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Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) in just the last week or so has taken over the top spot for year-to-date performance among the 30 equities comprising the Dow Jones industrial average, with its shares having risen nearly 20 percent in 2018. That’s a big deal. How did it happen? What pushed Cisco beyond its best-known-router … Read more
The cloud-based service management company has extended its reach in IT asset management to help businesses optimise cloud subscriptions. ServiceNow has agreed to acquire software as a service (SaaS) management company VendorHawk to help businesses licence software more cost-effectively. According to ServiceNow, vast amounts of a company’s IT budget is being lost due to under-utilised software. … Read more
The benefits of the internet of things are potentially great and can be achieved with less risk of harm by following these steps. The Internet of Things (IoT) promises benefits for companies, including rich supplies of data that can help them more effectively serve their customers. There’s also a lot to be worried about. Because … Read more
Following the high-profile legal cases against brewers Diageo and Anheuser-Busch InBev, SAP has brought some clarity over indirect access to its core ERP system. In April 2018, SAP made the first big step in shifting its customers away from traditional licensing to a consumption model. This new digital access licensing aims to clarify SAP’s position regarding … Read more
The company delayed the update, which had been expected to arrive on either April 3 or April 10, for an unspecified period. Microsoft has postponed the release of the next Windows 10 feature upgrade for an unspecified period, saying that, among other things, the code harbored a bug that crippled some personal computers. “In certain … Read more
A shakedown is happening in the financial world. The traditional banking giants are struggling to retain customers, and an emerging market of fintech companies are collecting them en masse. In 2017, 13 fintech startups were valued at $1 billion or more, an achievement so rare that Silicon Valley classifies it as unicorn status. A growing industry, … Read more
The majority of hackers claim they can breach an organisation within hours, while most security professionals admit they do not know what to look for. The majority of cyber attackers (71%) can breach a targeted organisation within 10 hours, and 18% claim they could breach a target in the hospitality and food and beverage industries … Read more
Cisco’s Tetration-V and Tetration-SaaS give businesses interested in the security-analytics platform the option of a cloud service or software that runs on virtual appliances. Cisco has added new cloud and virtual deployment options for customers looking to buy into its Tetration Analytics security system. Cisco’s Tetration system gathers information from hardware and software sensors and … Read more
SAP has announced a new pricing model for indirect licensing scenarios that has been welcomed by user groups, who are still pressing for reassurance that they won’t pay more. SAP has announced a new way to price the indirect licensing of its software – which has received a qualified welcome from the SAP User Group … Read more
With more and more enterprises becoming involved in software development with their vendors, a growing concern has emerged over who owns that intellectual property. Microsoft will let customers share intellectual property developed in partnership with the company. The move aligns with what analysts expect will be a growing concern for IT, with more and more … Read more
