Network World

MARCH 17, 2025

(Read our related feature: Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty ) However, if youre looking strictly for a replacement on-prem virtualization platform, the analyst firm Data Center Intelligence Group ( DCIG ) has identified five top alternatives to VMwares vSphere platform.

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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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Network World

MARCH 20, 2025

SoftBank Group has announced plans to acquire Ampere Computing for $6.5 The future of Artificial Super Intelligence requires breakthrough computing power, Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO and Chairman said in a statement. billion, significantly expanding its footprint in the rapidly evolving Arm-based server processor market.

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Network World

APRIL 8, 2025

Looking at the announcement of Broadcomms buyback plan , Scott Bickley, advisory fellow at Info-Tech Research Group, said this is consistent with Broadcoms historic strategy and holds no good news for enterprise IT leaders. They shouldnt expect any relief coming their way soon commercially, Bickley said.

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Network World

APRIL 17, 2025

That changed in February 2024 after VMware was acquired by Broadcom and it proceeded to transition and perpetual licensing and migrate to a subscription model, a decision that went over very poorly. Broadcom didnt exactly promote the news of the return, either. It was simply a line in the release notes for version 8.0 Update 3e of ESXi.

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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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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. Can Broadcom + VMware move enterprise networking forward? Updates include zero-touch orchestration capabilities, pull-based architecture, and edge fleet management.

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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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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Well, when it comes to a nationwide automotive group in the world’s largest automotive market, that proverb about a hundred could be hundreds of thousands. Founded in 2006 and based in Shanghai, China Grand Automotive Services Group Co., I’m sure you’ve heard this before: “ Solve one problem, and you keep a hundred others away.

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Network World

JULY 25, 2024

said John Annand, research practice lead at Info-Tech Research Group. And if it was the extra little bit of runway perpetual license holdouts needed in order to move to VCF, why not get some good press about it rather than including it as a ‘standard concession’ on every deal they are inking and signing over the next 12 months?”

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Network World

MAY 30, 2024

Revenue in the latest quarter plunging 13% (27% in networking). Is this just a minor hiccup for the dominant player in enterprise networking or something else? Has Cisco gotten too big and unwieldy to compete against innovative disruptors like Arista, Palo Alto Networks, Netskope, Zscaler, and others? Shakeups in the C-suite.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The group stated that it was nearly impossible to choose other file-sharing services. In the complaint, the group, which called itself the Coalition for a Level Playing Field , accused Microsoft of pushing OneDrive “wherever users deal with file storage and Teams is a default part of Windows 11.

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Network World

JUNE 3, 2024

Replacing older servers, storage, and networking equipment with more energy-efficient models can reduce IT energy consumption. Demand for AI computing (which requires particularly power-hungry processors) is prompting a demand for new data centers that is outstripping the capacity of local electricity networks to supply them.

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Network World

JUNE 6, 2024

In 2019, Gartner created the term SASE to describe a cloud-based service that combines networking and security to give remote workers safe access to internet-based resources. In response to these realities, Gartner coined a new term, secure service edge (SSE), which is essentially SASE minus SD-WAN , the network access part of the equation.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 14, 2025

The bluntest assessment came from Ryan Brunet, a principal research director at the Info-Tech Research Group: This is classic Microsoft. Were still looking for what clear ROI Copilot licenses give organizations, for instance, Randall said. Its very much the same old garbage. The pricing for CoreAI is not yet apparent.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

government agencies prevent network and system vulnerabilities. HP captured the largest portion of the first task order awarded under the DHS CDM program to provide software security product licenses for 33 U.S. By Bob Gourley. HP Enterprise Security Solutions to help 33 U.S. PALO ALTO, Calif. — HP today announced the U.S.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The filing alleged that AT&T’s lawsuit is an attempt to secure more time to transition to other software while still receiving discounted support services, which Broadcom has already phased out for perpetual license holders. A subscription model is not necessarily all bad,” said Mukesh Ranjan, VP at Everest Group.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Of that group, only 105 even thought they knew what that would involve, and only 47 were confident. The AI model providers (with one exception noted below) are also eager to promote licensing of their generative AI tools. GPUs and Ethernet networks How about hosting? Ah, networks. Why is this such a challenge?

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 31, 2024

The power of 5G networks will one day usher in new generations of IoT applications, but large-scale adoption may still be a long way off. For one thing, none of the network providers is anywhere near full rollout. In the US, for example, the three biggest mobile network providers are ahead of the curve, but they still have a lot to do.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 24, 2024

VCF includes all compute, storage, networking, management, and support capabilities that deliver consistent infrastructure and operations across clouds, and comes at half the list price compared to past pricing. The license portability feature we have added to VCF is key to this strategy.

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Trends in the Living Networks

MAY 31, 2007

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2022

VMware Cloud Universal offers a rich set of enterprise-class VMware compute, storage, networking, management, security, and modern application capabilities that span on-premises data centers and private, public, local, and edge clouds.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Companies taking a multicloud approach can experience ballooning OpEx numbers, says Barrett Schrader, managing director of the technology consulting group at Protiviti: “Organizations can take advantage of volume discounts with reduced complexity. IT leaders must be open-minded and take a fresh look at all areas of the business.”

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Network World

MARCH 14, 2017

Rather than following the rules of licensing Petya, another criminal group is stealing and modifying the ransomware so they can use it without paying, according to the SecureList blog by researchers at Kaspersky Lab.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Notably, the advisory observes a marked increase in the exploitation of Zero-Day vulnerabilities, which allow attackers to compromise enterprise networks with little to no warning. These vulnerabilities span a range of technologies, from network security appliances to widely used software applications.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 8, 2022

VMware is the glue that holds our multi-cloud strategy together,” says Salvatore Cassara, CIO, SGB-SMIT Group. “It The county pursued a major digital transformation initiative that began with creating a consolidated, centralized IT group (RCIT) to manage all non-elected departments.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 29, 2022

Public 5G services are all the rage in carrier TV advertising, but enterprises may find a powerful alternative to local area, Wi-Fi, and edge networks in the form of Private 5G. The global Private 5G network market is growing at a compound annual growth rate of more than 40% and projected to reach USD $13.92

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 5, 2014

LPTA Vs. Best Business Value – With Shared Services and Pay-Per-Use licensing, LPTA decisions will be judged on business metrics such as business impact, network efficiency and real-time reporting as part of a new evaluation paradigm. Celingest joins the Claranet Group (celingest.com). Related articles.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 10, 2023

This would’ve brought UB on the same page as the other 70 group companies, lending it transparency into HR policies and initiatives. We leveraged lower cost licensing because of our global contracts,” he adds. “This meant that the IT infrastructure of UB had to migrate to the global platform,” says Pal.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 29, 2024

Protecting networks from hacks like this means going beyond having employees change passwords even with regular frequency. Last fall, I wrote about the attacks on MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment perpetrated by the hacker groups BlackCat/ALPHV and Scattered Spider.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

(Photos via Bigstock, Redfin) Zillow Group and Redfin are long-time competitors. Zillow is paying Redfin $100 million upfront as part of a new licensing deal that makes Zillow the exclusive provider of multifamily rental listings on Redfin and its subsidiaries, Rent.com and ApartmentGuide.com. 11 earnings call.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 29, 2024

They can also identify redundant applications or licenses. Network detection and response (NDR) technology, which creates profiles of all devices that it monitors on the network. IDC is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG Inc.), the world’s leading tech media, data, and marketing services company.

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Trends in the Living Networks

AUGUST 27, 2007

How well-informed you are depends largely on the quality of your personal network, and how effectively you can gather and trade information through the people you know. For the most current insights and trends in the living networks, follow @rossdawson on Twitter! Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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Network World

AUGUST 19, 2024

Will Broadcom raise prices, introduce new licensing models, or rationalize products? Read more about the Broadcom-VMware timeline ) VMware has about 300,000 customers, notes Stephen Elliot, group vice president at research firm IDC. This will take some time but is moving rather quickly.”

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Trends in the Living Networks

JANUARY 30, 2007

This has always been true, but in our hyper-connected world the fundamental networked nature of our world is coming to the fore. In my book Living Networks I described how these networks are now coming to life. Organizational network analysis (ONA) has been adopted as a powerful management tool by many leading organizations.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The essence of the deal: the creation of a new business unit, called the Nvidia Business Group, which will use an Accenture AI Refinery platform with agentic AI that leverages the full Nvidia AI stack. Service providers (such as Accenture) are not known for building products that you license and pay for. A boutique?

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

When these SFI meetings began, Nadella instructed the group to “embrace the red,” Bell said. There was no guarantee that agencies would purchase these licenses; and agencies were free to engage with other vendors to support their security needs. He wanted them to bring their problems. government officials.

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