Cloud computing offers to change the way we use computing with the promise of significant economic and efficiency benefits. The speed of adoption depends on how trust in new cloud models can be established. Trust needs to be achieved, especially when data is stored in new ways and in new locations, including for example different
Proven cloud or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) computing solutions such as IBM’s Computing on Demand (CoD) are very attractive for many commercial enterprises especially in today’s environment of flat or shrinking IT budgets. With a spectrum of flexible offerings and pricing models, IBM’s CoD solution provides secure, affordable, elastic, and risk-free access to IT
Organisations need a solution to broadcast video and data, over the internet, to large audiences – both live and on demand – and the ability to record video calls in high definition. Current solutions are difficult to implement and use, lack flexibility and scalability, and require additional equipment and special software. LifeSize® Video Center, the
ESG Lab Reports The goal of ESG Lab reports is to educate IT professionals about emerging technologies and products in the storage, data management and information security industries. ESG Lab reports are not meant to replace the evaluation process that should be conducted before making purchasing decisions, but rather to provide insight into these emerging
Maintaining system availability and business continuity can be an expensive exercise, particularly when IT teams spend hours each month on manual backup. But, as staff at UKbased National Car Parks (NCP) found, centralisation and automation can be achieved quickly and simply, without investing in expensive training and complex deployments.
Based on the experience of hundreds of companies using FOSS as part of a multisource development process, the following are 10 proven tips to gain control, drive innovation, and lower costs with the use of FOSS in your IT development organization. The use of free and open source software has gone mainstream in enterprise IT
Android – Opportunity, Complexity, and Abundance Android, the first mobile operating system built on open source is being adopted by a multitude of embedded device manufacturers. However combining open source with closed source code raises potential legal and business risks. This common problem for any ISV or embedded organisation is exacerbated by Android’s parallel development
Compliments of Black Duck, The Development Executive’s Guide to Open Source Software Policy Implementation will tell you all you need to know about implementing OSS policies without slowing down your development efforts. You’ll learn how to automate OSS policy implementation to stay productive, eliminate legal risk, and find the best open source software for each
Find out how Intel Corporation, a leader in semiconductor manufacturing and software development, reduces software rework and mitigates business risk by using Black Duck Protex to validate that open source, 3rd party and internal software usage strictly adheres to Intel’s software licensing policies.
This whitepaper draws on the experiences of the Black Duck Software team, our customers, and other industry experts to propose new approaches to managing intellectual property in this new world. It describes a set of Best Practices that companies can use to avoid the risks and gain the benefits of this promising new approach to