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license. By Bob Gourley. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”. ? Margaret Mead. MORE
The SAP legal case against Diageo highlights the seemingly arbitrary rules governing software licensing MORE
Linux creator answers questions about the history of the Linux kernel, what made the OS different and why he used the GNU GPL license Read More. Shared MORE
Cisco this week said it patched a “ critical ” patch for its Prime License Manager (PLM) software that would let attackers execute random SQL queries. The Cisco Prime License Manager offers enterprise-wide management of user-based licensing, including license fulfillment. Released in November, the first version of the Prime License Manager patch caused its own “ functional ” problems that Cisco was then forced to fix. MORE
The future of software is about APIs and the cloud, not licensing Oracle thinks it wants to squeeze Google for Java copyright infringement, but it shouldn't. MORE
At SAP’s annual Sapphire Now conference in Orlando, Florida, CEO Bill McDermott rules out of court charging for static read access in third-party systems MORE
Red Hat enables its customers to migrate Linux subscriptions to Google Compute Engine, Citrix integrates NetScaler as a remote services blade for Cisco Nexus 7000 switches and Verizon launches a Secure Cloud Interconnect service. Read More. Cisco Equinix Google Verizon citrix red hat MORE
Flashback a decade or two, to the days when one big database vendor is constantly changing its licensing -- and customers keep figuring out how to beat it, according to this IT pilot fish. Every time the vendor came up with some way to maximize profits, someone came up with a way to bypass it legally and minimize licensing costs," fish says. "So Our local sales team took us out to lunch at a local fancy hamburger joint to explain how the new licensing scheme would work. MORE
My take on open source licenses. Open Source licensing can be a confusing and daunting task. Most developers simply adopt licenses of other popular projects. I wanted to shed some light on the most popular licenses and provide some guidance on which one should be used and when. MORE
In fact, most other training providers require “named” licenses, which means you purchase an account for a year (not a license) and it cannot be used by or given to anybody else. To make sure they can do this, we have introduced the concept of licenses rotation! MORE
When starting on your cloud migration journey, pricing competition and license portability should be paid close attention to MORE
I have written before on the challenges presented by licensing indirect SAP use and despite the launch of a new mechanism to check compliance this area still represents and area of concern for SAP customers MORE
Sale of mobile patent portfolio comes alongside software licensing agreement and may herald Xiaomi’s expansion into Europe and the US, say analysts MORE
Judge rejects Diageo’s submission that SAP PI is a “gatekeeper” licence for gaining access to the SAP suite of applications and database MORE
Cubic Transportation plans to use London's payments system to develop contactless solutions for transport around the world MORE
Microsoft invests $15 million in Foursquare and licenses location data, and Google and Cisco agree to a broad cross-licensing agreement to avoid unnecessary patent lawsuits. Cisco Google Microsoft foursquare MORE
Formerly relegated to offshore hosting, online gambling is a huge potential boost for Las Vegas data centers. Read More. colocation Las Vegas Regulation MORE
SAP and the UK & Ireland SAP user group have been thrashing out the topic of indirect licensing in 2017. Is there an amicable settlement in sight MORE
The CIOs of SAP customers need to pay close attention to the vendor’s announcement earlier today with details on how it intends to modernize its software licensing model. MORE
Many of our customers have thousands of licenses and students they train through our platform. Before, it cost an extra license to give access to managers who weren’t students themselves, taking away licenses that could be used by a student. MORE
Fears that it will lock in and abuse customers via burdensome licensing arrangements, as it is often accused of doing for its enterprise software, could lock Oracle out of the growing cloud computing market. So says the Campaign for Clear Licensing , a Belgian nonprofit advocacy group that conducted a survey showing that enterprises consider their relationship with Oracle to be " hostile." Can enterprises trust Oracle to avoid vendor lock-in for its cloud offerings? MORE
Software companies like SAP must defend their license revenue. The expertise and forces they bring to bear in the overall process of assessing Indirect usage should not be underestimated MORE
The recent publication of court filings from a licence dispute case shows a catalogue of underhanded techniques the supplier used following an audit MORE
I’m not a licensing expert, and the license documents are successfully able to confuse me more whenever I try to understand it. I have seen people are trying to resolve Software licensing troubles with SCCM inventory. I don’t believe that SCCM can provide a software licensing insights. The post Software Licensing Troubles But Don’t Trouble SCCM Admins appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog. MORE
Open Source licensing can be a confusing and daunting task. Most developers simply adopt licenses of other popular projects. I wanted to shed some light on the most popular licenses and provide some guidance on which one should be used and when. BSD & MIT Both licenses are very similar. They are very liberal and allow for sub-licensing meaning that any derived works may be released under a different (commercial or otherwise) license MORE
Only in Silicon Valley: License Plate Sightings in the Field. Only in Silicon Valley: License Plate Sightings in. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Wednesday, February 6, 2013. MORE
By 2019, more than 30 percent of the 100 largest vendors' new software investments will have shifted from cloud-first to cloud-only. Read More. Industry Perspectives MORE
By using natural convection, the university eliminated lots of cooling equipment and reduced energy use Read More. Design Power and Cooling Startups MORE
The reality is that if you want to install and run your applications on-premise, software developers do not want your business because they can see the difference in the costs of support for on-premise customers vs cloud-based MORE
Heads of businesses risk breaching the Companies Act, fines, or a possible jail sentence if they fail to take software licensing risks into account MORE
Yet another SAP customer hits the spotlight as a license violation case begins MORE
business models internet of things (IoT) IoT software platforms technology pricing & licensing Digital Platforms internet of things IoT outcome platform business model pricing strategy subscription value MORE
ARM secures new processor licensing agreements with IBM and Chinese semiconductor provider Spreadtrum to continue its worldwide growth in network and communications markets. IBM Networking arm spreadtrum MORE
Two recent stories at InfoWorld got me thinking about how much enterprise pricing approaches are being infused into the cloud -- approaches that are much like the familiar enterprise software pricing of the 1990s. These pricing models are clearly aimed at the enterprise, not at the small-business market that made cloud what it is today. And they bring the same pros and cons of those traditional software licences. MORE
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Linux Academy
MARCH 15, 2019
Many of our customers have thousands of licenses and students they train through our platform. Before, it cost an extra license to give access to managers who weren’t students themselves, taking away licenses that could be used by a student.
SPF13
JULY 21, 2010
My take on open source licenses. Open Source licensing can be a confusing and daunting task. Most developers simply adopt licenses of other popular projects. I wanted to shed some light on the most popular licenses and provide some guidance on which one should be used and when.
Computer Weekly
APRIL 19, 2017
The recent publication of court filings from a licence dispute case shows a catalogue of underhanded techniques the supplier used following an audit
Computer Weekly
MARCH 7, 2017
The SAP legal case against Diageo highlights the seemingly arbitrary rules governing software licensing
IT Toolbox
NOVEMBER 4, 2017
I have written before on the challenges presented by licensing indirect SAP use and despite the launch of a new mechanism to check compliance this area still represents and area of concern for SAP customers
Anoop
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
I’m not a licensing expert, and the license documents are successfully able to confuse me more whenever I try to understand it. I have seen people are trying to resolve Software licensing troubles with SCCM inventory. I don’t believe that SCCM can provide a software licensing insights. The post Software Licensing Troubles But Don’t Trouble SCCM Admins appeared first on SCCM Intune Real World Enterprise Experience Blog.
Computer Weekly
JUNE 1, 2016
Sale of mobile patent portfolio comes alongside software licensing agreement and may herald Xiaomi’s expansion into Europe and the US, say analysts
ComputerWorld IT Management
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
Flashback a decade or two, to the days when one big database vendor is constantly changing its licensing -- and customers keep figuring out how to beat it, according to this IT pilot fish. Every time the vendor came up with some way to maximize profits, someone came up with a way to bypass it legally and minimize licensing costs," fish says. "So Our local sales team took us out to lunch at a local fancy hamburger joint to explain how the new licensing scheme would work.
Network World
DECEMBER 21, 2018
Cisco this week said it patched a “ critical ” patch for its Prime License Manager (PLM) software that would let attackers execute random SQL queries. The Cisco Prime License Manager offers enterprise-wide management of user-based licensing, including license fulfillment. Released in November, the first version of the Prime License Manager patch caused its own “ functional ” problems that Cisco was then forced to fix.
Computer Weekly
DECEMBER 1, 2017
SAP and the UK & Ireland SAP user group have been thrashing out the topic of indirect licensing in 2017. Is there an amicable settlement in sight
CTOvision
JANUARY 13, 2015
license. By Bob Gourley. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”. ? Margaret Mead.
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 25, 2013
ARM secures new processor licensing agreements with IBM and Chinese semiconductor provider Spreadtrum to continue its worldwide growth in network and communications markets. IBM Networking arm spreadtrum
David Linthicum
JANUARY 29, 2016
Two recent stories at InfoWorld got me thinking about how much enterprise pricing approaches are being infused into the cloud -- approaches that are much like the familiar enterprise software pricing of the 1990s. These pricing models are clearly aimed at the enterprise, not at the small-business market that made cloud what it is today. And they bring the same pros and cons of those traditional software licences.
Computer Weekly
JULY 18, 2017
Heads of businesses risk breaching the Companies Act, fines, or a possible jail sentence if they fail to take software licensing risks into account
Data Center Knowledge
NOVEMBER 24, 2016
By 2019, more than 30 percent of the 100 largest vendors' new software investments will have shifted from cloud-first to cloud-only. Read More. Industry Perspectives
Forrester IT
APRIL 10, 2018
The CIOs of SAP customers need to pay close attention to the vendor’s announcement earlier today with details on how it intends to modernize its software licensing model.
IT Toolbox
JUNE 13, 2016
Software companies like SAP must defend their license revenue. The expertise and forces they bring to bear in the overall process of assessing Indirect usage should not be underestimated
IT Toolbox
MAY 7, 2017
Yet another SAP customer hits the spotlight as a license violation case begins
Computer Weekly
MAY 17, 2017
At SAP’s annual Sapphire Now conference in Orlando, Florida, CEO Bill McDermott rules out of court charging for static read access in third-party systems
Computer Weekly
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
Judge rejects Diageo’s submission that SAP PI is a “gatekeeper” licence for gaining access to the SAP suite of applications and database
Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
Microsoft invests $15 million in Foursquare and licenses location data, and Google and Cisco agree to a broad cross-licensing agreement to avoid unnecessary patent lawsuits. Cisco Google Microsoft foursquare
Forrester IT
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
business models internet of things (IoT) IoT software platforms technology pricing & licensing Digital Platforms internet of things IoT outcome platform business model pricing strategy subscription value
David Linthicum
JANUARY 13, 2015
Fears that it will lock in and abuse customers via burdensome licensing arrangements, as it is often accused of doing for its enterprise software, could lock Oracle out of the growing cloud computing market. So says the Campaign for Clear Licensing , a Belgian nonprofit advocacy group that conducted a survey showing that enterprises consider their relationship with Oracle to be " hostile." Can enterprises trust Oracle to avoid vendor lock-in for its cloud offerings?
Data Center Knowledge
AUGUST 23, 2016
Linux creator answers questions about the history of the Linux kernel, what made the OS different and why he used the GNU GPL license Read More. Shared
CanITPro
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
Windows Server 2012 R2 Anthony Bartolo Licensing Windows Server Microsoft introduced Windows Server 2012 R2 as the “Gateway to the Cloud.”
Computer Weekly
JULY 13, 2016
Cubic Transportation plans to use London's payments system to develop contactless solutions for transport around the world
SPF13
JULY 20, 2010
Open Source licensing can be a confusing and daunting task. Most developers simply adopt licenses of other popular projects. I wanted to shed some light on the most popular licenses and provide some guidance on which one should be used and when. BSD & MIT Both licenses are very similar. They are very liberal and allow for sub-licensing meaning that any derived works may be released under a different (commercial or otherwise) license
Linux Academy
APRIL 5, 2019
In fact, most other training providers require “named” licenses, which means you purchase an account for a year (not a license) and it cannot be used by or given to anybody else. To make sure they can do this, we have introduced the concept of licenses rotation!
Data Center Knowledge
JUNE 5, 2017
By using natural convection, the university eliminated lots of cooling equipment and reduced energy use Read More. Design Power and Cooling Startups
Tech Republic Data Center
AUGUST 18, 2017
When starting on your cloud migration journey, pricing competition and license portability should be paid close attention to
IT Toolbox
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
The reality is that if you want to install and run your applications on-premise, software developers do not want your business because they can see the difference in the costs of support for on-premise customers vs cloud-based
Data Center Knowledge
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
As it continues to grow, The Open Compute Project is moving closer to a tipping point that creates lasting change in how IT equipment is built and sold. This raises a new set of questions: Can the revolution give birth to successful businesses? Open Compute
Data Center Knowledge
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
Formerly relegated to offshore hosting, online gambling is a huge potential boost for Las Vegas data centers. Read More. colocation Las Vegas Regulation
Data Center Knowledge
APRIL 10, 2014
Red Hat enables its customers to migrate Linux subscriptions to Google Compute Engine, Citrix integrates NetScaler as a remote services blade for Cisco Nexus 7000 switches and Verizon launches a Secure Cloud Interconnect service. Read More. Cisco Equinix Google Verizon citrix red hat
Tech Republic Cloud
MAY 20, 2016
The future of software is about APIs and the cloud, not licensing Oracle thinks it wants to squeeze Google for Java copyright infringement, but it shouldn't.
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