Open source software has arguably created more value for the software industry than any other single paradigm shifts over the past 30 years. It’s hard to find a software market segment that does not ...

As Microsoft phases out older Exchange Server versions, IT leaders are facing new decisions about how to stay compliant and cost-efficient. Understanding the current licensing landscape for Windows ...

Microsoft rolled out a description of its SQL Server 2012 licensing model on Thursday. Microsoft's up-and-coming relational database management system (formerly code-named "Denali") promises ...

Microsoft's new SQL Server 2012 licensing can come with some costly pitfalls, according to a licensing expert. The details were reviewed by Paul DeGroot, a founder of Pica Communications and a senior ...

In the complex and frustrating world of virtualization licensing, Microsoft has had its ups and downs and caused its fair share of IT aggravation. Licensing Microsoft products in a physical world has ...

According to a memo recently uncovered by CRN, Microsoft is will to make headway in the markets dominated by the popular LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack by changing the client access (CAL) ...