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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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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. They don’t need to utilize the same resource as virtual machines do. Containers are faster to start up, drive higher server efficiencies, and reduce server and licensing costs.