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Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty

Network World

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.

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How to strengthen the security of Oracle applications without relying on OAU

CIO Business Intelligence

Vendor support agreements have long been a sticking point for customers, and the Oracle Applications Unlimited (OAU) program is no different. That, in turn, can lead to system crashes, application errors, degraded performance, and downtime.

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Take control of your Oracle unlimited licensing agreement

CIO Business Intelligence

Have you ever met an Oracle customer who happily pays the company’s fees for software support? But too few really understand how beneficial—and painless—breaking up with Oracle Database support can be. Ready to make a seamless exit from Oracle? Neither have we. When was your last database health check?

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Oracle adds agentic AI to Fusion Cloud CX

CIO Business Intelligence

Aiming to deliver end-to-end service automation, Oracle on Wednesday unveiled new agentic AI capabilities for Oracle Fusion Cloud Service and Oracle Fusion Field Service. Oracle said the new AI-driven workflows will help service teams increase service efficiency, reduce time-to-resolution, and improve customer experience.

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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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5 alternatives to VMware vSphere virtualization platform

Network World

There are three software licensing options, including a free community edition for enterprises that want to kick the tires.The Hive Fabric Enterprise option includes HCI, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), guest pool deployments and user profile management. HiveIOs Hive Sense is used to proactively monitor and detect anomalies.

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Oracle: Latest news and insights

CIO Business Intelligence

Oracle is an enterprise software vendor based in Austin, Texas. The company is increasingly focused on supporting generative AI across its database, infrastructure, and applications offerings. Oracle has a market cap of $383 billion, making it the 11th largest tech company in the world.

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