Podcast Episode 14: Office365, Unbundling Microsoft, Monetizing Mobility

Unbundling Microsoft product options

In this podcast I was joined by some great experts who share their opinions on Microsoft.

• Tim Hegedus, Miro Consulting
• Mike Austin, Method 180
• Sumin Chen, Belarc
• Peter Beruk, 1E
• Kevin Suckow, SoftwareOne
• Mandi Sue Bleau, Flexera Software

This is our third podcast on Microsoft and follows similar discussions on Microsoft Virtualisation and Microsoft in the Datacentre.

In this podcast we cover:

• Safe harbour, Office 365, blockers to adoption
• Breaking up Microsoft bundles
• Office 365 meets commercial acceptance but blockers and uncertainty remain (security, performance, compatibility)
• Capex vs Opex
• M&A with Office 365
• Actual usage and Exchange Online
• Stepping back and identifying true needs
• Breaking down Microsoft bundles and picking a la carte
• Knowing what you don’t need is probably most important issue
• Tracking as a key issue
• Microsoft tooling configuration centric – no use for licensing
• Managing Azure costs and IAAS costs
• Client Immaturity and Education required “We have an enterprise agreement so we can install whatever we want”
• Leverage complexity for your advantage
• Monetizing mobility
• Microsoft SAM engagements as a revenue generator
• Microsoft SAM as Microsoft audit in disguise
• Microsoft’s support of ISO tags (-2 & -3)
• A vision of ISO and “push button compliance”
• API access to Microsoft services to support management
• Microsoft CSP

ITAM Review readers on the East Cost USA – please come and join us at a free Microsoft Licensing seminar on Wednesday 21st October at Baruch College, New York: https://marketplace.itassetmanagement.net/event/usamicrosoft2015/

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