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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Both United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines saw service outages in 2023 resulting from wonky software upgrades, and Southwest ended the previous year with a Christmas travel meltdown blamed on outdated systems. Honestly, it’s a wonder the system works at all. Probably the worst IT airline disaster of 2023 came on the government side, however.

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Software Is Assembled

ForAllSecure

The situation with software is similar. You can't realistically fix all of the software vulnerabilities, but you can try and find and fix an increasing number of vulnerabilities to make it more reliable and more secure, along the way. SOFTWARE IS ASSEMBLED. And how many barriers you feel comfortable putting into place.

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Secure Your eBooks: Advanced Digital Rights Management Solutions

Kitaboo

If this fear plagues you, you are definitely not alone! How DRM Protects eBook Content Encryption License Management Digital Watermarking Authentication Mechanisms IV. License Management DRM protected eBooks employ license management mechanisms to regulate access to content and enforce usage policies defined by publishers.

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Tracking Unlicensed Software using PowerShell, SCCM, and Orchestrator

Mick's IT Blog

Keeping track of systems that have unlicensed software installed can be a daunting task, especially when true up comes. First comes the query for all systems with the specified software installed. Next, if you don't already have a collection with all systems that are supposed to have the software installed, then create one.

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BlackBerry will die on January 4th — for real this time

The Verge

And, yes, I realize that this is not the first time we’ve announced the death of the company or its devices (and, for reasons I’ll explain below, it likely won’t be the last) but this is a very definite ending for legacy BlackBerry hardware. As of January 4th, any phones or tablets running BlackBerry’s own software — that’s BlackBerry 7.1

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The change management Informatica needed to overhaul its business model

CIO Business Intelligence

When we were taken private in 2015, we were a traditional software vendor, but the market was starting to embrace the cloud. We still operated our core license and maintenance business, but we changed everything, including CRM, revenue recognition, reporting, and customer success to support the new cloud business operating model.

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Shielding Your Intellectual Property: The Role of DRM in Content Protection

Kitaboo

The three main categories are: Copyright Copyright protects original works of authorship, such as literary works, music, films, software, and artistic creations. Access Control: DRM systems control user access based on licensing agreements and digital rights associated with the content.

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