CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Travel and expense management company Emburse saw multiple opportunities where it could benefit from gen AI. To solve the problem, the company turned to gen AI and decided to use both commercial and open source models. Both types of gen AI have their benefits, says Ken Ringdahl, the companys CTO.

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Open Source Security Licensing Training 288

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 17, 2025

At issue is how third-party software is allowed access to data within SAP systems. The software company is making it virtually impossible for its customers to work with non-SAP process mining solutions. For example, beverage companies Diageo and Anheuser-Busch InBev received large back payment demands from SAP.

SAP 240

SAP Data Licensing Software 240

Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

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., Open source has taken the enterprise by storm. What was once seen as risky code, developed in suburban basements, has taken on new life.

Licensing 433

Licensing Open Source Enterprise Enterprise 433

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 2, 2025

SAP R/1 was designed as standard software that could be offered to other companies. This principle was so successful that R/3 almost completely replaced the R/2 software package. The entire architecture of S/4HANA is tightly integrated and coordinated from a software perspective.

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System SAP Licensing Architecture 269

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Microsoft is in talks with Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) to settle the trade body’s complaint about its cloud software licensing practices in the European Union (EU). The European cloud firms had called this a restrictive cloud licensing policy. The trust component is fundamental, he noted.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2024

in 2025, but software spending — four times larger than the data center segment — will grow by 14% next year, to $1.24 The software spending increases will be driven by several factors, including price increases, expanding license bases, and some AI investments , says John Lovelock, distinguished vice president analyst at Gartner.

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Data Center Artificial Intelligence Software Software 334

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

When organizations buy a shiny new piece of software, attention is typically focused on the benefits: streamlined business processes, improved productivity, automation, better security, faster time-to-market, digital transformation. A full-blown TCO analysis can be complicated and time consuming.

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Software Software Enterprise Enterprise 328

Network World

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The conference, the first after Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, highlighted the growing trend of companies bringing workloads back from public clouds to on-premises environments. VMware Explore 2024 Broadcom bolsters VMware Cloud Foundation Nov. 1, 2024: V Mware increased the vSAN capacity in vSphere Foundation by 2.5x

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Vmware Conference Cloud Enterprise 369

Network World

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

VMware’s origins To understand Baguley’s career at the company, you have to look back 13 years and six months. With that picture in mind, the company has grown from “a small company” to the giant it is today, “an organization within a much larger one,” Baguley said.

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CTO Vmware Cloud Storage 395

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 22, 2024

By 2027, 70% of new contracts for employees will include licensing and fair usage clauses for AI representations of their personas. By 2028, 30% of S&P companies will use GenAI labeling, such as “xxGPT,” to reshape their branding while chasing new revenue.

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Energy Healthcare Enterprise Enterprise 338

Network World

MARCH 25, 2025

of the Fortune 500 companies have women CEOs. In an AP survey of S&P 500 companies, only 25 of 341 CEOs were women. The Women in Tech organization reports that 17% of tech companies have a woman CEO, and only 25% of all C-suite jobs are held by women. Several went out and started their own company. Only 10.4%

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Network Industry Oracle Education 390

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 3, 2024

“All UK businesses and organizations that bought licenses for Windows Server via Amazon’s AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and Alibaba Cloud may have been overcharged and will be represented in this new ‘opt-out’ collective action,” the law firm statement said. Microsoft is one of the biggest companies in the world. Kimball asked.

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Microsoft Licensing Cloud Operating Systems 264

Network World

APRIL 8, 2025

When it comes to adding new technologies to their product range, vendors options range from researching and developing them internally to acquiring another company that has done the work. If they are planning a large capital spend on the server side, they shouldnt be planning to exploit any cracks in the Broadcom armor.

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Vmware Licensing Software Software 195

Network World

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Software, software and more software. That seems to be the mantra for Cisco in 2019 as the company pushes software-defined WANs, cloud partnerships, improved application programs and its over-arching drive to sell more subscription-based software licenses.

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WAN Licensing Software Software 419

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 17, 2022

Cloud adoption might have the effect of consolidating IT by bringing a host of interactions on to a single platform and shift the cost of running IT from CapEx spending to OpEx, but there is the potential for it to cause licensing “bill shock.” Introducing Cloud Navigator portal. Introducing Cloud Navigator portal.

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Licensing Cloud Microsoft Tools 243

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 3, 2024

A VMware licensing cost increase of 150%. For many VMware customers, the licensing model and price changes were abrupt. Facing backlash from existing customers, Broadcom has attempted to explain the new product and licensing model with a hope that current customers can manage the transition. An increase of 300%.

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Vmware Licensing Cloud Virtualization 214

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 28, 2025

Vendors have begun to build AI into software as well, he says, and in many cases, charge customers for the additional functionality. But price increases are also a huge driver of spending increases, says Dmytro Romanchenko, CEO of software developer Syndicode. Whether you want it or not, youre going to get it sold to you.

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Budget Cloud Energy Storage 290

Network World

AUGUST 14, 2024

So far, the $60 billion Broadcom-VMware deal has led to some layoffs , VMware licensing changes, production rationalizations, and shifts to the partner program. Meanwhile, Broadcom President and CEO Hock Tan pledged support to customers and clarified how the company would offer VMware products and support going forward.

Vmware 420

Vmware Symantec Licensing Enterprise 420

Network World

JULY 11, 2024

Microsoft has reportedly agreed to pay $22 million to settle an antitrust complaint with a group representing cloud computing companies in Europe. A complaint was filed in 2022 by CISPE (Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers Europe) accusing Microsoft of unfair licensing practices that hurt Europe’s cloud computing ecosystem.

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Microsoft Cloud Licensing Google 398

GeekWire

APRIL 9, 2025

(Photo courtesy of Smith) Kelly Smith is making another startup leap as the founder of Hedfirst , a new telehealth company aiming to help patients that need migraine medication. It works with licensed providers in most U.S. ” The company is coming out of Curious Office , the startup incubator Smith launched in 2007.

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Network World

AUGUST 14, 2024

Discontent over VMware licensing changes and shifts to the partner program has sent customers looking elsewhere, and at least two competitors say they are benefiting from the discord in the form of increased sales. This forced some customers to buy software they didn’t need as part of a bundle, increasing their costs.

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Vmware Licensing Hotels Virtualization 460

Network World

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Broadcom has fired back in the ongoing legal dispute with AT&T over VMware software support services, claiming that AT&T is resorting to “sensationalism” and had long intended to stop using VMware software but delayed the move.

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Vmware Licensing Software Software 369

Network World

MAY 24, 2024

These, along with issues such as software licensing, could disincentivise customers from using rival cloud providers, thereby stifling innovation and inhibiting competition in the cloud service market. Private clouds and software-as-a-service offerings were considered out of scope.

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Cloud Licensing Artificial Intelligence Survey 419

GeekWire

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Clockwise from top left: Privacy License founder Nabanita De; Mvue founder Payal Tiwana; Saturday founder Michelle Howe; and Pansophy founder Anshu Dwibhashi. This time we’re featuring companies building products in privacy, fintech, knowledge search, and wellness. The app has more than 13,000 users and charges $5.99

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Company Licensing B2B Nonprofit 113

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 12, 2024

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Still, gen AI for software development is in the nascent stages, so technology leaders and software teams can expect to encounter bumps in the road. Software development requires heavy documentation,” Dasdan says.

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Software Development Software Software Development 328

Network World

AUGUST 20, 2024

Streamlined licensing is another component of the Blueprint. “To Disparate licenses, varied terms, and unpredictable costs can hinder operational efficiency and become a significant burden,” wrote Mathias Kokot, vice president of cloud-ready data center at Juniper, in a blog about licensing.

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Education Programming Data Center Licensing 398

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2022

By Tom Thorpe, Vice President International Markets, Broadcom Software. It’s been great to see people returning to face-to-face meetings in recent months – for us at Broadcom Software, a little more than most. At Broadcom Software, we take pride in being able to check all three of those boxes.

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Software Software Licensing CTO Hire 246

Network World

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Microsoft’s cloud business is under surveillance in Europe: The association of Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) has set up new monitoring body to ensure the tech giant complies with a legal settlement to keep cloud licensing practices fair in the region.

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Groups Cloud Industry Licensing 370

Network World

MARCH 13, 2025

VergeIO is looking to shake up the virtual infrastructure market with its approach to virtualization and software-defined networking. VergeIO is not a startup; the company was founded in 2010 and hasnt made huge waves in the market. The software requires direct hardware access due to its low-level integration with physical resources.

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Virtualization Network Vmware Data Center 195

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 30, 2025

Theres still enough spending by enterprises on servers, licensed software, and the skill sets they need to maintain and operate the environment that currently exists. According to McKinsey , many companies are taking their first crack at AI with off-the-shelf models that are largely hosted in the cloud.

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Data Center Enterprise Enterprise Data 324

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We’re a mainframe shop today and are currently transitioning to more distributed software-as-a-service capabilities, so we can put more data in the hands of people making those key buying and pricing decisions. was also important to help our executive team and board understand the “why” for the company, team, and individual.

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Company Retail Strategy CTO Hire 298

Network World

MAY 20, 2024

First, tool vendors sold them with perpetual licenses, which meant a long-term investment. Second, tools could take time to implement, especially for larger companies that invest months of time customizing data collection mechanisms, dashboards, alerts, and more. Network Management Software, Network Security

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Tools Network Licensing WAN 488

Network World

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Frank Karlitschek, CEO and company founder, said, “over the past three years, Nextcloud has submitted extensive documentation and other evidence of anti-competitive behavior by Microsoft. This is an important step to prohibit future anti-competitive practices by the US company.”

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Microsoft Licensing Cloud Storage 370

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 22, 2024

When tech giant Broadcom acquired virtualization market leader VMware last October, it restructured licensing terms, laid off thousands of employees, and terminated partner agreements with resellers and service providers. Customers that paid for older perpetual licenses can continue to use the older vSphere versions they purchased, he said.

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Vmware Licensing Virtualization Data Center 299

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 26, 2023

IT provides the plumbing for just about every company in existence today. We’ve gathered eight instances of big tech failures that struck companies and other organizations in 2023. And because the incumbent companies have been around for so long, many are running IT systems with some elements that are years or decades old.

Backup 345

Backup Airlines Licensing Oracle 345

CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 17, 2023

This includes running a benchmarking spend analysis on all categories relative to industry peers, as well as leading technology companies. Review software licenses and subscriptions Many organizations are over-licensed and oversubscribed on software, pushing costs higher than they need to be.

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Licensing Budget Cloud Agile 345