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The Independent Licensing Intelligence Briefing

Tactics, intelligence, and negotiation insights from advisors who have been on both sides of the table. No vendor affiliation. No ads. Straight to senior enterprise buyers.

What's Inside

Intelligence You Won't Find Anywhere Else

Written by advisors who have sat at Oracle's LMS table, negotiated SAP True-Up settlements, and reviewed Microsoft EA proposals for enterprise buyers across 40 countries.

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Audit Intelligence

What vendors are auditing, how they're measuring, and the defences that work. Real case analysis, not theory.

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Renewal Tactics

How to approach Oracle, SAP, Microsoft and Salesforce renewals — including the discount levers vendors don't advertise.

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Licensing Changes

Early warning on vendor licensing model changes, price increases, and policy shifts before they hit your renewal desk.

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Benchmarking Data

What other enterprises are paying. Real deal benchmarks from 500+ engagements to anchor your negotiation.

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Contract Traps

The clauses vendors rely on to extract additional revenue. Identified, explained, and neutralised.

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AI & Cloud Licensing

OpenAI, Azure AI, AWS and Google Cloud pricing structures — and how to negotiate them before they lock you in.

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What Our Readers Are Studying

Oracle
Oracle Java SE Licensing: The Audit Wave Enterprise CIOs Must Prepare For

How Oracle moved from per-user to per-employee pricing and what it means for your exposure. Defence tactics included.

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Microsoft
2026 Microsoft Price Increase: What the EA Renewal Playbook Doesn't Tell You

The 15% Copilot uplift, the Teams unbundling reversion, and how to use both as negotiation leverage.

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Broadcom / VMware
Broadcom's VMware Licensing Model: What Survival Looks Like in Year Two

The subscription mandate, perpetual license end-of-life, and the enterprise exits that are actually working.

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SAP
SAP Indirect Access: The Exposure Most Enterprises Still Haven't Quantified

How SAP calculates indirect access, why digital access licensing doesn't always solve it, and how to audit your own position.

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