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Miro Consulting is an Oracle consultancy specializing in Oracle audits, Oracle contract negotiations, Oracle license agreements and Oracle procurement. Miro helps companies simplify, restructure, negotiation and manage Oracle software.
Oracle’s new and well-published fee structure for Java is now in full force. It represents the fourth fee structure change in four years. Under the new schedule, companies using Java c… Read More
An IBM audit is inevitable for any organization that uses the company’s software. IBM audits customers every three to four years like clockwork. Here’s the thing: being found out… Read More
Managing software licenses in a business setting can be a bit challenging. Some software packages are more complicated than others. Take Salesforce. It has some of the most complex licensing… Read More
On January 23, 2023, Oracle quietly announced their new licensing metric for Java, the Employee for Java SE Universal Subscription metric. Since then, Oracle has done two (2) things; possibl… Read More
Like most others in the software development business, Microsoft does not sell its products. Rather, it licenses them. Ensuring that customers maintain compliance with licensing agreements i… Read More
Microsoft has done an abrupt about face by making Copilot, its generative AI tool, available to just about everyone who uses Microsoft 365. However, Copilot is not free. Anyone wishing to ac… Read More
It’s official! Oracle has extended Solaris 11.4 support until 2037.
In the latest update of their Oracle Lifetime Support Policy Oracle and Sun System Software and Operating Systems, d… Read More
Windows Server 2025 will be generally available “in late 2024”. This release has the same ten (10) year support cycle as previous Windows Server releases.
Among the features:
Cor… Read More
Java compliance took an interesting turn last January when Oracle dispensed with its old licensing model in favor of a new per employee model. They introduced a per employee metric that simp… Read More
We often say that Oracle’s software licensing rules are complex and nuanced. But even our description doesn’t quite do justice to the rules. They are extremely complicated and su… Read More
As an ongoing effort, Miro will deliver the Microsoft products reaching end-of-life (EOL) in or by September 2024 in a clear, concise way.
There are two (2) things are very important –… Read More
According to the Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap, Java release 20 will no longer be supported under Premier support past September 2023 and will move to Sustaining Support.
Java 21 has come o… Read More
As an ongoing effort, Miro will deliver the Microsoft products reaching end-of-life (EOL) in or by March 2024 in a clear, concise way.
Three (3) things are very important – and potenti… Read More
According to the Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap, Java release 20 will no longer be supported under Premier support past September 2023 and will move to Sustaining Support.
Java 21 has come o… Read More
Java Licensing & Audits Webinar
Date: September 19, 2023
Time: 1:30pm EDT
Place: Online Webinar – Register Here
Join us for this informative webinar where we’ll discuss how t… Read More
Miro Consulting, leading global provider of software consulting and asset management services, today announced that it has named Alan Marc Smith and Brian Strosser as new members of its non… Read More
As an ongoing effort, Miro will deliver the Microsoft products reaching end-of-life (EOL) in or by October 2023 in a clear, concise way.
Two (2) things are very important – and potenti… Read More
Well, it’s happened!
On January 10, 2023, both Windows (desktop) 7 and Windows 8.1[1] have left their Extended Support periods, including the third year of the Extended Security Update… Read More
Date: Feb 21, 2023
Time: 2:30pm EDT
Place: Online Webinar – Register Here
Join us for this informative webinar where we’ll discuss how to avoid failing a Java audit. This present… Read More
In December of 2022, it was announced that IBM has “… a high-density 24-core processor for the IBM Power S1014 system (MTM 9105-41B) to address application environments utilizin… Read More
Microsoft Audits – Learn what 8 things are likely to trigger a Microsoft Audit in 2023
Don’t be fooled by Microsoft’s announcements on reducing their audits. They hav… Read More
Oracle will require an organization to purchase a Java License for every single employee
There is a publicly available price list located here. In it, you will see that Oracle has adopted a… Read More
Warning: When you wisely refuse to participate in a Fake Microsoft Audit, the unscrupulous Microsoft Reseller will often contact Microsoft and tell them to audit you for real. If you r… Read More
Virtualization Policy Errors
Mistake – Virtualization polices can affect licensing for Microsoft products such as SQL Server, when moving instances in a cluster (“License Mobili… Read More
Hyperthreading doubles your licensing costs if it’s turned on
Licensing is normally done on a “per core” basis
When hyperthreading is turned on, it’s done an a &ldquo… Read More
Miro Consulting has a long-term Client for whom Oracle is pressuring for their Java licensure. Oracle is using the existence of client downloads of for-fee versions of Java licensing to clai… Read More
For the first time in over 30 years, Microsoft Office will be no more. At least, the name.
While the functionality of each component – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, for example –… Read More
Beginning in October 2022, Microsoft allows for licensing of certain products by virtual core. In this blog, we look at three (3) specific titles: Windows Server, System Center, and SQL Serv… Read More
We all know how big cloud computing is. And you might be aware that a lawsuit was brought against Microsoft alleging its practices in the cloud were unfair. Technically, this case was brough… Read More
Java Licensing can be a challenge for organizations looking to avoid an audit failure
All commercial entities are required to have a Java Subscription for every devices that uses Java, which… Read More
The new report addresses the question that nearly every IT professional must answer: Should my organization purchase a bundle of solutions from a single vendor or mix-and-match the “be… Read More
It’s not that far away. 2025. That year (and into 2026) spells the end of some on-premises software and end-of-support dates. This could leave your organization with unsupported softwa… Read More
Join us for this informative webinar where we’ll discuss how to avoid failing a Java audit.
Date: Oct 5, 2022
Time: 2:30pm EDT
Online Webinar – Register Here
Topics:
Java audit d… Read More
In July 2021, Oracle announced the OCI Support Rewards program, which provides credits against a client’s usage of OCI services. Credits of between 25 and 33 cents can be earned… Read More
Oracle’s Database version 12.1 is moving to Sustaining Support at the end of July 2022. If you are one of the many Oracle customers still making use of this version, it may be ti… Read More
On June 28th, Miro Consulting’s Tim Hegedus will address some of the major differences between Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) and help you to determine which cloud is ri… Read More
Early retirement. It’s something we all – well, most of us – dream about. But not when it comes to software features!
Microsoft announced that it is retiring SQL Server 201… Read More
“Oracle is making the industry leading Oracle JDK available for free, including all quarterly security updates. This includes commercial and production use.” That is a dire… Read More
If you’re running Oracle Database, you might wonder whether it’s the right time to migrate to the cloud. Miro Consulting, along with the cloud migration experts at Pythian, addr… Read More
Microsoft has determined that Unified Support, which we blogged about before, is the way to go for problem resolution support. And they believe in it so much that they are retiring the free[… Read More
Relational databases have existed almost 50 years since IBM’s System R was built as a research project in San Jose. The Postgres research at UC Berkeley then added object concepts to r… Read More
Miro worked with the IT Director at a large public utility organization to lowering their AWS bill, controlling their spending, and optimizing the organization’s cloud environment. The… Read More
For those organizations who still have legacy deployments of Windows Server and/or SQL Server, time is running out.
Microsoft has published its schedule for Extended Security Updates or &ldq… Read More
The agency was concerned that it was out of compliance with their IBM and Oracle license contracts
They have no centralized purchasing or license management mechanism available for the agenc… Read More
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The organization needed international usage rights but only
had national rights
IT Leadership believed it would need to re-purchase
licenses at full cost
Miro presented four options, includi… Read More
