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A Comprehensive Guide to Microsoft End of Support

By Brent Earls|2022-07-15T15:11:06+00:00June 22nd, 2022|Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing, Skype for Business, Software Licensing, SQL|

UPDATE: We have changed the color codings to reflect what's overdue and what's upcoming [...]

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Why Being Messy Is Expensive

By Taylor Krieg|2022-06-13T17:50:39+00:00April 13th, 2022|Active Directory, Cloud Computing, Security, Software Licensing, Storage, Virtualization|

There are many things that contribute to the cleanliness of your business’s IT system – [...]

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Microsoft New Customer Experience (NCE) Change

By Tyler Switalski|2022-02-15T08:56:41+00:00February 15th, 2022|Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing, Software Licensing|

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Microsoft’s cloud licensing program is [...]

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Windows Server 2019 Licensing: A Quick Guide

By Brent Earls|2020-02-26T09:09:39+00:00February 26th, 2020|Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing, Software Licensing, Windows|

Windows Server licensing is something that, if you don’t live in it every day, can [...]

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So You Want to Buy SQL Server 2019 Licensing

By Brent Earls|2020-02-12T12:10:04+00:00February 12th, 2020|Microsoft Licensing, Software Licensing, SQL|

Licensing SQL Server has always been a bit of a pain point. Luckily, Microsoft hasn’t [...]

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Why You Should Keep Your Vendor Support Up to Date

By Leah Weisman|2018-03-28T09:32:19+00:00March 28th, 2018|Business Technology, Software Licensing|

Nowadays, most hardware and software come with additional support fees. We know, it can sometimes [...]

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What to Know About Upgrading to Windows Server 2016 with Software Assurance

By Seth Rodriquez|2017-04-13T10:05:27+00:00April 13th, 2017|Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing, Software Licensing, System Administrator, Windows, Windows Server 2016|

Do you have Software Assurance (SA) on your Windows Server licenses? If so, you may [...]

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Office 365 Groups Manages User Licensing

By Drew Harper|2017-04-11T12:42:55+00:00April 11th, 2017|Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing, Office 365, Software Licensing, System Administrator|

Microsoft recently announced the public preview of group-based license management in Office 365. Here are [...]

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Microsoft Premium Assurance: Extended-Extended Support Now Available!

By Seth Rodriquez|2017-03-16T10:01:58+00:00March 16th, 2017|Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing, Software Licensing|

Sometimes you need support … sometimes you need extended support … but sometimes you need [...]

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Do I Need SQL CALs for My SharePoint Users? Microsoft’s Policy on Multiplexing and Indirect Access to SQL Server

By Seth Rodriquez|2017-02-23T11:15:51+00:00February 23rd, 2017|Microsoft, Microsoft Licensing, Software Licensing, SQL|

(This post is an update to “Do I Need SQL CALs When Using SharePoint?” first posted [...]