Based on data from Evolve Cloud Services optimization and licensing assessments, SQL Server 2016 continues to make up over 20% of an organization’s total SQL Server deployment on average. As SQL Server 2016 End of Support (EOS) approaches, it is critical for businesses to explore their EOS options as soon as possible. Early planning will […]
Microsoft SQL Server powers mission-critical enterprise workloads across countless organizations, but this power comes with expensive enterprise licensing. Companies are increasingly exploring ways to manage these costs, from right-sizing existing workloads to considering open-source alternatives and complete SQL Server migration. In cloud computing, where costs directly correlate with utilization, the first step should always be
Did you know that Microsoft restricts Windows Server bring-your-own-licensing (BYOL) on AWS and Google Cloud to Windows Server 2019 and prior versions? Are you planning to upgrade to Windows Server 2022/2025 as Windows Server 2016/2019 near the end of support? Should you modernize these workloads and leave the cost and licensing complexity of running Windows
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
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.
A Brief History of Porting .NET Framework to modern .NET Pre-generative-AI tools and librariesModernizing legacy .NET Framework applications to modern, cross-platform versions of .NET (aka .NET Core) has been a laborious process that has gotten easier as tools and libraries have launched over the past half-decade. AWS launched their Porting Assistant for .NET in 2020,
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:
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.
While often overlooked, the software licensing costs associated with workloads that you move to the cloud are 3 to 4 times the costs of all other cloud operational costs (compute, network & storage). As a result, it’s imperative that you understand the licensing impact, both from a cost optimization and compliance perspective, for any new
We have been seeing more and more customers over the last year either put themselves into a compliance issue or lose their long term licensing flexibility because they do not understand their licensing rules & options regarding Windows Server licensing subscriptions and their use in the Public Cloud. Microsoft made some significant licensing changes that
