CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
It’s unsurprising to see legacy providers shifting their business models from perpetual software licensing to subscription-based pricing. But lately, some licensees of virtual desktops and applications have been confronted with abrupt changes and even forced to accept and pay for unwanted features. Some do it with a measure of grace.
Network World
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Cisco has taken the wraps off a pair of intelligent WiFi-7 access points and introduced a new way of licensing wireless gear across cloud, on-premises and hybrid networks. With it customers can purchase our new unified licenses (Cisco Wireless Essentials or Advantage) in a Cisco Networking Subscription.
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Network World
MARCH 17, 2025
Broadcoms decisions to replace perpetual VMware software licenses with subscriptions and to eliminate point products in favor of an expensive bundle of private cloud tools are driving longtime VMware customers to look for an exit strategy. For customers looking elsewhere, theres no shortage of alternatives. McDowell agrees.
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
From the start, Meta has made the Llama models available to other enterprises under a license it describes as “open source,” but the creation of the new business group makes clear that Meta’s interest is commercial, not philanthropic. Meta also has a veto on competitors using Llama for anything too big: The Llama 3.2
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 2, 2025
The SAP Business Technology Platform offers in-memory processing, agile services for data integration and application extension, as well as embedded analytics and intelligent technologies. Functions contained in the so-called Digital Core, SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management, are licensed per user. This allows for maximum flexibility.
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
You have user interfaces that say, ‘I want my application to do this,’ you hit the button, and the code gets generated in the background.” When an AI generates code, it doesn’t know how that code will be used, so you might end up accidentally violating license terms.” You can maybe sense that there’s something going on there.”
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 5, 2024
The landscape of data center infrastructure is shifting dramatically, influenced by recent licensing changes from Broadcom that are driving up costs and prompting enterprises to reevaluate their virtualization strategies. As a result, VMware customers can no longer purchase perpetual licenses or just the ESXi hypervisor on its own.
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