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Campaign for Clear Licensing – Code of Conduct for Cloud Computing In 2014 the Campaign for Clear Licensing published a Software Audit Code of Conduct. This was an ITAM community effort, co-written by industry practitioners. It’s intended use was that if a customer must face an...
The Campaign for Clear Licensing is pleased to present a new report on the software support and maintenance market. Thank you to everyone in the ITAM Review community who took the time to participate. Download the report here: http://clearlicensing.org/2018/09/11/250bn/ This research...
The Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL) is investigating the software support and maintenance market. Please help the Campaign by sharing your experiences – all information shared will be in strictest confidence and will be published as a free to access report to those who participate. CLICK...
The Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL) has today published a white paper that suggests that Microsoft stunts its own growth through licensing complexity. The paper collates feedback from over 100 worldwide Microsoft customers on their concerns and challenges with software licensing...
IBM audits are being used to prop up license revenue targets – not to protect IP One striking trend we see in modern audit activity is that software audits are NOT about reducing non-compliance. It is right and proper that a company should protect their intellectual property...
This is a quick update on progress with the Campaign for Clear Licensing. CCL joins forces with FIE Firstly, I am very pleased to announce a strategic alliance between the Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL) and Free ICT Europe. CCL (a not for profit providing an independent voice...
Further to the initial findings from the CCL regarding Microsoft Licensing issues that are faced by users, upcoming US Microsoft Licensing Seminar sponsors Method 180 have shared their thoughts. You can see the full article ‘Microsoft True-down, Software Assurance, and Citrix are...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYztUTtDVlU&feature=youtu.be News CCL Writes to Oracle The Campaign for Clear Licensing published an open letter to Larry Ellison and Oracle in January on the back of their successful Oracle Seminar and other research. The letter highlights a number...
92% of Oracle customers agree that they do not communicate changes properly Oracle’s software licensing is complex and regularly changing. The number of products and acquisitions made by Oracle over the years has resulted in a number of changes in license metrics, and also new licenses...
Following the unfortunate timing of Juno, the storm that hit New York in January we are pleased to announce that we have rescheduled our Oracle Seminar to Friday, 15th May 2015. After the success of our Oracle Seminar that took place in London in November 2014, we are very...