Harry’s Opinion

Software audits – just another line of business

Software publishers tend to audit the customers they believe are most far out of license compliance. It is just another line of business for software publishing companies and the return on investment is quite high. But it is not a level playing field for all involved, as software license metrics have become very complex. Mandatory

BYOD – avoid software licensing liability surprises

Employees bring their iPads to work to access Microsoft software. They trigger potentially expensive licensing requirements for Windows Server applications, Office suite applications and the Windows client OS, as well as they impact the yearly qualified device count (true-up), that must be reported under Enterprise Agreements (EAs). You may ask yourself whether your team commands