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 […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on cloud and software licensing strategies for most companies. The need for increased flexibility & scalability has accelerated cloud migration timelines. Staff reductions, ability to scale both up and down and the need to cut costs have also had companies re-evaluating the best licensing strategy to implement
It’s fascinating how quickly companies perceptions have evolved over the last few years when it comes to cloud computing. Just thinking back to conversations that we had with customers about moving their server infrastructure to the public cloud, the typical responses went something like this: 2016 – “We are never moving to the cloud!” 2018
On August 1, 2019, Microsoft announced a significant licensing change that has a major impact on current and future AWS and other Public Cloud provider workloads. The intent behind this change was to make a clear distinction between licensing rights for Microsoft software on hardware leased and managed by traditional outsourcers verses dedicated hosted services
