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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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Russia Weighs Replacing IBM, Microsoft With Open-Source Software

Data Center Knowledge

Duma is drafting a bill to restrict government agencies from buying licensed software, giving preference to open-source software. Read More.

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IBM adopts ‘Rise with SAP’ for internal ERP cloud move

CIO Business Intelligence

IBM is six months into a massive ERP modernization, moving core on-premises systems to Power servers running in its own cloud as it upgrades them from SAP’s legacy ECC software to the cloud-ready S/4HANA. In February 2022, SAP named IBM as its first premium supplier for Rise. Largest business segment first.

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IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology

The Verge

IBM will no longer offer general purpose facial recognition or analysis software, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said in a letter to Congress today. The company will also no longer develop or research the technology, IBM tells The Verge. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Krishna addressed the letter to Sens.

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Linux Foundation unveils new permissive license for open data collaboration

Venture Beast

The Linux Foundation has announced a new permissive license designed to help foster collaboration around open data for AI projects. Read More.

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Open-sourced Technology Levels the Playing Field Between Tech Giants and Startups

CTOvision

Even Google's highly prized Borg software is becoming open-sourced. Government push for open source software. Governments such as that of India are pushing for the adoption and use of open source software capable of cutting licensing costs from giant companies such as Oracle, IBM and Cisco.

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Hortonworks Named a Leader in Big Data Hadoop Distributions Report

CTOvision

For example, Hortonworks acquired XA Secure, a company with a commercially licensed security solution, and contributed the code to Apache as Apache Ranger. IBM is Developing an Open-Source Blockchain with Tech and Banking Giants (cryptocoinsnews.com). How Hortonworks Unlocks Choices for Enterprise Data and Analytics (hortonworks.com).

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