CASE STUDY:
In 2005, Fenwick & West selected Microsoft SharePoint as its next-generation intranet, extranet, and collaboration platform. It soon became clear, however, that migration would be an obstacle. Read this case study to learn about their migration solution.
ANALYST REPORT:
Many of the top reasons given for the use of open source BI software is "lower costs." The question is whether commercial open source actually matters when it comes to lowering license and support costs. Read this analyst report for comparison of the software and support costs of traditional BI vendors versus commercial open source BI from Pentaho.
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
This presentation transcript reveals best practices for license management. Find out how you can leverage ITIL to recover costs and discover guidelines for negotiating license agreements.
ESSENTIAL GUIDE:
Open up this E-Guide to hear from CIOs about their past experiences negotiating SaaS contracts – both successfully and unsuccessfully. Learn from their past blunders and develop best practice contract negotiation skills of your own.
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.
WHITE PAPER:
Defining and implementing a strategy for software asset management (SAM) and license optimization isn't easy -- but with the right tools and processes, it's definitely possible. Access this informative resource to explore the common challenges of SAM, and how you can ensure your software license optimization program is on its way to full maturity.
EGUIDE:
This expert e-guide from SearchCloudComputing.com offers a primer on cloud licensing. Read on to learn about your options for cloud license management, five licensing factors to consider when planning a cloud migration, and more.
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.
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
This expert presentation transcript explores key management factors you should consider as you navigate your virtualization initiative, including licensing, memory capabilities, and more. Hear about one company's virtualization roadmap and determine whether it aligns with your own virtualization plans.
WHITE PAPER:
In this white paper you will learn five reasons why your Oracle licensing requirements may evolve, the five best practices for Oracle license management and more.
