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Unlocking value: Oracle enterprise license models for optimal ROI

CIO Business Intelligence

With tight IT budgets getting tighter, many Oracle licensees with Unlimited Licensing Agreements (ULAs) are tempted to consider an exit plan to avoid the pinch of rising support costs. But, often too late, they may discover that their Oracle contract could prevent them from making the jump as seamlessly as they’d like.

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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 Corporation: Addressing enterprise IT infrastructure

CTOvision

Oracle ( NYSE:ORCL ) is one of the most widely known Tech Titans , and at a $169B market cap has plenty on hand to continue innovating and acquiring new capabilities. The Company's businesses include cloud and on-premise software, hardware and services. Oracle Buying NetSuite for $9.3 Bob Gourley. They will be around.

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Why Kintana Isn’t a Long-Term Viability for Enterprises

Flexagon

The software is showing its age as businesses move toward more agile processes and DevOps. High maintenance costs: Maintaining and upgrading Kintana can be expensive, with many enterprises finding it more cost-effective to migrate to newer, more flexible cloud-based solutions. It also suffers from limited technical support.

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IDC: Pace of enterprise applications sales will increase next year

CIO Business Intelligence

IDC forecasts the growth rate of enterprise applications software sales will pick up in 2024, and remain steady through 2027, despite a dip this year as a result of CIOs continuing to pull back on spending due to economic headwinds. Software sales grew 9.8% of a market worth $306 billion, the study said.

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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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Microsoft’s latest OpenAI investment opens way to new enterprise services

CIO Business Intelligence

A move that is likely to unlock similar investments from competitors — Google in particular — and open the way for new or improved software tools for enterprises large and small. As a licensee of OpenAI’s software it will have access to new AI-based capabilities it can resell or build into its products.