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NASA overspent $15 million on unused Oracle licenses as it failed to track usage

CIO Business Intelligence

The report attributes the huge over-expenditure to vendor lock-in and NASA’s unwillingness to risk a license audit by Oracle because of its lack of visibility into software management. These challenges expose the agency to increased costs because of penalties for violations of software licensing agreements, the report showed.

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NGA and DigitalGlobe Release Powerful Application To Community Under Open Source License

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From NGA''s Press Release: NGA, DigitalGlobe application a boon to raster data storage, processing. Sharing the application with the open source community helps accelerate its potential to become the standard for storing, enriching and analyzing massive amounts of raster data in a distributed cloud environment. January 13, 2015.

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Digital Rights Management: The eBook DRM Revolution

Kitaboo

It includes methods like user authentication, verification, licensing of eBooks, encryption, etc. DRM is necessary today because of the openness of the internet, where anyone can access these files, download them, and redistribute them according to their requirements. Connect with us now and start a conversation.

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Nvidia AI Enterprise adds generative AI microservices

CIO Business Intelligence

These microservices are provided as downloadable software containers used to deploy enterprise applications, Nvidia said in an official blog post. Business data hosted on Box, Cloudera, Cohesity, Datastax and the like can be used in AI applications as of version 5.0, Version 5.0 the company said. Nvidia’s AI Enterprise 5.0

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8 enterprise web application development trends to watch in 2020

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So, where is enterprise application development headed in the coming year? photo credit: lakexyde via pixabay cc It’s an exciting time in the world of enterprise application development. These days, enterprise web application development is: Rapidly evolving : Web application development is going through major changes.

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Share eBooks with Confidence: Mastering eBook DRM

Kitaboo

Customizing Accessibility Authorization and Licensing Encryption: The Shield of Protection Detecting Unauthorized Distribution Unique Codes DRM Variations IV. Device Limitations : DRM restricts the number of devices on which eBooks can be downloaded. Table of Contents: I. What is an eBook DRM? Why is eBook DRM Protection Important?

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How to maximize ROI by choosing the right Java partner for your organization

CIO Business Intelligence

By: Scott Sellers , Co-Founder and CEO, Azul After almost 30 years, Java remains the programming language of choice for large-scale enterprise applications in the cloud, on-prem, or hybrid. Its versatility, reliability, stability, and open-source and third-party libraries and frameworks make developing and running applications very efficient.

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