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Miro Consulting Blog: News, Views and Commentary
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Miro Consulting (www.miroconsulting.com) has provided advisory services to Oracle and Microsoft clients needing assistance in managing the fundamental changes in their software licensing assets. This highly successful consulting practice has negotiated over $700 million in software licensing transactions, saving companies more than half a billion dollars in licensing, support and consulting fees. Miro's blog - News, Views and Commentary - discusses software licensing and compliance issues from around the world at a very high level.
Recent Posts
Microsoft licensing hack
It looks like there is a technical loophole that allows you to upgrade illegally. When Microsoft finally released Windows 7, there has been a lot of grumbling over Microsoft’s lack of direction on the upgrade process in the last few weeks from...
Big problems with licensing in the UK
Businesses in the U.S. aren’t the only ones suffering, according to a new study, less than half of UK businesses believe their software is correctly licensed. An overwhelming 71% of those businesses admitted to having licensing problems in the ...
Why you need SAM
Software Asset Management is an important aspect of business operations, but some management teams are apprehensive about making a change either because they fear unexpected costs from implementation or the inability to understand that SAM will save ...
Have you seen us lately?
We’ve been included in some great articles in the media lately. Not that the articles are great because we’re in them, but because the articles are worth the read (with or without our commentary). They are very helpful pieces about licens...
Ballmer admits flaws in MS licensing, no change in sight
At a recent event in London, Steve Ballmer was asked about Microsoft’s complex licensing policies to which he acknowledged that yes, Microsoft licensing isn’t simple, never has been and probably never will be. So, is there a chance for ch...
Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Keynote: A lot about Sun
I keep humming the lyrics Blister in the Sun while listening to Larry’s keynote. And, if you’re interested in what we think will happen to licensing and pricing for Sun-Oracle offerings, read our previous post Sun-Oracle: Here’s how you could...

