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VMware has made some interesting manoeuvres this month with regard to the licensing of its vRAM technology. The previous licensing model enforced RAM restrictions and limitations on users of vSphere 5, VMware’s cloud computing virtualisation operating system. As the company...
“Reality is changing – I’d suggest you get involved” As with almost any complex area of life or business, Software Asset Management is seldom black and white. Like most of us, SAM practitioners need to deal with various shades of grey. This is the first of two articles...
Cowardly Lion; Solve Fear, Solve the Problem In this informative session Jason Keogh from iQuate and Will Monin from VMware explore how to optimize Oracle licensing within VMware environments. Topics: How Oracle is licensed? Processors, Cores and Core Factors Hard vs. Soft Partitioning VMotion Virtualization...
Great conversations were had at the UK SAM Networking event this week at Covent Garden. Connect with either Ian Preskett, David Phillips or the BCS to join future sessions. One popular topic was the recent changes to SQL licensing which are likely to affect many organizations. Paul...
IT Management tools need to communicate with the networked devices they manage. There are two main schools of thought on how best to achieve this. Shall we place a piece of code (an agent) on each device to collect information and manage that device or shall we use the network itself...
During my work with the IEC last year three things stood out with market leading ITAM implementations : They mapped services to costs effectively They provided feedback to the business in layman’s terms They provided the business levers for change Unfortunately, this level of...
In licensing terms, virtualisation can be an untamed beast. Yes, you can save money with virtualisation, reduce power costs, air conditioning overheads and floor space in expensive data centres – but the licensing bill for a virtual environment can be horrendous if not configured...