With Java licensing overhauls, Microsoft pricing shifts, and VMware upheaval all hitting at once, 2025 demands a proactive ITAM investment. Here's the business case for spending now — including the ROI data that will get your CFO's attention.
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With Java licensing overhauls, Microsoft pricing shifts, and VMware upheaval all hitting at once, 2025 demands a proactive ITAM investment. Here's the business case for spending now — including the ROI data that will get your CFO's attention.
Gordon Jenkins
Microsoft Licensing Expert, LicenseFortress
December 2024
8 min read
The bottom line
With Java licensing overhauls, Microsoft pricing shifts, and VMware upheaval all hitting at once, 2025 demands a proactive ITAM investment. Here's the business case for spending now — including the ROI data that will get your CFO's attention.
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From our case files
The return on proactive license management, measured:
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Gordon Jenkins
Microsoft Licensing Expert, LicenseFortress
Gordon focuses on Microsoft licensing programs, agreements and compliance risk.
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