Licensing

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

WHITE PAPER: When choosing a network monitoring solution, cost should always be a consideration. However, comparing licensing models can be tricky. This resource details the components that make up licensing costs and compares different licensing models to help you find your best approach.

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 | Published: 28 Feb 2013

WHITE PAPER: This comprehensive whitepaper explores the pros and cons of freeware offerings, consumer antivirus products, and small business endpoint packages to help you determine which option would work best for your SMB.

Posted: 25 Feb 2013 | Published: 25 Feb 2013

WHITE PAPER: This case study outlines how one business migrated to Linux to boost reliability and performance and also realized significant savings on hardware and licensing costs in the process. Learn how your organization can reduce TCO, improve application speed and much more.

Posted: 18 Jun 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

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

WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces you to the different models within the 5500-series family of Cisco ASAs and gives you an idea of how each would best be used. This guide will also give a brief overview of the licensing considerations for each of the models discussed.

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 | Published: 19 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive white paper to quiz yourself on asset management to learn what you can do to get it done quickly and efficiently.

Posted: 24 Aug 2012 | Published: 24 Aug 2012

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

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper and learn some of the datacentre licence management challenges, including heterogeneous and multi-platform environments, complex licence models, virtualization and more.

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 | Published: 09 Nov 2011

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.

Posted: 09 Nov 2011 | Published: 09 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the top 10 reasons why most software vendors and high-tech manufacturers choose to buy a COTS software licensing and entitlement management solution.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This ESG white paper features information about backup licensing and how these trends are affecting what solutions are available - and at what cost. Read on to learn about four critical aspects of any licensing structure, different types of licensing, and what solutions are available today to help meet your specific needs.

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 | Published: 03 Oct 2011

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

WHITE PAPER: Lacking a strategic solution for Enterprise License Optimization most organizations are greatly overspending on some licenses and out of compliance on others, putting them at risk of costly software license audits. FlexNet Manager Suite is a comprehensive and proven solution for Enterprise License Optimization and license compliance management.

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 | Published: 11 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: FlexNet Manager for SAP Business Suite optimizes the SAP system measurement and checks for potential license savings. By checking the usage of each individual license, it determines whether the correct license type was purchased for a given user and whether enough licenses are available. This removes the guess work and optimizes license allocation.

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 | Published: 10 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read how effective software asset management supports both cost effectiveness and cost efficiency by matching inventory with actual deployments, thereby helping to reduce over- and under-licensing.

Posted: 25 Oct 2010 | Published: 15 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: As a continuation of prior research, this white paper, commissioned by SafeNet, discusses IDC's findings on the best practices for the deployment of software licensing and entitlement management technologies.

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 | Published: 15 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: This Quick Reference Guide is for people who need to understand the basics of how Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is licensed and sold. This guide does not supersede or replace any of the legal documentation covering SQL Server use rights.

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 | Published: 12 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: Software allows you to thrive in the midst of change. Managing your software assets requires a partner who delivers more—and that’s HP Software Licensing & Management Solutions (SLMS). Download this brochure and learn more.

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 | Published: 02 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: This Forrester Research paper will show you how analyzing your options for upgrading to Windows 7 can save you down the road. One of the first steps IT managers should take is to determine their firm's Windows 7 licensing strategy and how it fits into their broader Microsoft relationship.

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 22 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper dispels some myths about BI in smaller companies and outlines the main options at your disposal.

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009

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