here's what you need to know.
New Adobe licensing program brings discounts, flexibility to large government agencies
If you’re a large government agency that has previously purchased Adobe perpetual licenses under the Transactional Licensing Program (TLP) or the Cumulative Licensing Program (CLP), there’s a new [...]
Is database software licensing driving your architecture?
In a perfect world software licensing wouldn’t top your list of considerations when building and delivering the IT solutions your customers need. Architects and developers would collaborate to [...]
SHI saves customer from a $30 million SAP audit penalty
$30 million. That’s the bill that arrived for one organization after a recent SAP audit. Oh, and it only had four weeks to respond to SAP. In the end, SHI helped the customer talk SAP down [...]
Why you should switch from Autodesk maintenance to subscription
Autodesk is about to fundamentally change how it extends capabilities and delivers new functionality. Beginning in June 2017, customers with existing eligible perpetual licenses on active [...]
6 software license terms to consider before moving to the cloud
Some 95 percent of IT professionals have taken to the cloud, according to a recent survey. And if you’re one of them, you might want to check your licensing – you could be breaking your [...]
Adobe gives Creative Cloud for enterprise the VIP treatment. Here’s what it means for you.
Adobe’s Creative Cloud for enterprise suite can now be licensed through a Value Incentive Plan (VIP) Agreement. Translation: Organizations are no longer required to license Creative Cloud for [...]
Will these product and licensing changes from Microsoft affect you?
You probably heard Microsoft is buying LinkedIn. But have you heard about MPSA’s evolution and the licensing changes for Windows Server 2016 and Office 365 (O365)? Microsoft announced a [...]
5 reasons you’re likely to get audited
There’s no way around it – your organization will face a software audit at some point. A few years ago, Gartner found that 65 percent of organizations were audited by at least one publisher in [...]
