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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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5 Must-Have Features of Backup as a Service For Hybrid Environments

CIO Business Intelligence

As the value and business criticality of data increases, so do the challenges of backup, recovery, and data management. Many IT organizations that have cobbled together data protection solutions over the years now find themselves saddled with rigid, siloed infrastructure based on an equally rigid backup approach.

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11:11 Systems: Empowering enterprises to modernize, protect, and manage their IT assets and data

CIO Business Intelligence

They are intently aware that they no longer have an IT staff that is large enough to manage an increasingly complex compute, networking, and storage environment that includes on-premises, private, and public clouds. “They also know that the attack surface is increasing and that they need help protecting core systems.

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How to calculate TCO for enterprise software

CIO Business Intelligence

Initial purchase, configuration, and installation Negotiating software license terms is a skill in itself that might require assistance from the company’s legal team or CFO. When performing a TCO analysis, it’s important to try to accurately estimate how many licenses you need today, as well as how many licenses you might need down the road.

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Don’t Bet Your Data on a Thin Veneer of Protection

CIO Business Intelligence

Now you find yourself saddled with rigid, siloed infrastructure based on an equally rigid backup strategy. You’re constantly stuck in maintenance mode, with disparate, multi-vendor backup and recovery systems that are complex and expensive to maintain. Backup as a service solves many challenges. Consistent protection.

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Third-party support: a cure for convoluted database costs

CIO Business Intelligence

Expansion of license types. These different databases have varying licensing mechanisms, including traditional, cloud, full open source, and commercial open source. Complex licensing structures. Complex licensing structures. Many database vendors tout a flexible licensing structure. Increasing use of the cloud.

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Re-Tooling Your Way to a More Efficient Enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

One example: a customer that has decommissioned nodes and is looking to increase storage capacity. The company completed the assessment, realized their nodes are taking up physical space, and determined they need more storage.

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