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Oracle License Services: Spending Money to Save It

Oracle licenses cost money. It can be a lot of money, too. So much so that companies are sometimes reluctant to invest in expert consulting services to help maintain licensing compliance simply because they have already spent enough on the software itself. But sometimes a company needs to spend money in order to save it….

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Compliance | IT Asset Management | JAVA | licensing | Oracle | software asset management | software license | Software Renewal | Subscription based license

Is Java’s New Fee Structure Pricing Companies Out?

Oracle’s new and well-published fee structure for Java is now in full force. It represents the fourth fee structure change in four years. Under the new schedule, companies using Java could pay 2-5 times more to continue using it. This begs a particularly important question: is the new fee structure pricing companies out? A January…

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Compliance | IT Asset Management | licensing | software asset management | Software audit | software license

IBM Audits: Being Found Out of Compliance Could Be Expensive

An IBM audit is inevitable for any organization that uses the company’s software. IBM audits customers every three to four years like clockwork. Here’s the thing: being found out of compliance could get very expensive rather quickly. It pays to be proactive about internal IBM audit defense and license management to guarantee your company is…

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IT Asset Management | licensing | software asset management | software license | Subscription based license

Is Your Company Utilizing the Right Salesforce Licenses?

Managing software licenses in a business setting can be a bit challenging. Some software packages are more complicated than others. Take Salesforce. It has some of the most complex licensing in business. For that reason alone, our Salesforce license management services could prove invaluable to your company. Salesforce is near the top in terms of…

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Java Alternatives

On January 23, 2023, Oracle quietly announced their new licensing metric for Java, the Employee for Java SE Universal Subscription metric. Since then, Oracle has done two (2) things; possibly three (3): Oracle no longer offers the older metrics of Processor (servers, with the core-factor applied) and Named User Plus (workstations). Even if you had…

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Compliance | IT Asset Management | licensing | Microsoft | software asset management | Software audit | software license

Microsoft License Audits: Top 5 FAQs and Answers

Like most others in the software development business, Microsoft does not sell its products. Rather, it licenses them. Ensuring that customers maintain compliance with licensing agreements is the motivation behind conducting regular audits. Rest assured that a Microsoft license audit is not something to take lightly. Microsoft audits are par for the course at ECCO…

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Compliance | IT Asset Management | licensing | Microsoft | software asset management | Software audit | software license

Is Licensing Copilot for Microsoft 365 Worth the Cost?

Microsoft has done an abrupt about face by making Copilot, its generative AI tool, available to just about everyone who uses Microsoft 365. However, Copilot is not free. Anyone wishing to access it in Microsoft 365 – whether for professional or personal use – must pay for a license. Here is the question: is licensing…

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General | IT Asset Management | licensing | Oracle | software asset management | software license | Support

Solaris Support

It’s official! Oracle has extended Solaris 11.4 support until 2037. In the latest update of their Oracle Lifetime Support Policy Oracle and Sun System Software and Operating Systems, dated January 23, 2024, there was an update. Release GA Date Premier Support Ends Extended Support Ends Sustaining Support Ends Solaris 8 Feb 2000 Mar 2009 Mar…

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Cost Containment/Negotiation | General | IT Asset Management | licensing | Microsoft | software asset management | software license | Subscription based license

Windows Server 2025

Windows Server 2025 will be generally available “in late 2024”. This release has the same ten (10) year support cycle as previous Windows Server releases. Among the features: Core features like Active Directory, Storage, and Hyper-V Features that were first introduced in Azure Stack HCI and Azure Edition Active Directory improvements A little more in…

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Compliance | Cost Containment/Negotiation | IT Asset Management | JAVA | licensing | Oracle | software asset management | Software audit | software license | Subscription based license

A Basic Introduction to Java’s Per Employee Metric

Java compliance took an interesting turn last January when Oracle dispensed with its old licensing model in favor of a new per employee model. They introduced a per employee metric that simplifies licensing but likely raises the cost of using Java Standard Edition (SE) for most companies. ECCO’s Java compliance services include a friendly Java…

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