ANALYST REPORT:
Many of the top reasons given for the use of open source BI software is "lower costs." The question is whether commercial open source actually matters when it comes to lowering license and support costs. Read this analyst report for comparison of the software and support costs of traditional BI vendors versus commercial open source BI from Pentaho.
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.
ESSENTIAL GUIDE:
Open up this E-Guide to hear from CIOs about their past experiences negotiating SaaS contracts – both successfully and unsuccessfully. Learn from their past blunders and develop best practice contract negotiation skills of your own.
WHITE PAPER:
Defining and implementing a strategy for software asset management (SAM) and license optimization isn't easy -- but with the right tools and processes, it's definitely possible. Access this informative resource to explore the common challenges of SAM, and how you can ensure your software license optimization program is on its way to full maturity.
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.
WEBCAST:
This webcast looks at development and test workloads that lend themselves particularly well to leveraging the cloud, such as large scale load testing, and deployment planning and automation, and offers guidance and best practices for organizations interested in cloud-based solutions.
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.
BROCHURE:
SPLA is a month-to-month licensing program designed to enable service providers to supply hosting, outsourcing and other software services to customers without the up-front capital costs and increased risk. Read this brochure for the details.
