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RDS Licensing Explained
Remote Desktop Services (RDS) is the number one underreported SKU found in a compliance audit. It’s not deliberate, just misunderstood or simply bad licensing advice. RDS is licensed by user (SAL) for...
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200 Level SPLA Licensing Questions – Answered
Starting a new series on this blog “top licensing questions” Here’s a list of some often unanswered questions…answered! In many instances it’s tough to go into great detail or specific customer...
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SPLA Audit start to finish
Your business is doing great, your sellers and customers are happy, you are making money instead of spending money, when out of the blue….BAM…you receive an audit letter. Sound familiar? So what do...
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Do you have SA? Why this question really matters.
Brett’s Hosting’s sales director is consistently looking on the web to see what competition is advertising. It drives him nuts to see other “hoster’s” advertise SharePoint for less than what he can...
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IaaS Gotchas…
In this post I will highlight new (and not so new) compliance gotchas as it pertains to providing infrastructure as a service. Let’s start with a common example and go from there. You provide the...
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Details of the Qualified Multitenant Addendum
There’s been a lot of talk as of late about the new QMTH addendum. I’ve written a couple of articles on the topic here In this article, we will summarize what is written in the addendum so there’s no...
View ArticleTo use a tool or not?
Ahh, SPLA reporting. We’ve heard the line, the only sure thing in life is death and taxes. The only thing certain for a service provider is that Microsoft will change the licensing rules (frequently)...
View ArticleSPLA Audits: Survival Guide
Here’s an example of an unsuccessful audit and what this Company could have done differently. True story. Don’t waste a failure. Customer A Background The Company reports roughly 75,000 USD a month...
View ArticleIs License Mobility Dead?
Note – When we discuss License Mobility, we mean leveraging end customer licensing in shared environments. With the new Flexible Virtualization Benefit, what is the reason for License Mobility? Great...
View ArticleRe: License Compliance Verification of Software Services
Sound familiar? If it does, you just received (or received in the past) an audit notification. What does this mean? As I mentioned in previous articles, the first step is to take a deep breath. Don’t...
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