Oracle’s ULA: Ready to Leave or Willing to Stay? Consequences of Both When your company is in an Oracle Unlimited License Agreement (ULA), the deal is that you hand over a single up-front payment and you get access to the licenses…
Tips for Surviving a Microsoft EA True Up
Tricks for your Microsoft EA True Up If you have an Enterprise Agreement (EA) with Microsoft, then you are probably familiar with the EA’s annual True-Up. It’s a straightforward way of condensing a year’s worth of headaches and frustrations around purchasing…
Properly Sizing Azure for Your Organization
The Many Complexities of Azure Cloud Sizing Moving to Microsoft’s Azure can be an exciting experience, with so many services including File Storage and Machine Learning Analytics, SQL Databases, and Data Transfer, to name just a few. With so many infrastructure…
Understanding Software Contracts
How to Go Through Your Software Contracts Before a Negotiation You’ve been handed a software contract in the wake of a negotiation with your software vendor, and it’s an inch thick with tiny font and a lot of words you’ll need…
SQL Server Licensing Explained
SQL Servers are the most complicated, most expensive, and most critical element of an organization’s software infrastructure and it can be confusing to think about how it works, let alone how to license them. It is easy to get overwhelmed and…
Oracle’s 2020 Q4 Report Is In, Does It Mean An Audit For You?
Oracle released their 2020 Q4 report and it may mean that there are Oracle Audits coming. Software audits can be a living nightmare if you find yourself unprepared, leaving the possibility for things to spiral out of control until the next…
What to Expect from Oracle Contract Renewals
2020 has so far been quite the cruel mistress and, although software companies have been relatively spared when compared to other industries, that hasn’t stopped Oracle from being dealt a heavy blow, as detailed in their Q4 report for 2020. Traditionally,…
How to Avoid Software Audits
It’s no crime to not enjoy software audits, who would? They’re stressful, unpleasant experiences that can result in crippling audit penalties and the feeling of being powerless when it comes to your own software. Humans naturally want to avoid things that…