[AusNOG] Network Operators Question - Microsoft SPLA Licensing Review

[Mark ZZZ Smith]

I'm afraid I don't, Microsoft licensing tracking has nothing to do with pushing packets around, so it seems to me to be off-topic for this list.




----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Macko <cmacko at intervolve.com.au>
> To: 'Peter Tonoli' <peter at medstv.unimelb.edu.au>
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> Sent: Tuesday, 10 December 2013 10:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Network Operators Question - Microsoft SPLA Licensing Review
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> Hi Peter,
> 
> Great, really appreciate this. Have a wonderful evening!
> Kind Regards,
> 
> Chris Macko
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Tonoli [mailto:peter at medstv.unimelb.edu.au] 
> Sent: Tuesday, 10 December 2013 9:28 AM
> To: Chris Macko
> Cc: Intervolve Support; ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Network Operators Question - Microsoft SPLA Licensing 
> Review
> 
> Hi Chris,
> 
> 
>> 
>>  Hope you're having a terrific day!
>> 
>>  Please note we've only had the single off-list reply to the below 
>>  thread - does anyone else monitor their Microsoft Software outside of 
>>  manual audits, if so, could you please respond, it'd really be 
>>  appreciated. I'd really appreciate experiences from you all.
> 
> We're currently using Spiceworks - which is free 
> <http://www.spiceworks.com/free-software-inventory-audit-tool/>, for our 
> audits.
> 
> One of the organisations that I manage had a non SPLA audit by Microsoft. There 
> were a few issues, in that Microsoft claimed they'd emailed us, called us, 
> sent us snail mail letters, which we never recieved. We eventually completed the 
> audit, sent it to them, and never recieved a response or even an acknowledgement 
> - pretty poor. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Peter.
> --
> Peter Tonoli < peter at medstv.unimelb.edu.au > +61-3-9288-2399 IT Manager 
> The University of Melbourne - Eastern Hill Academic Centre, St. Vincent's 
> Institute and O'Brien Institute 
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