The future of open source licences is changing
The Open Source Insider blog on Computer Weekly recently asked industry experts for their views on the future of open source licensing. One of the pillars of software development is:...
The cloud deal question that follows on from an Oracle audit
On 17 December 2019, the US District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division, dismissed the 2018 class action case brought by the City of Sunrise Firefighters’ Pension Fund...
VMware licensing increase draws ire but is a logical move
Under the new VMware licensing pricing model, one CPU license will cover up to 32 cores in a single CPU. If a CPU has more than 32 cores, additional CPU...
Microsoft to enable end users to buy Power Platform licenses without administrative approval
Microsoft is planning to roll out a major change in the way users will be able to buy Power BI, Power Apps and Flow starting in mid-November. And a number...
Enterprise software vendors mix and match monetization models: What happens when subscription, usage and licensing converge?
Enterprise software vendors are subscription happy, but they’re delving into usage plans for customers too. Toss in some perpetual licenses and your negotiations with strategic vendors are about to get...
SAP extends Hana’s reach beyond enterprise applications
The benefits of Hana Cloud Services are clear to Asia-Pacific customers, although actual adoption will boil down to cost. When SAP unveiled its Hana in-memory database in 2010, Hasso Plattner, co-founder of...
Microsoft lets SMB workers share Office on a single PC with expanded M365 Business rights
The company this week added shared computer activation for Office to the less-expensive Microsoft 365 Business subscription; the rollout for the change begins on April 30. Microsoft this week announced...
Why you need to link licensing tools to HR
IT can be pretty good at setting up a PC for a new joiner, but what happens when someone leaves? How do you delete their cloud access? A recent software...
Open source licenses may not matter so much any more
MongoDB’s efforts to get OSI endorsement a more business-friendly SSPL have failed. MongoDB is proceeding anyhow, reflecting a possibly pivotal moment. After all the drama around MongoDB’s change of license from the...
Counting the costs of IaaS and SaaS
Cost management is a priority for organisations seeking to use infrastructure and software as a service. Public cloud, where a third-party provider makes computing services available over the internet, is...