Managing Consultant Rob Cannings takes a look at what the EU Anti-Trust case against Broadcom means, and what to be aware of if you’ve already made significant investments into perpetual VMware licenses and aren’t quite ready to make the leap into the new subscription offerings.
Livingstone Principal Consultant Ben Dove explores and explains what the Oracle Multitenant is, why it’s the future of Oracle database and how the licensing works.
Managing Consultant Alicia Ijaz shares her knowlege and experience on how to ensure that ILMT reports are accurate, and why you need to do a lot more than simply deploy an ILMT agent on all IBM servers.
Our SAP senior consultants Lucy Shillito, Marco Claassen and Alex Meijer reflect on 2023 and take a look at all the engagements that took place throughout the year.
Principal Consultant Cristóbal Medina Colmenero deep dives into IBM Sub-Capacity licensing and discusses how your servers, products and hosts go from being eligible one day to ineligible the next.
Managing Consultant at Livingstone, Robert Cannings gives his insights on the latest announcements from VMware.
Managing Consultant and ServiceNow expert, Adan Urdaneta, shares his insights and knowledge about what you need to know when gearing up for your ServiceNow renewal or contemplating an Enterprise License Agreement.
Livingstone’s Head of Microsoft Delivery, Tyrone Howland gives the lowdown on Microsoft’s SQL Server licensing nuances, and the things to watch out for.
With the recent acquisition of VMware by Broadcom, the company has announced some major changes to their future licensing plan.
Discover how Livingstone offers effective strategies for managing software assets and navigating the complexities of today’s digital environment.
The Livingstone Group’s monthly industry highlights, compiling news and press releases that may impact your business’s upcoming software renewals and software estates from the month of October 2023.
The Livingstone Group’s monthly industry highlights, compiling news and press releases that may impact your business’s upcoming software renewals and software estates from the month of September 2023.
If IBM features anywhere within your software estate, we’ve got the lowdown on what you need to know now and how to prepare.
Our position as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant for SAM Managed Services recognizes our Completeness of Vision and our Ability to Execute on that vision.
The Livingstone Group’s monthly industry highlights, compiling news and press releases that may impact your business’s upcoming software renewals and software estates from the month of August 2023.
The Livingstone Group’s monthly industry highlights, compiling news and press releases that may impact your business’s upcoming software renewals and software estates from the month of July 2023.
Oracle have published the latest Global Price List for their Java product as of January 23, 2023 – one of the biggest changes to licensing we’ve seen for many years.
Many organizations are taken by surprise when faced with the total cost of a vendor audit. We’ve got six vendor audit tips for before, during and after an audit to prevent unbudgeted IT spend.
Transaction accelerates Trustmarque’s strategic focus on optimisation and cloud services, bringing the management of the whole software lifecycle to its customers.
On February 1st 2023, IBM made a major update to the Passport Advantage license agreement that will impact all customers, with some customers impacted as soon as May 2023.
Microsoft’s ubiquity means a large number of enterprises and public sector organizations will be gearing up for a contract renewal exercise during 2023 and beyond.
Oracle Unlimited License Agreements (ULAs) are a common sight for any ITAM, IT and procurement professionals.
Livingstone Group has witnessed a marked up-tick in the number of audit letters and new audit requests being sent out to our clients.
Buying a tool without understanding the desired outcome of it is not new, especially in the SAM (Software Asset Management) industry.
The Livingstone Group’s monthly industry highlights, compiling news and press releases that may impact your business’s upcoming software renewals and software estates from the month of June 2023.
The Livingstone Group’s monthly industry highlights, compiling news and press releases that may impact your business’s upcoming software renewals and software estates from the month of May 2023.
The Livingstone Group’s monthly industry highlights, compiling news and press releases that may impact your business’s upcoming software renewals and software estates from the month of April 2023.
The Livingstone Group’s monthly industry highlights, compiling news and press releases that may impact your business’s upcoming software renewals and software estates from the month of March 2023.
Livingstone is proud to announce that we have been featured in the Gartner Magic Quadrant 2022 report for the second year running.
MIMS (Microsoft Investment Managed Service) is a revolutionary approach to managing your entire Microsoft Investment.
In this guide, we’ll run through best-practice thinking and some key decisions that’ll
help your organization make the move to SAP Cloud as seamless as possible.
A condensed version of our SAP Cloud Transformation Whitepaper detailing Livingstone’s SAP Cloud Solutions.
This guide details what you need to know to maximize your next agreement with Microsoft.
Microsoft suggests that you should start planning to deliver your annual True-Up as much as six months in advance of your enrollment anniversary.
This eGuide explores activities that trigger audits and the potential risks associated, as well as how you can best mitigate these risks and prepare for audits.
This guide will help you to prepare for your renewal by providing key tips and advice as you navigate the complex IBM estate.
Everything you need to know about realizing the most benefits from a new Oracle Unlimited Licensing Agreement (ULA) to significantly grow your IT estate.
Everything you need to know about making a clean exit from your Oracle ULA.
A successful license audit is more than just counting your assets. This infographic demonstrates 4 key stages to conducting an effective software audit.
