We’re now over a decade on from Adobe’s controversial switch to subscription (SaaS) licensing for its key products. Salesforce, the pioneers of SaaS, is in its 25th year of operation. SaaS expenditure continues to grow by ...
Private Equity firm Thoma Bravo, owner of Flexera, just announced its intent to acquire a new corporate entity USU Product, subject to regulatory approvals. The new USU Product company brings together USU’s ITSM, ITAM, ITOM, and Knowledge ...
One of the less prominent battlegrounds in the upcoming US presidential election will be regulatory oversight of so-called “Big Tech” companies – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft, amongst others – by the FTC. Similarly, the ...
Microsoft Corp recently announced its June 2024 Q4 and FY24 end-of-year results. Looking at the overall results across all sectors, the total revenue for Microsoft increased by 16% to a total of $245.1 billion with a ...
Executive Summary Gartner has released its inaugural Magic Quadrant and Critical Capabilities for SaaS Management Platforms, highlighting a critical demand for centralised management of SaaS applications. With per-employee SaaS spend averaging $1,370—a 55% increase since 2021—and ...
The Federal Trade Commission has announced legal proceedings against Adobe and two of its senior executives for what it claims is misleading and complex terms and activities related to cancellation of software subscriptions. Section 8403 of ...
Highlighting HAM Picture the scene. It’s Friday, and in the UK, at last, the final day of school for many children. Holidays booked and much needed time off from work stretches ahead of you. Except if ...
Hot on the heels of Broadcom’s announcement of the end of perpetual licences for VMware it has given customers barely a week to download any keys for licenses from its portal with expired support. This is ...
In this article we explore the results of our ITAD Maturity Assessment, conducted in partnership with Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations. Responsible disposal of IT assets is gaining increasing importance, driven by changes in working practices, regulatory requirements, ...
Earlier this year I replaced an aging MacBook Air with a Mac Mini desktop as my primary working device. This was cost effective – at around 2/3rds of the price of the cheapest MacBook – and ...