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Significant Microsoft Pricing & Licensing Changes Are Coming December 1st, 2012
In the last couple of weeks, Microsoft has discreetly made significantly changes both in terms of licensing and pricing that will go into effect on December 1st. Since Microsoft is not pushing...
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As Support For Windows XP Ends, A Majority Of PCs Still Run The Aging OS
As the clock ticks down to the end of Windows XP support, a majority of business machines are still running the aging operating system, suggests a new Softchoice-led study. Sixty-two percent of...
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How To Use SQL Enterprise 2012 Under A Service Provider Licensing Agreement...
I once had a sales leader say to me “where there is change, there is opportunity.” What we”ve found regarding SQL 2012 is there is a lot of confusion around virtualization, how this will affect the...
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Office 2013: Upcoming Licensing, Pricing & Feature Changes [Updated 11/9/12]
Microsoft has just revealed pricing changes for Office 2013. We wanted to get a couple of those top changes specifically around pricing, licensing and features, communicated to you as soon as...
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Microsoft Software Assurance Benefits…Got some? You might (and not even know it)
Do you have Microsoft Software Assurance Benefits (SABs)? Microsoft contractual agreements (e.g. Enterprise & Select Agreements) offer significant benefits outside the “normal” License and...
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How Lync Meets Your Employees’ BIG Expectations
According to Forester Research there will be 63 million telecommuters in the US by 2016 or 43% of the workforce. It seems everyone wants to be able to work anywhere, anytime and on any device. Every...
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Lync is finding its voice in the UC space
Toyota recently announced plans to deploy a cutting-edge, unified Microsoft communications and collaboration solution – one that includes voice, IM, video and productivity – to nearly a quarter...
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How Microsoft’s New Qualified Device Definition Affects Your Agreement
Microsoft is making some licensing changes to address an evolving IT landscape. There are now more devices and means for workers to get their job done than ever – from using iPads on the road, to...
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The 8 Most Important Reasons To Consider Windows 8
It’s been 11 years since Windows XP launched, and the headlines from the day describe a totally different technology landscape. The casual office worker had no tablet and no smartphone. Social...
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Big Improvements Hidden in Plain Sight with Excel 2013
It can be easy to take what we know, and assume that that is all there is to know about it. This is especially true when it comes to evaluating software, and Microsoft Office is the great example....
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Two Big Improvements to Hyper-V You Need To Know About
So, Windows Server 2012 is finally here with a lot of big changes. In particular, Hyper-V has been enhanced significantly with regard to scalability. While my role at Softchoice is on the...
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What to do with your SPLA Licenses
When it comes to software licensing, most of the time we discuss what you can’t do with the licenses. Today I thought I would touch on what you CAN do with Microsoft licenses as it pertains to the...
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Office 365: A (very) Worthy Successor to BPOS
Microsoft Office 365 (and SaaS in general) has thrown a monkey wrench into the plans of many an IT Director. To be blunt, IT has had a very comfortable run for a long time. Buy server. Install...
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Office 365: 4 Features you *Will* Care About
What features and new tricks does Office 365 offer? While there’s a decent amount of articles and sites that point to that sort of information, at Softchoice we’re committed to bringing you the...
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What Microsoft Exchange 2003, NSYNC and the Atkins Diet Have in Common
The April 8, 2014 end-of-extended-support date is approaching for Exchange 2003. How is your organization preparing? As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. And while there may be...
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Microsoft TechEd 2013: 3 important things you need to know
TechEd 2013- Microsoft’s annual conference for developers and IT professionals – was held earlier this month. For those who were not able to attend this year, presentations from the conference are...
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Why the death of Windows XP is a blessing in disguise
The death of Windows XP has been a long time coming. If you’re in denial or you’ve been prolonging the pain of migrating to the next version of Windows, it’s time to face the music: XP has reached its...
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Why An Easy Migration From Windows XP Includes SCCM
The software delivery model is fundamentally changing. We’re not seeing big-splash releases anymore. Instead, we’re seeing a continuous deployment stream of updates, upgrades and patches. With the...
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4 Things to Do Once You’ve Migrated Away from Windows XP
You’ve completed your migration away from Windows XP to Windows 7 or 8 — now what? One thing we know for sure: the industry has evolved and it isn’t reasonable to expect we will stay on this version...
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The End of Microsoft EAP/ECI…the Beginning of SCE
Come October 1, 2013, Microsoft will be launching Server and Cloud Enrollment (SCE). SCE is a three-year enrollment under the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA) that will replace the soon-to-be...
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