Microsoft has a very generous internal use license program for its partners. In generalities, a Microsoft Certified Partner gets 25 copies of most all desktop software (and Client Access Licenses – CALs) and 1 or 2 server
It’s been said that 2010 is the year of M&A (LOL…again, there have been many years in the past that have also held that moniker) and having just seen a posting on LinkedIn on this topic reminded
(Updated 5/18/10 based on info from Microsoft) I heard an ugly rumor yesterday about Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 from Gaby Amar at Softmart saying that in order to use SQL Server 2008 R2 in a server/CAL
It seems in a number of my recent conversations with a major software publisher (who has one of the most complex licensing structures going)…that they keep referencing companies that “Game the System” and what a wrong thing
I woke up this morning to a great Twitter from a good friend and great coach Jak Plihal (http://www.beingsolutions.com/). It was the quote: “It is hard to get a man to understand something, if his living depends
We seem to spend so much time focusing on desktop licensing and trying to get that right…but frequently it is our IT backoffice applications that get us into trouble. Despite change control on our desktops and servers,
Wow, can’t say I’m upset to see the end of 2009! Having been in business since 1999 I’ve seen some ups and downs (think California, technology, early 2000’s…ouch!) and am happy that with business maturity comes a
Earlier this month I spoke at the IAITAM conference in Nevada on the topic of Licensing Implications in the Cloud (Saas), it was a lively group and an interesting subject. However; the most interesting piece was the