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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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What is ITIL? Your guide to the IT Infrastructure Library

CIO Business Intelligence

In April 2001, CCTA, along with several other agencies, were rolled into the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), which is now known as the Cabinet Office. Axelos gives businesses the license to use the ITIL framework, while managing updates and process changes. But to use ITIL internally, organizations do not need a license.

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Victus pro Scientia Opus -- Food for the Knowledge Worker: SPC 2008 -- BillG Keynote

Victus pro Scientia Opus -- Food for the Knowledge

His theme was "Business Productivity in the Second Digital Decade," and it contained a lot of (by now) familiar themes: technology megatrends (stock MSFT speech stuff) next wave of business products (stock Business Productivity stuff such as Enterprise Search, telephony to Unified Communications, Business INtelligence, etc.)

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Ready…Set…Start Your Containers

CIO Business Intelligence

Containerization originated in 2001 as a project that allowed several general-purpose Linux servers to run on a single box with autonomy and security. Containers are faster to start up, drive higher server efficiencies, and reduce server and licensing costs. How we got here.