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How to mitigate software licensing surprises

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s unsurprising to see legacy providers shifting their business models from perpetual software licensing to subscription-based pricing. This past year has been rife with complaints over a substantial licensing change by Citrix after it was acquired by private equity firms and merged with TIBCO Software.

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Microsoft’s Veeam partnership signals data resiliency market shift

Network World

It combines software, infrastructure, and storage into an all-in-one cloud service. Historically, a company like Microsoft would build software and customers would use a product like Veeam to protect it and provide backup services when required. This has also been reflected in IT budget allocation.

Data 393
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Moderate IT budget increases have CIOs shaping 2025 strategies to suit

CIO Business Intelligence

Despite those complications, a huge majority of IT leaders expect their organizations’ IT budgets to increase — at least moderately — in the next fiscal year, with IT talent and software spending leading the way. Talent, software spending lead the way According to Forrester’s guide, personnel accounts for nearly 35% of IT budgets.

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Is SaaS dead? Not quite, but it’s evolving rapidly

CIO Business Intelligence

The rapid advancement of AI has led some to predict the end of software as we know it. The key will be adapting quickly and leveraging AI to create more intelligent, efficient, and personalized software solutions. On the other hand, it may require managing a more diverse and complex software landscape.

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Quantify the value of the software that engineering produces. In this interactive panel discussion, we will address common pitfalls of investments for CTOs and VPs of Engineering and will teach you how to manage your investments with confidence and properly allocate resources across business priorities. Determine the success of an investment.

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8 hard truths CIOs must learn to accept

CIO Business Intelligence

CIOs have to accept that their current budget does not allow them to do the transformative work in data thats necessary, he says. Thats the hard truth, says Erica Hausheer, senior vice president and CIO of software company Teradata. CIOs are presiding over a world of hastily written and largely untested software, Wilson explains.

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Sharply rising IT costs have CIOs threading the needle on innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

Many CIOs expect significant price increases in the cloud and other IT products and services during 2025, requiring those with stagnant budgets to make difficult decisions about IT spending. Vendors have begun to build AI into software as well, he says, and in many cases, charge customers for the additional functionality.

Budget 290