Author name: Lance Spratt

Amazon WorkSpaces, AWS, Cost Optimization, End User Computing, EUC, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Licensing

Have You Considered a Cloud Desktop Solution on Amazon WorkSpaces? 

Has managing desktops in your organizations become more challenging over the last five years with the growing number of remote workers?  Have you explored Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) to learn how it could help you reduce cost and simplify IT management?  Are you familiar with the offerings available on Amazon WorkSpaces and the option to bring your […]

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AWS, Cost Optimization, Microsoft Licensing, Nutanix

Nutanix Offers a Viable Alternative to VMware in the Cloud

Evolve Cloud Services helps organizations optimize and modernize their server-based workloads as they migrate to the cloud. Organizations that partner with Evolve gain insight into the technical and licensing aspects of cloud migration, which improve efficiency and reduce cost. A valuable component of this engagement is identifying the best virtualization solution for high performance and low cost.

License Compliance Risk, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, Microsoft Licensing, SQL Server, Windows Server

Are You Eligible to Renew Your Microsoft Enterprise Agreement?

In 2024 Microsoft announced that certain customers will be unable to renew their Enterprise Agreements (EA) at expiration. While this change is limited to a small percentage of organizations, it could be indicative of future changes that may have an impact on a broader audience. What did Microsoft Announce? On November 12th, 2024, Microsoft announced:

AWS, Cost Optimization, License Compliance Risk, Microsoft Licensing, Software Audit, SQL Server, Windows Server

Upcoming SPLA License Changes Impact on Public Cloud BYOL

Microsoft updated to the Service Provider Use Rights (SPUR) to remove the option for service providers to use their own Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA) licenses in Listed Provider environments (AWS, Google Cloud, Alibaba, Azure) after October 1, 2025.  Service providers impacted by this change are advised to contact EVOLVE Cloud Services for help optimizing and/or modernizing their cloud deployments.

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