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Reduce Your Open Source Security Risk: Strategies, Tactics and Tools

While there’s no doubt that open source software (OSS) is here to stay, that doesn’t mean that developers can feel free to use all and any open source software components with no thought to the vulnerabilities and security issues they may introduce into their development projects. The fact is, there’s no such thing as bulletproof, bug-free, automatically license compliant, and easily auditable software. Not in the open source world and not in the commercial off the shelf (COTS) world.

SWOT Assessment: Flexera Software, FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises 2014

In today's economic climate, there is significant pressure on CIOs to control costs and reduce risks while finding ways to fund new business initiatives. Software is a strategic asset that is typically under-managed in most organizations. It should therefore be a priority for CIOs to find ways to automate and optimize software asset management in order to uncover cost savings and minimize license liability risk.

Software License Audits: Costs & Risks to Enterprises

Software vendors are continuing their aggressive practices of auditing their customers for software license compliance. 63% of respondents report having been audited in the last 18-24 months. This high level of auditing is a continuation of existing practices reported in last year’s Key Trends in Software Pricing and Licensing Report on this topic, at which times 64% of respondents reported having been audited.

IDC MaturityScape: Software License Optimization

Software vendors are increasing the number and scope of their software license audit activities. IDC recommends that customers deploy software license optimization to self-audit in advance of an audit and identify and fix the underlying issues that can cause noncompliance.

Software Budgets, Waste & Shifts in Software Licensing

Enterprise software counts among an organization’s most strategic assets. Therefore it is not surprising that software comprises one of the largest line-items in most organizations’ IT budgets. As enterprises rebound from the “great recession,” they continue to look for ways to be agile, lean and efficient. In furtherance of those goals, software budgets are being examined closely, with an eye towards ferreting out waste, and ensuring acceptable ROI. As confirmed in this Report, organizations are evolving in their quest to derive more value from their software spend. And as application producers accommodate this trend, they are realizing greater value as well.

Master Data Management Multidomaine: Pourquoi il est temps pour les entreprises d’éliminer les silos de données

Stibo Systems s’intéresse aux risques potentiels qu’implique la dispersion des données stratégiques au sein des multiples départements de l’entreprise et au fait qu’une stratégie globale de gestion des données unique soit un facteur clé de réussite.

Au sein de nombreuses sociétés, l’information produit, client, emplacement, fournisseur, employé et assets digitaux, abonde et se retrouve souvent éclatée entre différents propriétaires ou équipes. Elle est généralement dispersée entre les ventes, le marketing, le service informatique, la finance ou les ressources humaines, ou au sein d’autres départements, régions ou entités de l’entreprise.

Rapprocher innovation et valeur métier

Pour la première fois depuis longtemps, PDG, DSI et équipes IT s’accordent sur un point. Après avoir constaté les changements survenus sur le marché, ils ont pris conscience que pour rester compétitifs, ils devaient trouver un moyen de proposer plus rapidement de nouvelles applications et fonctionnalités et de nouveaux services, d’une qualité inédite, sans encourir de risques ou de dépenses supplémentaires.

Guide pratique de prise en main de DevOps

Dans l’économie des applications, les logiciels sont l’affaire de chaque entreprise. Dès lors, une approche DevOps devient rapidement l’une des disciplines les plus précieuses pour votre activité. Axée sur l’amélioration de la qualité des nouvelles applications et l’accélération de leur mise sur le marché, une méthodologie DevOps implique une intégration étroite entre développement et production.

Ein praxisorientierter Leitfaden für die Einführung von DevOps

In der Application Economy ist jedes Unternehmen ein Softwareunternehmen. Daher wird DevOps auch schnell zu einer der wichtigsten Disziplinen in Ihrem Unternehmen werden. Der Fokus von DevOps liegt auf der Verbesserung der Qualität und beschleunigten Bereitstellung von Anwendungen auf dem Markt. Und dazu ist eine enge Zusammenarbeit zwischen Development und Operations erforderlich.

Building a Shortcut Between Innovation and Business Value

For the first time in a long time, CEOs, CIOs and IT groups are on the same page. They’ve seen the changes in the marketplace, and they know that if they want to compete, they must find a way to deliver new applications, services and capabilities faster and at a higher quality than ever before – and do so without taking on new costs or risks.

It’s clear why the current environment is the way it is: Thanks to the innovative consumer devices and services they interact with on a daily basis, today’s users have become conditioned to expect a compelling, flawless experience from every technology they encounter – whether in or out of the office. And if the experience isn’t meeting their expectations, they have no qualms with moving on to another one that does.

Everyone SHIFT LEFT to High-Velocity Application Delivery

When it comes to delivering applications, what if you could SHIFT your timeline LEFT and turn out apps 25 to 50 percent faster with higher quality and less labor? What if you could SHIFT LEFT and achieve 100 percent return on your investment by the time you deliver your next application? What if you could SHIFT LEFT and make DevOps a reality?

The Digital Transformation Journey: Key Technology Considerations

In the Application Economy, speed, innovation, and quality, have become table stakes. If you can’t meet your customers’ expectations, they will surely find a competitor who can. Whether your organization is in one of the sectors facing the most intense digital competition (like insurance, banking, telecommunications or retail), or a more traditional industry, how rapidly and successfully you embrace a software-driven digital transformation strategy will likely have a profound effect on your organization’s long term viability. In this Whitepaper, learn how the Application Economy is driving Digital Transformation in companies, and how you can position your organization for success.

Perspectivas de DevOps

Como empresa que trabaja día a día con un equipo de profesionales expertos en desarrollo y operaciones de verdaderas aplicaciones de software en todos los ámbitos del mundo real, en CA somos conscientes de que el neologismo DevOps bien merece una aclaración, un análisis y un examen.

En el marco del programa que hemos dado en bautizar como Perspectivas de DevOps de CA, hemos charlado con varias figuras destacadas de esta comunidad para abordar los principales problemas que afectan actualmente a la metodología DevOps.

Acortar camino entre la innovación y el valor de negocio

Por primera vez en mucho tiempo, existe sintonía entre los directores ejecutivos y los grupos y directores de TI, pues han podido constatar los cambios que han tenido lugar en el mercado y son conscientes de que, si desean competir, deben dar con una forma de agilizar y de mejorar en términos de calidad la entrega de nuevos servicios, aplicaciones y capacidades como nunca hasta ahora sin incurrir en nuevos costes o riesgos.

Guida pratica all’adozione di DevOps

Nell'economia delle applicazioni, ogni business dipende dal software. Per questo motivo DevOps sta rapidamente diventando una delle materie di maggior valore per l'azienda. Si focalizza sul miglioramento della qualità e sull'accelerazione della delivery di nuove applicazioni sul mercato e per ottenere questi risultati integra in maniera serrata sviluppo e operations.

Ormai ovunque, le aziende guardano con interesse a ciò che inizialmente era considerato solo un termine alla moda, potenzialmente superabile in tempi brevi da altre novità.