IBM audits are never welcome, but they are increasingly becoming part of the norm. Why? IBM has targeted software to comprise 50% of its total revenue by 2015– this growth is not from SoftLayer or Watson’s cognitive computing alone.
IBM audits are never welcome, but they are increasingly becoming part of the norm. Why? IBM has targeted software to comprise 50% of its total revenue by 2015– this growth is not from SoftLayer or Watson’s cognitive computing alone.
Flexera and IDC conducted a survey of 1,828 software and enterprise executives and found that 58 percent of respondents reported getting audits from Microsoft within the last year.
Next week, Miro’s Tim Hegegus will be presenting at the 2014 World of IT Financial Management on Optimizing Software License Investments. If you happen to be attending or in the area check it out! More details below!
The BSA just found an engineering design company to be non-compliant with their Autodesk software – resulting in a payout of over $50,000.
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IBM is the among the 40 software vendors to be a part of the Business Software Alliance (BSA)
e often refer to software audits as a bad thing… when vendors are knocking down your door and are threatening to fine you. Well, auditing, when YOU are the one doing it, is a positive and effective way to avoid those fines.