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If you have invested a lot in Microsoft software, this article will help you prepare for a licensing review and ensure that you don’t lose any money. If you need more info or help on this topic, reach out to one of our consultants. As with any organisation, as Microsoft approaches the end of its … Read more
Cyber crime is a serious concern in every industry, but some are more affected than others. If you are in finance, check out the advice below. Cyber security has quickly risen to the top of the business agenda in recent months. High enough that 86% of financial services firms across the UK, Europe, US and Hong … Read more
Software audits can be scary. And they WILL happen. “If you buy it, they will come”. But if you have the right consultants in your corner, things will be much easier. When the software audit request came from Adobe two years ago, Margaret Smith (not her real name) thought it was business as usual. As … Read more
If software goes unmanaged for an extended length of time, costs will not only spiral, but any future efforts to digitally transform your organisation will become that much harder – when it comes to software asset management, a stitch in time saves nine. Here are four practical ways that CIOs can reduce IT costs through … Read more
If your company relies heavily on Adobe tools, then this is good news. Check out the details below. Adobe has released an emergency/out-of-band security update (APSB17-32, for versions 27.0.0.159 and 27.0.0.130) for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Chrome OS. The update addresses a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2017-11292) that researchers found actively exploited by a group … Read more
Oracle client? Then you’re in for good news about your security. Take a look below and find out how Oracle plans to use machine learning to keep you even safer from security threats. Oracle Management Cloud suite provides real-time, proactive monitoring and outage prevention, and Oracle Identity SOC helps forecast, detect and resolve security threats. … Read more
If you are a Cisco client, this concerns you directly. Check out the information below and let us know if you need any help navigating this brave new Cisco world. Software is now dominating IT spending. My research shows that the combination of SaaS and on-premises software is now a $650 billion market that has … Read more
Software vendors such as Oracle change their online terms and conditions regularly. This often happens without their customers even knowing it, resulting in possible contract breaches and great financial risks, especially for enterprises. In this article you read why software vendors change their online terms so often and what you can do to prevent an … Read more
Is the U.S. government’s ban on the products of Kaspersky Lab, the Moscow-headquartered global cybersecurity company founded by Russians, a reasonable precaution or brazen protectionism? It’s possible to argue either case. But whether the ban is justified is less important in the grand scheme of things than what it does to the borderless nature of … Read more
Every day we hear how the network is changing. Virtualization, Cloud, Software-defined Networking, the Internet of Things — it’s clear big transformational change is happening. The technical aspects of these solutions seem to get the most attention, but if you manage IT/Network cost and delivery for a living, your success may depend more on understanding … Read more
