Nearly 70% of IT Executives Believe They Would Fail a Software Audit September 2008
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in this issue
-- Nearly 70% of IT Executives Believe They Would Fail a Software Audit
-- Miro's Guide to Smarter Oracle Software Licensing; It's Free For The Asking
-- Miro's Named Finalist in Prestigious Ernst & Young Award
-- Miro Consulting named in CRN Magazine's Fast Growth 100 List
-- Check out Miro's Blog!
-- About Miro Consulting, Inc.
-- Unsubscribe
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Nearly 70% of IT Executives Believe They Would Fail a Software Audit
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Sixty-nine percent of IT executives believe that they would fail a software audit, according to King Research, a California-based marketing research company.
Nearly 3 out of 4 surveyed believe they are not prepared for a software audit and 60% believe they have unlicensed software deployed. Over half (56%) track their licenses manually or not at all with less than 10% using a fully automated system. Not keeping track of licensing or poorly doing so is only asking for trouble, especially in larger enterprises where the fees add up quickly.
The lack of software license compliance can bring hundreds of thousands to millions of unexpected expenses. It's not that anyone is deliberately breaking the law. The fact is they lack the expertise and resources - from people to systems - to keep up with enterprise software licensing and compliance.
7 Simple Steps to compliance nirvana. Software licensing and compliance are extremely complex. Having a good software asset management program has prevented millions of dollars during surprise audits and during licensing re- negotiations.
Here are some quick, basic tips to remember:
These are simple, but often overlooked measures.
Miro's Guide to Smarter Oracle Software Licensing; It's Free for the Asking
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Our free guide will help you when coping with the following questions:
- How much software do you really need for your organization?
- In your organization, who is responsible for managing and maintaining the Oracle software licensing program?
- Does your software address your business needs?
- Do you really understand the functionality of the products you're investing in and how it affects your business objectives?
- How will your support policies affect current and future licensing?
To contact us for the complimentary free guide, simply click on the Free Guide link below or call 732.738.8511 x208.
Miro's Named Finalist in Prestigious Ernst & Young Award
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Miro Consulting, Inc. was again a Finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year� 2008 New Jersey program.
The Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 100 cities and 35 countries.
New Jersey Finalists were selected from an initial pool of more than 200 companies. Finalists have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
Miro Consulting named in CRN Magazine's Fast Growth 100 List
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Miro Consulting was ranked #17 on CRN Magazine's Fast Growth 100list which recognizes the fastest growing solutions providers in the industry today.
Check out Miro's blog!!
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We invite you to view the entries and to make/add comments if the mood strikes. The Miro blog is updated weekly with news about Oracle, Microsoft, Software Asset Management and copyright issues around the world.
About Miro Consulting, Inc.
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Since August 2000, New Jersey-based Miro Consulting, Inc. has provided advisory services to Oracle clients needing assistance in managing the fundamental changes in their software licensing assets. This highly successful consulting practice has helped 250+ clients throughout North America to optimize their total cost of ownership. Miro has overseen over $700 million in Oracle transactions.
Miro Consulting Inc. is a privately held company based in Fords, New Jersey. In 2006 and 2007, the company was recognized on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the U.S., and by NJBIZ as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in NJ three years' running.
Its leadership was recognized by Ernst & Young as a finalist in their prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year awards NJ in 2006 and 2007.
In addition, Inc. Magazine named Miro to the Inc. 500, which represents the nation's fastest growing private companies.
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