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

CIO Business Intelligence

All Posts The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has overspent about $15 million on Oracle software over the past five years because it lacked a centralized software asset management practice, according to an audit report published by the space agency’s office of the inspector general (OIG).

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Oracle touts AI as major driver of Q3 gains

CIO Business Intelligence

Oracle’s latest financial report boasts substantial increases in revenue, net income, and earnings per share, largely thanks to cloud sales, which the company was quick to credit to the rise of AI. In Q4, Oracle will start delivering its completely new Ambulatory Clinic Cloud Application Suite to these same customers,” he noted.

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The US Leads In Public Cloud Services, But Other Regions Are Catching Up

Forrester IT

Explosive growth in cloud applications has depressed software license sales, and cloud platforms have upended the traditional on-premises server and storage market.

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Blue Origin plans to test Blue Ring space platform on Pentagon’s DarkSky-1 mission

GeekWire

It said the launch service provider and the specific time frame for launch have not been disclosed; however, a license application filed with the Federal Communications Commission says the launch is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2024. Mission duration would be no more than 12 hours, Blue Origin says in the application.

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Low-code: An Accelerator for Digital Transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Taking the programmer out of software development, low-code provides tools that enable people with minimal training and coding skills to create and adapt applications themselves using prebuilt templates and program modules. the ability to generate system health reports and notify users if any system needs maintenance or repair.

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FTC report blasts manufacturers for restricting product repairs

The Verge

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published its long-awaited report on how manufacturers limit product repairs. The “Nixing the Fix” report details a host of repair restrictions, especially those imposed by mobile phone and car manufacturers. The timing of the report is also important. End User License Agreements.

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Patient data is at greater risk than ever. AI can help

CIO Business Intelligence

Defending healthcare organisations As Rench points out, securing generative AI applications and using generative AI to enhance security needn’t be costly. In this way, CIOs and their teams can easily extend their existing security systems to cover new AI applications. Avanade’s Microsoft Security Copilot initiative is a case in point.