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Re:Companies fret as costs soar for software subscriptions (... by theklub on Thursday March 05, 2020 @06:11PM (#22499383)
What about VMware, backup software, system monitoring software, update software, remote support and meeting apps. Spam filter, Terminal server licensing. There’s more I’m forgetting
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Re:Companies fret as costs soar for software subscriptions (... by pas on Thursday March 05, 2020 @07:21PM (#22499897)
Why would any of them be per employee?
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Re:Companies fret as costs soar for software subscriptions (... by theklub on Friday March 06, 2020 @08:59AM (#22503552)
Why wouldn't it be? The size of your infrastructure depends on the amount of employees you have.
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Re:Companies fret as costs soar for software subscriptions (... by the8472 on Thursday March 05, 2020 @07:37PM (#22500017)
per-user licensing.
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Re:Companies fret as costs soar for software subscriptions (... by pas on Saturday March 07, 2020 @06:19AM (#22511072)
Really every user needs a VMware VM and terminal server, and monitoring license? Maybe they do, but they better do something that makes a lot of money to cover the costs.
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