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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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Back To The Future: My Return To Forrester

Forrester IT

In late 2004 my team had completed […]. At the time I was working for the Queensland Department of Transports and Main Roads reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer, leading a team of exceptional individuals in the Innovation & Planning Unit of the Information Services Branch.

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Tulane University SoPA Selects "Architechting Cloud Computing Solutions"

Cloud Musings

Last week, Packt Publishing announced that " Architecting Cloud Computing Solutions " by Kevin L. Being an "Amazon Bestseller" cloud computing publications the book is doing well. I am proud and honored to be trusted by such a prestigious institution.

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Google is buying the cybersecurity company that uncovered the SolarWinds hack

The Verge

Mandiant’s operations, which draw on the work of more than 600 security consultants and more than 300 intelligence analysts, will be folded into Google Cloud to create an “end-to-end security operations suite.” To that end, we are thrilled to be joining forces with Google Cloud.

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Tech Moves: Microsoft vet named CEO at EnterpriseDB; Adaptive CCO departs; Temporal hires ex-Hashicorp EVP

GeekWire

Dallas spent almost 25 years at Microsoft, most recently as vice president of cloud and artificial intelligence business development. Founded in 2004, the company makes software to help enterprises use Postgres, an open-source database. based enterprise software company EnterpriseDB (EDB). billion acquisition by Aptiv in 2022.

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Avalara nabs nearly $1B in debt securities to fuel growing tax compliance software business

GeekWire

The pandemic-driven rise in online shopping and new tax rules, along with the continuing adoption of cloud services, have helped provide tailwinds for Avalara’s business. Customers include companies such as Zillow, Pinterest, Converse, Roku, Thule, and others. The company employs more than 3,330 people worldwide.

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Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson: Global Interoperability.

Cloud Musings

Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Personal comments and insight on cloud computing related technologies and their use in the public sector to support net-centric operations. Cloud Musings on Forbes. NJVC Cloud Computing. Get "Cloud Musings" by RSS. efficiently using an open cloud-based infrastructure. sidelines.".

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