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Microsoft in talks over cloud licensing complaint in the EU

CIO Business Intelligence

Microsoft is in talks with Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) to settle the trade body’s complaint about its cloud software licensing practices in the European Union (EU). The European cloud firms had called this a restrictive cloud licensing policy.

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

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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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IBM and AWS forge global alliance, streamlining access to AI and hybrid cloud solutions

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IBM has announced the expansion of its software portfolio to 92 countries in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independent software vendors (ISVs). Industry analysts view this collaboration as a significant development in the cloud software industry.

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Opening more opportunities for VMware Cloud Service Providers

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About Ahmar Mohammad: Broadcom Ahmar Mohammad is Vice President for Partners and Advanced Solutions Sales at Broadcom, leading strategic partnerships to drive growth, innovation, and market leadership with the partner ecosystem, across Cloud Service Providers, OEMs, Hyperscalers, and Technology Alliances. Cloud Computing

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5 ways to maximize your cloud investment

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Plan for cost savings up front Cost optimization starts with defining desired business outcomes and architecting a cost-effective solution right from the start, says Jevin Jensen, research VP, Intelligent CloudOps Market at IDC. Refactoring applications to take advantage of cloud-native services is vital to maximizing cloud ROI.

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Inside Nasdaq’s AI-fueled pivot to SaaS provider

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To a large extent that’s on the money, as Nasdaq, which originated as a digital system for distributing market data in 1971, today owns and operates 27 stock exchanges and sells its exchange software to more than 100 exchanges globally. That’s because, says Peterson, Nasdaq’s tech stack is the best exchange software out there. “As

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A new era for VMware Cloud Service Provider Partners begins

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Here’s what we’re bringing to VCSP partners going forward: Consistent VMware Cloud Foundation Everywhere – All VCSP partners will deliver services based on the same VMware Cloud Foundation software customers deploy on prem. No more different versions of VCF for different environments. Cloud Computing

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