October 14, 2016 Win Server 2016 now core based! by TickboxPhil in DBA & DevOps, Server Licencing The big shock is that Microsoft moved it to Core based licencing, rather than the previous CPU based – more like SQL Server. So expensive!
August 7, 2016 OneDrive For Business / Personal – Confusion & Fit For Purpose? by TickboxPhil in DBA & DevOps Previously, OneDrive and OneDrive For Business (ODFB) were hardly worth wasting time on…
May 2, 2016 SharePoint 2016 – On-Prem is not dead! by TickboxPhil in DBA & DevOps, Server Licencing Contrary to rumour, on-premises SharePoint is not disappearing!
April 9, 2016 Open Value – Surprisingly good for spread payments by TickboxPhil in Server Licencing There are 2 things which hit us hard with perpetual ownership licencing…
November 6, 2015 SQL proving Expensive? Try Azure! by TickboxPhil in Server Licencing You may be quite shocked at the high cost of SQL Server these days – better to check out Azure cloud cost instead!
August 8, 2015 Installing RAID… and disks over 2GB… by TickboxPhil in Hardware Choosing the right RAID for the actual server usage – key to performance.
June 22, 2015 SQL Server Failovers – Awkward Licencing Rules by TickboxPhil in Server Licencing, Systems Some key caveats – and squeezing the most out of your SQL Server licencing.
April 6, 2015 Oracle Licencing Machination FUD by TickboxPhil in Server Licencing The problem with database advice is… licencing audits and forced selling!
February 11, 2015 Office 365 – Changing your Partner Of Record (POR) by TickboxPhil in Server Licencing, Systems Benefits from your Partner Of Record (POR).
January 28, 2015 Microsoft are dropping Office 365 Public Website by TickboxPhil in DBA & DevOps, Server Licencing, Systems It’s a real shame, but Microsoft are *dropping* the Office 365 Public Website!