"There has never been a better time to negotiate volume licensing deals with Microsoft," said Rob Horwitz, research chair at Directions On Microsoft, the research firm that published the report. "And ...

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...

In an effort to simplify its often-confusing volume licensing, Microsoft is shortening some agreements, clarifying contract language, and cutting the number of SKUs Microsoft continues to tweak its ...

Midsize companies should get ready this month as Microsoft introduces a new purchasing scheme that changes the way it deals with its volume licensing customers. The company says the purpose of the new ...

However, Microsoft is "seriously considering" volume licensing options that meet the specific needs of small businesses and midmarket customers, and is in the process of researching options that would ...

I've always wondered this ... OEM licensing for Microsoft software is often cheaper than volume licensing. So why do people use volume licensing for Office or Windows? The reasons I can think of are: ...

Microsoft Office comes in several different versions, including one for home and another designed mainly for businesses. To cater to the different audiences, Microsoft offers various licensing options ...

Microsoft Corp. continues to tweak its volume licensing programs to make it easier for business customers to purchase the company’s software in bulk. This week Microsoft said it was reducing the ...

Microsoft Corp. continues to tweak its volume-licensing programs to make it easier for business customers to purchase the company’s software in bulk. In a related move, last week Microsoft said it is ...