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Attackers probing backdoor flaw in popular Cisco Smart Licensing Utility, warns SANS

Network World

Organizations running Ciscos Smart Licensing Utility (CSLU) should update their software as soon as possible to fix two serious vulnerabilities, the SANS Technology Institute has urged.

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SoftBank to buy Ampere for $6.5B, fueling Arm-based server market competition

Network World

The deal, which sees Oracle and Carlyle selling their stakes in Ampere, strengthens SoftBanks position in the growing market for AI-optimized processors as major cloud providers increasingly look beyond traditional x86 architecture.

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FinOps SaaS: The missing piece of the puzzle

CIO Business Intelligence

SaaS billing, in contrast to conventional on-premises software licenses, frequently entails intricate, consumption-based pricing, which makes cost control more challenging. Understanding this complexity, the FinOps Foundation is developing best practices and frameworks to integrate SaaS into the FinOps architecture.

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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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What is S/4HANA? SAP’s latest ERP system explained

CIO Business Intelligence

In 2008, SAP developed the SAP HANA architecture in collaboration with the Hasso Plattner Institute and Stanford University with the goal of analyzing large amounts of data in real-time. The entire architecture of S/4HANA is tightly integrated and coordinated from a software perspective. In 2010, SAP introduced the HANA database.

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Stratoshark brings Wireshark-style analysis to cloud system calls

Network World

This approach mirrors how Wireshark uses libpcap for network packet capture, creating a familiar architectural pattern for networking professionals. Open-source community and future development Following Wiresharks successful open-source model, Stratoshark is being released under the same open-source license asthe Wireshark codebase.

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Restricted Source Licensing Is Here

Forrester IT

Open source has taken the enterprise by storm. What was once seen as risky code, developed in suburban basements, has taken on new life. Major software companies employ teams of full-time workers to write and contribute code to open source projects. Even end user companies such as Netflix, Lyft, Capital One, etc., are contributing back […]

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