Your annual Microsoft true-up is approaching. You’ve used Microsoft products throughout the year and now the anniversary of your purchase is drawing near and it’s time to pay for anything that is net-new or to accommodate for any growth that your company has seen….
Software Contract Negotiation (When You Don’t Have the Upper Hand)
How to Negotiate Software Contracts When You Have No Second Option Software contract negotiations can be difficult, frustrating, and exasperating. But they can also be tolerable when it feels like you have cards of your own to lay on the table….
Promoting Software Asset Management to Your Team
How to Educate the Rest of the Team on SAM So, Software Asset Management has sparked your interest; perhaps it was the cost saving opportunities, or the organization and optimization that it offers for your software architecture. However, being intrigued by…
Mike’s Minute: Negotiating a Microsoft Audit or SAM Engagement
I enjoy reading inspirations and thought provoking quotes every now and again. I found one recent, that was from John F Kennedy about negotiating that I believe applies to negotiating a Microsoft audit. Since JFK was a President, he found himself…
The Invisible Risk of Oracle VirtualBox
Is there a way a free piece of software downloaded off the Internet can cost your company potentially huge auditing fines? Oracle VirtualBox is one such seemingly benign application that can prove a major liability for your company. Oracle VirtualBox acts…
Working From Home? Will Your Microsoft License Allow It?
Your Microsoft License and You: How Your Microsoft Licenses Can Complicate Working from Home With the COVID-19 pandemic shaking the foundation of our global community, companies find themselves in a position where they must either find ways to get their employees…
EA vs CSP: Microsoft Enterprise Agreement vs Cloud Solution Provider
Is the CSP the New EA? Wondering what the difference between an EA and the CSP program is, as well as the advantages and disadvantages? Well, that’s what MetrixData 360 is here for. The traditional EA comes with many advantages, mainly…
How to Negotiate Software Contracts During Mass Corporate Layoffs
If your business is one of the thousands going through tough times during this pandemic, you find yourself budgeting just to keep the lights on and sadly, that means you may be forced to lay off or put on furlough your…
Office 365 Reporting – Simple and Insightful Licensing & Usage Reports… or Lack Thereof
Are you responsible for managing and budgeting your organization’s Microsoft Office 365 footprint? If so, have you ever found yourself looking for a report, any report, that will help you understand what Office 365 products your organization has subscribed, deployed and…
Software Asset Management: Its Importance, Purpose, and How it Saves Money
Why Is Software Asset Management Important? Whether you are fearing a software audit, dealing with contract negotiations with a software vendor or simply would like to save money on the software that you have deployed, software asset management can prove incredibly…