Lifecycle asset management offers organizations a robust set of solutions designed to effectively manage their IT assets so that they can optimize use while controlling costs and enhancing security. CDW views LAM as a strategic practice that spans product lifecycles, backed by offerings that position you for success. Our common goal in building out a…

Most clients, if pressed, will say that the most valuable Software Assurance benefits they receive from Microsoft are Planning Services Vouchers and Training Vouchers. If you’re not an Enterprise Agreement customer, and these are unfamiliar terms to you, here is a quick rundown: 

I talk with the IT departments at different organizations about their Microsoft solutions – the ones they have deployed and the ones they plan on rolling out. Inevitably, the conversation turns to collaboration solutions and SharePoint, specifically. Typically, companies have a narrow vision of SharePoint and they think about it as an intranet, file sharing…

Software licensing today is complex. But certain publishers and licensing programs take complexity to a higher level.  SAP would have to be one of the publishers in the latter category.  Within the SAP licensing scheme, there are multiple categories which include developer, professional, limited professional, employee and employee self-service. 

Microsoft Software Assurance is a great way to access upgrades to newer versions of the software. But it brings so much more to the table. I’m taking about a variety of tools, training and additional resources – materials designed to help facilitate planning, deployment and support for Microsoft products.

Software is what’s required to make the train run on time and keep the lights on, or perhaps a little more tangibly stated, software is what some IT guy writes to produce those reports that management expects at the end of every month. Software is everywhere and it’s a lot of things, but in accounting…