Opinion

Software licensing

Digital advancement means we're measuring the economy wrong

When accountants work out how much UK business is investing in the future, it's stuck in a world of depreciated assets – ignoring the huge changes brought about by cloud and software as a service Continue Reading
SAP Document Licensing for Indirect Access: The risks that still won't go away

SAP introduced a new licensing scheme last year to reflect indirect access to its system from third-party systems based on document licensing Continue Reading
Tips for minimising the impact of the Microsoft Office price rise

Microsoft has “adjusted” prices with Office 2019, making it more expensive to buy on-premise versions of its products Continue Reading
Are SAP’s indirect use charges legal?

The German legal system is examining whether SAP can legitimately charge for indirect access to its software from a third-party application Continue Reading
Intellectual property in an AI world

The controversial European Copyright Directive has gone back to the drawing board, but it raises important questions about the use of artificial intelligence in protecting individual rights Continue Reading

Why software giants are failing

Oracle’s latest financial results illustrate that the core businesses of many of the software behemoths of the past are under strain Continue Reading
SAP licensing – reassuringly expensive?

SAP’s recent settlement with AB InBev has again put audits and licensing under the spotlight. We look at how to get the best value and avoid fines Continue Reading
How to make the most of your SAP licences

There is no point in paying for something you never use – or worse, using the wrong licence. Doing the bare minimum for SAP licence management is not enough Continue Reading
How to achieve a healthy, balanced relationship with your ERP provider

Observing the enterprise software market today is like observing a major relationship crisis where one side is failing to listen to the other Continue Reading
The high price of not understanding how automation works with existing software licences

Businesses must check their software licences before they introduce robotic process automation or they risk breaking the rules Continue Reading
Open source for hybrid cloud success: Is it an open and shut case?

Quocirca’s Clive Longbottom ponders whether enterprises need to adopt an open source-first strategy for hybrid cloud success Continue Reading

Beware of Oracle’s developer Trojan Horse

The Oracle Technology Network allows developers to prototype applications for free, but there is a catch when it is time to deploy Continue Reading
Acquiring public sector software systems – an alternative role for GDS?

Controlling and measuring software systems in government is notoriously difficult, so could a healthcare model offer a better alternative? Continue Reading
Graph databases: What are the benefits for CIOs?

With enterprise interest in graph databases on the rise, Clive Longbottom explains why some businesses are favouring them over relational setups Continue Reading
A plan for managing public-sector IT costs

The 2015 spending review is set to put further pressure on the public sector. Are there easy cuts public-sector CIOs can make? Continue Reading