Licensing Contracts Reports

Computer Weekly – 27 February 2024: Microsoft's 'unfair' cloud licensing under scrutiny
sponsored by TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com
EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine claims that Microsoft's licensing policies are damaging competition in the cloud. Our latest buyer's guide asks if hybrid cloud is now CIOs' end goal, and not just an interim step on the journey. And we look at how the focus on customer experience is impacting the unified comms market. Read the issue now.
Posted: 23 Feb 2024 | Published: 27 Feb 2024

TechTarget ComputerWeekly.com

SAP on SUSE Linux Enterprise Simple Stack
sponsored by SUSE
WHITE PAPER: Because organizations depend on SAP applications to plan for the future, points of failure can have serious, long-term implications. This white paper offers detailed guidance to help you build and maintain a highly available SAP architecture based on the successful integration of SUSE Linux and x86-64 hardware.
Posted: 12 Jun 2012 | Published: 20 Dec 2011

SUSE

Upgrade Strategies and Third-Party Support: Taking Back Control of Your Enterprise Applications Road Map
sponsored by Rimini Street, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: How to use third-party support to get information on enterprise application software licensing renewels.
Posted: 13 Jun 2011 | Published: 09 Jun 2011

Rimini Street, Inc.

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers: Competitive Pricing Guide
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: This paper compares the pricing of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization with VMware vSphere5 for server virtualization. Both the Red Hat subscription pricing and the VMware license and support pricing are explained along with detailed comparisons.
Posted: 20 Jan 2012 | Published: 20 Jan 2012

Red Hat

E-Guide: New Virtualization Software Reduces SQL Server 2012 Licensing Costs
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
EGUIDE: This expert resource explores a virtualization strategy for reducing the licensing costs of Microsoft's SQL Server 2012 upgrade. Learn more about the benefits server virtualization can provide to your Microsoft environment.
Posted: 16 Nov 2012 | Published: 16 Nov 2012

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

User-Based Licensing for Endpoint Protection and BYOD
sponsored by OpenText Security Solutions
WHITE PAPER: User-based licensing allows protection on multiple devices for each employee, meaning companies need only know the number of mobile workers, not the number of devices. Inside, you'll find 5 reasons you should consider user-based licensing for your organization.
Posted: 11 Jun 2013 | Published: 11 Jun 2013

OpenText Security Solutions

E-Guide: Managing Virtual Desktop Environments
sponsored by Dell
EGUIDE: Explore the steps involved in virtual desktop licensing management, including how to select the right licensing tools.
Posted: 26 Nov 2014 | Published: 26 Nov 2014

Dell

Growing Oracle Database Workloads on Scale-Up x86 Servers
sponsored by HP and Intel® Xeon® processor
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes in greater detail the current challenges customers face and the benefits of deploying Oracle Database on scale-up x86 servers.
Posted: 29 May 2014 | Published: 31 Oct 2013

HP and Intel® Xeon® processor

Virtualization Licensing and Support Lethargy: Curing the Disease That Stalls Virtualization Adoption
sponsored by Burton Group
WHITE PAPER: Today, most applications can efficiently run inside virtual machines (VMs), and application vendors have a responsibility to develop licensing and support policies offering virtualization compatibility without the expense of added management to...
Posted: 18 Jul 2008 | Published: 22 Jan 2008

Burton Group

Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA): The pay-as-you-go licensing program
sponsored by HP and Microsoft
BROCHURE: SPLA is a month-to-month licensing program designed to enable service providers to supply hosting, outsourcing and other software services to customers without the up-front capital costs and increased risk. Read this brochure for the details.
Posted: 02 Jul 2010 | Published: 02 Jul 2010

HP and Microsoft