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Software licensing

• April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19

  Google slams public cloud rivals over 'mistreatment' of open source community

  Google Cloud has committed to forging closer ties with the open source community, while hitting out at its competitors for not doing enough to support it

• April 03, 2019 03 Apr'19

  Why you need to link licensing tools to HR

  IT can be pretty good at setting up a PC for a new joiner, but what happens when someone leaves? How do you delete their cloud access?

• April 02, 2019 02 Apr'19

  Welsh government buys Microsoft Office 365 for teachers and pupils

  The Welsh government will provide Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus across 1,521 maintained schools in Wales

• April 01, 2019 01 Apr'19

  Consumers still important as Dutch satnav pioneer maps B2B future

  TomTom is focusing on the business-to-business sector, but its consumer base is an important part of its strategy

• March 29, 2019 29 Mar'19

  Middle East countries accelerate quantum computing research

  Gulf countries must invest in quantum computing research to ensure they continue to to remain digital pioneers

• March 12, 2019 12 Mar'19

  The web turns 30: from proposal to pervasion

  The web is celebrating its 30th anniversary, but can it remain true to its founder’s vision?

• February 21, 2019 21 Feb'19

  Redis Labs swaps out open source to protect against public clouds

  While Redis remain open source, higher value modules are now covered by a commercial agreement which limits commercialisation of Redis-based products

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  Coders and developers: The new heroes of the network?

  Cisco is moving towards a software-based future. We chatted to Susie Wee, founder and leader of Cisco developer and innovation programme, DevNet, to find out how she is helping to enable this change

• January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19

  Australian government turns to Rimini Street for software support

  A slew of Australian government agencies have switched out SAP and Oracle maintenance contracts for third-party support services

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Google petitions Supreme Court to reconsider Android Java ruling

  Google’s legal chief claims Oracle’s copyright ruling on Java software interfaces will damage software development

• January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19

  AWS pushes MongoDB compatible alternative as licences change

  They probably didn't see that coming... MongoDB's switch to server-side licensing may have backfired, as AWS launches an API-compatible version

• January 11, 2019 11 Jan'19

  Microsoft takes community approach to artificial intelligence in Sweden

  Microsoft is making increasing use of artificial intelligence in Sweden as it shares experiences with the development community

• January 01, 2019 01 Jan'19

  SAP user group’s Cooper: Indirect licensing progress welcome but slow

  SAP UK&I User Group chair Paul Cooper on the state of play between SAP and users: sanguine about end of ECC6; S/4 adoption growth steady, indirect licensing still an issue; and C/4 remains unknown

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  Microsoft raises cloud prices for Australian enterprise customers

  Despite the price hike, Microsoft claims its Azure service remains competitively priced, with opportunities for additional savings

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Asean firms dive into microservices for competitive edge

  While microservices has become a buzzword linked with digital transformation, it is no magic bullet for development woes