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

The Oracle License Review: Because Licensing Is Complicated

We often say that Oracle’s software licensing rules are complex and nuanced. But even our description doesn’t quite do justice to the rules. They are extremely complicated and subject to frequent changes based on both technical and non-technical developments. For this reason alone, we recommend conducting an Oracle license review from time to time. As…

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General | licensing | Microsoft | software asset management | Software audit | software license | Software Renewal | Subscription based license | Support | Windows

Microsoft Office Rebranding

For the first time in over 30 years, Microsoft Office will be no more. At least, the name. While the functionality of each component – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, for example – will remain the same, the product will be referred to as Microsoft 365. Throughout the coming timeframe, these products as well as some…

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Compliance | licensing | Microsoft | software asset management | Software audit | software license | Software Renewal | SQL | Subscription based license | Virtualization | Windows

Licensing by Virtual Core

Beginning in October 2022, Microsoft allows for licensing of certain products by virtual core. In this blog, we look at three (3) specific titles: Windows Server, System Center, and SQL Server. Windows Server The announcement reads: “When licensing either edition of Windows Server by virtual machine…” But there’s other parts of this statement…

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