Software License
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Microsoft to face UK competition probe over business software practicesNews The tech giant could be designated with strategic market status, meaning it holds undue sway over the UK software ecosystem
By Ross Kelly Published
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Microsoft and CISPE make ‘significant breakthrough’ with software licensing concessionsNews European cloud providers can now offer Microsoft software on a pay-as-you-go software basis
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Software licensing is becoming a minefield for IT leadersNews Oracle Java is causing particular headaches, with many saying they plan to migrate to open source alternatives
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Avaya reseller helped coordinate $88m pirate software schemeNews New Jersey-based businessman, Jason Hines, pleaded guilty in an Oklahoma court on Friday
By Ross Kelly Published
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Open source could boost UK's GDP if C-suites were better educatedNews Experts have called for better insight into the responsibilities associated with adopting open source for the future of the community
By Rory Bathgate Published
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The IT Pro Podcast: Is this the beginning of the end for open source?ITPro Podcast There’s positive momentum in the open source community, but key players are questioning its longevity
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Existential tensions put open source on path to crisis pointAnalysis Divisions within the community, weariness towards corporates, and the spectre of regulation all challenge the future of open source
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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How to reduce your company's software costsIn-depth Budgets are shrinking, so how can you reduce your company's software costs without sacrificing functionality?
By Rene Millman Published
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Draft bill could force AWS, Microsoft, Oracle to change public sector contractsNews A US senator is reportedly hoping to change the way the 24 federal agencies buy software
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Akka to move away from open source licence, citing funding needsNews Enterprise customers will have to pay for the widely-used toolkit, with current versions losing all updates and support from October
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Nutanix accused of violating open source licence in object storage productNews MinIO claims it has tried and failed to resolve the issues with the company for three years
By Connor Jones Published
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IT Pro Panel: The road to Windows 11IT Pro Panel As the new OS gears up for rollout, we talk to our panellists about their upgrade plans
By Adam Shepherd Published
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