Oracle Licensing & Audits – Getting Through The Ugly to Get to the Good

In blaring red font – a $1 million dollar invoice from Oracle. Maybe you’ve been in a similar situation yourself, or maybe you have a little anxiety knowing you’re not as up to date on managing your Oracle licensing agreement as you’d like to be. You’re not alone. We’ve had a few customers in this situation.

In the world of IT, auditing activity is expected to increase year over year. To provide some advice on better managing your Oracle licensing, we reached out to Eric Guyer, Managing Partner at Rational IT Consulting and former Oracle Architect. Eric is a consultant who works closely with Softchoice on our Oracle TechCheck Assessments. Here are the key take-aways from of our interview:

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Replacing an old printer: why it makes sense (and dollars & cents)

In computers “better, faster, cheaper” isn’t just a slogan, it’s a fact of life. That’s why it makes sense to upgrade your equipment regularly, even if what you’ve got is apparently performing “just fine”. This is particularly true of printers because of the ongoing cost of ownership. Remember, it’s a Cost vs. Spend equation.

Economy - In most cases the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of an old printer can be and in most cases is higher than a new one. To say that’s counter-intuitive is putting it mildly. It is also very frequently true. Because Total Cost of Ownership includes all the costs associated with a printer over its life, [Read more...]

Download: 5 things you need to know about single sign-on [IBM]

Most organizations know all about the pains of managing multiple users and passwords.

But picking the right solution isn’t always as clear. To get some clarity, read Softchoice’s latest Solution Guide: “Five Things You Need to Know About Single Sign-On.”

Authored by Softchoice security experts, this guide helps address the challenges of multiple user environments. Do your part for protecting your help desk: share this guide to anyone in your organization who might be interested in it.

What are the real costs of Single Sign-On?

  • 5 to 30: number of passwords most employees need to remember
  • 30%: percentage of help desk calls that are password related
  • $400 Billion: estimated cost to U.S. business from internal security attacks

Download the  Softchoice Single Sign-on Solution Guide now (1.3MB)