Sanjiv Gossain, Head of Cognizant Digital Business in Europe, discusses the impact software is having on businesses and why they need to give in to its influence. When Marc Andreesen wrote the now-famous piece “Why Software is Eating The World” in the Wall Street Journal in 2011, he provided some unique insight into the power … Read more
8 Triggers of an Oracle Audit: And Tips to Avoid One The day has come, and it is not good news. You have an Oracle Audit. Oracle is notorious for having a very confusing licensing policy. It is vague and one misstep could possibly have you shelling out thousands in audit fees. Even with Oracles … Read more
Cisco Enterprise agreements can provide long-term benefits and savings, but they must be scrutinized carefully case-by-case to see if they make sense. Cisco Enterprise Agreements (“EAs”) are becoming an increasingly popular vehicle for purchasing and consuming software products and services from Cisco. The general concept is that – rather than purchasing individual software products and associated … 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
Open source software imparts a number of benefits, including decreasing product development time, distributing development across a community and attracting developers to your organization. However, some organizations shy away from it due to perceived risks and disadvantages around intellectual property. Once you’ve incorporated open source into your products or open sourced your own code, it’s … Read more
