Network World

AUGUST 20, 2024

While the conference promises to showcase the combined strengths of both companies, concerns over pricing, licensing and the direction of VMware products are likely to dominate discussions. Overarching concerns regarding the impact of Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware still abound.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 3, 2024

The stories abound about pricing increases following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware in late 2023. A VMware licensing cost increase of 150%. For many VMware customers, the licensing model and price changes were abrupt. VMware has also announced that perpetual licenses are no longer an option. An increase of 300%.

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Network World

AUGUST 14, 2024

So far, the $60 billion Broadcom-VMware deal has led to some layoffs , VMware licensing changes, production rationalizations, and shifts to the partner program. VMware stung by defections and layoffs after Broadcom close November 30, 2023 : Layoffs are inevitable after an acquisition as companies deal with overlap and redundancy.

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Forrester IT

APRIL 10, 2023

Plan Now for Major Changes to Oracle Java Licensing Costs Oracle has again changed licensing rules for its widely used Java product. On Jan 23, 2023, the company introduced a new license metric, the SE Universal Subscription.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 30, 2025

Theres still enough spending by enterprises on servers, licensed software, and the skill sets they need to maintain and operate the environment that currently exists. In 2023, this percentage fell to 48%, and survey respondents forecasted that a stubborn 43% of workloads will still be hosted in corporate data centers in 2025.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Following Broadcom’s late 2023 acquisition of VMware, numerous changes prompted customers and partners to reassess their strategies. Some delayed decisions by relying on existing VMware licenses, while others explored alternatives or ran redundancies to compare options.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Here’s some of the top AI news CIOs will want to take away from Microsoft Ignite 2023. Confusingly, Microsoft already offers a Sales Copilot; Copilot for Sales is a different product that includes a license for Copilot for Microsoft 365, and helps sales staff prepare for customer meetings by creating custom briefing documents.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Corporate evolution Since those first steps, the organization has passed through several hands – including former parent company Dell EMC and equity stakeholder Silver Lake – until ending up with Broadcom, which finalized the acquisition of VMware in November 2023. All we have done has been to complete” the solutions portfolio, he said.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 10, 2025

Shadow IT can create several problems, he says, including software license violations and security holes. Erik Gfesser, an IT consultant and former director at Deloitte, says hes seen enterprises running hundreds of unauthorized apps and software libraries when he engages with them. Some organizations are too strict, however, Gfesser adds.

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Network World

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This move could simplify the shipment process for US companies by allowing foreign data centers to apply for special status, avoiding the need for individual export licenses. Earlier, the US exporters were required to obtain individual licenses to export such chips to “countries of concern.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

After Broadcom acquired VMware in late 2023 , many customers complained about huge price increases, but most cant seem to end the relationship. Concerns about price hikes surfaced when Broadcom moved VMware away from perpetual licensing terms and onto a subscription model that bundles multiple products together.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In particular, the UAE AI Office created an AI license requirement for applications in the Dubai International Finance Centre. Further, the Dubai Health Authority also requires AI license for ethical AI solutions in healthcare.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Licensing and customization fees added further strain to the budget. There are multiple reports including one from a manager at BCC highlighting the discrepancies at the Council, way back in June 2023. The councils financial position was already strained, with ERP costs contributing to its September 2023 bankruptcy declaration.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The filing alleged that AT&T’s lawsuit is an attempt to secure more time to transition to other software while still receiving discounted support services, which Broadcom has already phased out for perpetual license holders. AT&T and Broadcom did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Network World

MARCH 13, 2025

Since November of 2023, the normal number one customer were attracting right now is guys that have had a heart attack when they got their VMware renewal license, Crump said. The software requires direct hardware access due to its low-level integration with physical resources.

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Network World

JULY 9, 2024

In 2023, the four-year-old startup was added to the US Entities List, largely preventing it from obtaining American technologies without a special license. The announcement comes amid ongoing US restrictions on China, which have significantly affected Moore Threads.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 19, 2023

Microsoft has revealed on the softwares' official product pages that it will stop directly issuing licenses for Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Workstation. The disclaimer states that January 31, 2023, is the last day consumers can download the operating systems from Microsoft's site.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 11, 2023

Washington state residents may no longer need to carry a physical driver’s license — as long as they have a smartphone. A new bill in this year’s legislative session aims to establish groundwork to allow digital driver’s licenses in the state of Washington. Mark Mullet. Photo via senatdemocrats.wa.gov ).

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GeekWire

AUGUST 30, 2024

As part of the arrangement, announced late Friday just before the holiday weekend, Amazon will receive a non-exclusive license to Covariant’s AI models. Amazon also reached a licensing deal with Adept, and about a third of Adept’s employees joined Amazon at the time. Amazon has reportedly drawn questions from the U.S.

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Licensing Retail System Report 144

CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 6, 2024

2023: Greater flexibility, challenging decisions In 2023, the cloud services space — including hosting and managed and migration services — continued to experience impressive growth, eclipsing $564B in total spend. Here is a closer look at recent and forecasted developments in the cloud market that CIOs should be aware of.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 13, 2025

A 2023 VMware report found that 90% of organizations agree that Kubernetes technology is transforming the way their business operates. Within this article, modern applications refers to microservices-based applications running in containers.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 13, 2023

According to Notebookcheck, which spoke with HDMI Licensing Administrator (LA) representatives at CES 2023, HDMI Alt Mode will not be updated to the latest audiovisual standards.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Launched in September 2023, the Huawei Cloud Riyadh Region serves over 1,000 customers and 300 partners across government, finance, media, and e-commerce sectors.Its 3AZ architecture delivers low latency rates, boasting 25ms within Saudi Arabia and 100ms across the region.Huawei Cloud has solidified its position by obtaining a Class C license from (..)

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Network World

JUNE 24, 2024

Channel partners now have vendor-level powers over licensing, account management, visibility, and more,” said Frank Rauch, global channel chief at Cato Networks, in a statement. It enables multi-tenancy, immediate access to new features, and centralized management capabilities geared for MSPs.

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Network World

MARCH 25, 2025

Fun fact: She is a licensed English-as-a-Second Language teacher. In 2023, CEO Antonio Neri established a Hybrid Cloud business unit containing all GreenLake activities and put Russo in charge. In 2023, AMD reported full-year revenue of $23 billion, with $854 million in net income. It was quite a juggle.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 14, 2025

CIOs have a tough balance to strike: On one hand, theyre tasked with maintaining a large number of applications research from Salesforce shows that in 2023 organizations were using 1,061 different applications in varying stages of age, all the while maintaining interoperability and security and reducing overall spend.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The changes will take effect with the 2023 release of software, which is now generally available. This can be a tough sell for enterprises that bought a perpetual license for their ERP system years ago, and have the cost of maintenance indexed to that, as moving to Rise involves giving up that license and taking out a subscription.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 31, 2024

Earthquakes in infrastructure automation The story begins in August 2023 when HashiCorp, the custodians of Terraform, the most widely-used IaC framework, announced that they were moving its license from Mozilla Public License (MPL) to Business Source License (BSL). The community struck back.

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Devops Open Source Licensing IBM 282

Network World

JULY 1, 2024

And Nutanix is aggressively courting VMware customers who might be open to jumping ship in the wake of VMware’s purchase by Broadcom and some of the unpopular moves that have followed, such as potentially costly changes to licensing terms and disruptions to channel relationships. It reported a loss of $207.2 Nutanix also saw 28.6%

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 15, 2024

According to Stanford’s AI Index Report, released in April, 149 foundation models were released in 2023, two-thirds of them open source. As a result of all this experience, companies should know what to do to make sure they’re using properly-licensed code, how to check for vulnerabilities, and how to keep everything patched and up-to-date.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 27, 2023

would seek to deauthorize and replace its Open Game License (OGL), a public copyright notice from 2000. It will also officially make the base mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons publicly available via a Creative Commons license, as mentioned on Jan. is now available under a Creative Commons license.? And we’ve listened.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 24, 2025

That’ll follow up on the successful testing of two prototype satellites that were launched on an Atlas V in October 2023. Under the terms of Amazon’s license from the Federal Communications Commission, half of those satellites are to be launched by mid-2026.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 29, 2025

In this 2023 photo, United Launch Alliances Atlas V rocket lifts off with two prototype Amazon satellites. Under the terms of Amazons Federal Communications Commission license, half of its 3,232 satellites are to be launched by mid-2026. Amazon’s Project Kuiper is developing a broadband satellite network to rival SpaceX Starlink.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 13, 2023

The policy shift concerns the Open Game License (OGL), a public copyright notice that Wizards of the Coast, headquartered in Renton, Wash., It announced via its official community blog that it would create a new Open RPG Creative License, or ORC, that’s designed to be “open, perpetual, and irrevocable.”

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GeekWire

APRIL 2, 2025

ULA launched two prototype Kuiper satellites into orbit for testing in October 2023, but KA-1 will mark Amazon’s first full-scale launch of a batch of operational satellites designed to bring high-speed internet access to millions of people around the world. .” Amazon’s primary manufacturing facility is in Kirkland, Wash.,

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GeekWire

MARCH 10, 2025

million, up from $130 million in 2023. It also laid off 4% of its workforce, or 201 employees, in April 2023, and did another layoff in August 2024. The company cut 450 employees after announcing a recent licensing deal with Zillow Group. It also offers its own mortgage product. Redfin grew revenue by 7% in 2024 to $1.04

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 14, 2025

Were still looking for what clear ROI Copilot licenses give organizations, for instance, Randall said. The pricing for CoreAI is not yet apparent. CIOs will likely face higher operational and usage costs, particularly as AI projects expand.

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