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Issue No. 35June 2015

Microsoft Raising user Client Access Licenses 13% on August 1, 2015

Microsoft is planning to increase the cost of user Client Access Licenses (CALs) for premises-based server deployments by 13 percent, starting on August 1.  A Microsoft Client Access License (CAL) legally permits client computers or users to connect to Microsoft server software. Microsoft products that will be affected by the 13% price increase on CALs include Windows Server, Exchange Server, Lync Server and others.

A Client Access License is sold with a Microsoft server product. For example, when a company buys a new copy of Microsoft Server 2012, licenses are required for the server product as well as CALs for the associated end-users who will be accessing that server.  In our example, a company upgrades to Windows Server 2012 who has 60 employees accessing that server. They would purchase 1 copy of Windows Server 2012 and 60 Windows Server CAL’s for the employee users.

Microsoft is not changing anything fundamental about server and client licenses, only the specific cost of these licenses. We wanted to make our clients and partners aware of the price increase with Microsoft user CALs as this is the largest price increase that Microsoft has had in some time. For the majority of businesses, this means that Microsoft server licensing for your business will be more expensive after August 1st 2015.

To learn more about Microsoft CAL’s and how these changes may affect your business please, Contact Us.

Power Map for Microsoft Excel Updates in Microsoft Office 365

In May Microsoft introduced  a new core feature to Power Map in Microsoft Excel: Custom Regions. The Custom Regions feature allows data to be mapped to the regions that matter most to you, even if they are not the traditional zip code, county, state or country regions. Custom regions are useful for scenarios involving sales districts, school districts, congressional districts, land lot development, crop rotation, geological analysis, and anything else using custom-defined polygons.

MS Map

 

The Custom Regions feature in Power Map allows you to import KML or SHP files which contain custom polygons. Once imported, you can use custom regions in the same manner as you would use standard regions such as zip codes.

KML files can be created with a variety of free tools which are available on the Internet, you can read more about them here. We also support the import of SHP files, you can read more about the SHP file format here. Note that for SHP files we only support the WGS 84 standard coordinate system projection, more info here.

To learn more about Microsoft Office 365 and its features, please contact us!

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“We’re building a solid IT foundation to be able to go where we need to be for growth and success. I couldn’t be more pleased with KTS’s performance and progress on our IT Projects.”

Shawn Ellis, CFO Custom Logos

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“Both company email migrations have were completed without a problem. Thanks to your team both transitions went smooth.Everyone with your group are both knowledgeable and professional, and you should be proud of the organization you are building.”

John Sonnen, IT & Security Director Child Safety Network

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“We have been using KTS for our IT support for about a year now, and we are very pleased with the service we have received. Chris has been our first line person, and has been able to resolve issues quickly, and often remotely, which helps reduce costs. Our staff has really appreciated his fast response and resolution to the issues that have come up. We have also appreciated that there are other folks at KTS who can fill in if Chris is out. Thanks to all!”

Suzy Halleland, Executive Administrator Village Church

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“I think you know we have been very happy with your service and are very grateful to have been referred to you guys. But on a more personal note, I want you to know that Kevin in your office has provided a service for us that is way over the top.”

Jeff Golumbuk, CEO Custom Logos

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“I just wanted to thank you and your staff for the excellent service and work provided by KTS.  It has been night and day compared to our old third party IT consultant.”
Nick Walters, VP Project Management West Coast General Corp.

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“I wanted to let you know that I am absolutely delighted with the service we have received from you and your team so far. I know we put you in a tough position with such short notice of having to jump in and take over, and we really appreciated that. But there are many other reasons as well. First, I’m so glad they discovered the hard drive problem right away, as that could have caused us a huge issue as you well know. Second, everyone that I’ve had the pleasure to work wi… Read more
Jo Barsa, CPA Barsa & Company

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“Kazmarek is fantastic!  I’ve used every size of IT company over the past 20 years and Kazmarek is by far superior to all I’ve used.  We are extremely happy with their service and expertise.  One of the things I like most about them is that they have engineers available to respond to our prioritized needs but they also wanted to give us the best customer service possible so they went above and beyond and put in place an escalation plan so that if I feel the response time i… Read more
Marisa Janine-Page, Partner Caldarelli Hejmanowski Page & Leer LLP

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“I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the Kazmarek team through the years! They are responsive and have a great team to work with, whether it’s day-to-day IT needs or special projects. ”
KC Martin, HR Director Full Swing Golf

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“As a local San Diego business, we were looking to partner with another local business after our IT needs just weren’t being met with a nationwide provider. We could not be happier with our decision since KTS has been very swift, attentive, and collaborative with our IT needs over the past three years. Their engineers, support desk, and managers are patient and able to effectively communicate issues and solutions to a layperson which speaks volumes about their hiring and customer… Read more
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