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title: NET(net) Newsletter - March Edition
description: "Oracle doubles price of cloud deployments, Microsoft resources, and Harvard Business Review article on: Why CIOs Are a Great Addition to the Boardroom."
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Oracle doubling the price to run in the cloud, Why CIOs Make Great Board Directors, Microsoft news and tools, NET(net) NPS score, and more..

| Call Us: +1 616-546-3100 Visit Our Website Read Online The NET Effect Newsletter: March Home   \|   Blog   \|   Client Testimonials   \|   Engage NET(net) Oracle is at it again... Oracle has doubled down – literally – in their ploy to shore up declining revenue in its traditional licensing model.  Filed under ‘in case you missed it’, Oracle starting in January literally doubled the cost of running its software in the AWS cloud.  Microsoft Rolls Out Premium Assurance Plans for Windows Server and SQL Server Have you heard about the Microsoft Premium Assurance Plans? Microsoft recently announced this new offerring and our SVP of Value Creation, Scott Braden was quoted in Redmond Magazine on this topic.  Read the article, "Microsoft Rolls Out Premium Assurance Plans for Windows Server and SQL Server" now. We also followed up to our quote in Redmond Magazine. Read our "Microsoft Premium Assurance Plans" blog response now.  Thought Leadership: Microsoft Resource Library Now is the time to contact us if you have a renewal, audit issue, or are procuring new Microsoft products! Engage us to get the best benchmarking and guidance available, literally, in the world. Articles: Microsoft Premium Assurance Plans Microsoft Announces That Some "included free" Features Will Now Cost Extra: What's Free Today, is Fee Tomorrow Microsoft SAM Reviews: Incompetence or Deliberate Business Strategy Market Alert: Changes to Microsoft Licensing Rules Licensing: Microsoft IQ Quiz Whitepaper: The Top 7 Reasons You Are Overpaying Microsoft NET(net) has continued its excellent NPS score which is currently at 86!  For reference, Tech Suppliers hover around 20.  Read more on what our clients' have to say by clicking on the picture..... Why CIOs Make Great Board Directors According to Korn Ferry unpublished data, there has been a 74% increase in the number of CIOs serving on Fortune 100 boards in the past two years. It’s no wonder CIOs are the fastest-growing addition to the boardroom: They can help address a host of issues of crucial importance to boards, including using technologies to create operational efficiencies and competitive advantage, and more...  Click the Read More button below for full story on Harvard Business Review. NET(net) Welcomes Aniele Ricco! NET(net) is happy to announce that Aniele Ricco has joined our Latam and Caribbean Region team as a Value Delivery Manager. Aniele graduated with a degree in Business Management with an emphasis in Marketing. Some of her focus areas will include: business analysis for existing and prospective clients, engagement services management  and service delivery management. Welcome aboard Aniele! Connect with NET(net) today Take a few minutes and join us on our social media networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Know someone that would like to receive our monthly newsletter? Have them sign up here. Speaking Engagements from NET(net): If you would like to engage a NET(net) Subject Matter Expert for your next Executive event, contact us to discuss the event, audience, and message.  To learn more about our speaking events, please click here or contact dsiglin@netnetweb.com.   Talk to us today: To learn more about any of NET(net)'s services, contact your NET(net) representative, email us at dsiglin@netnetweb.com, or call us at +1-866-2-NET-net today to see if we can help you capture more value. More Resources: Newsletter Sign Up           NET(net) Newsletter Archives            NET(net) Articles 2017 © NET (net) All Rights Reserved Americas, EMEA, APAC, Cayman Islands http://www.netnetweb.com    Call Us: +1 616-546-3100 You received this email because you are subscribed to The NET Effect Newsletter from NET (net) All Rights Reserved. If you prefer not to receive emails from NET (net) All Rights Reserved you may unsubscribe or set your email preferences. |
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