Over the last decade, the complexities of managing enterprise software have grown exponentially. Cloud computing, virtualization, mobility and an array of trends — including bring-your-own-device ...

Software asset management (SAM) has evolved from simple back-office record-keeping to more complex licence and contract management that integrates innovative technologies such as artificial ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. In the city of Dallas, Interim CIO Brian Gardner needs to manage ...

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 ...

Corporate IT executives often complain that software contracts are too complex and don’t offer enough flexibility to meet their needs. But when software vendors have tried to introduce new licensing ...

Brien M. Posey is a freelance technical writer who has contributed to dozens of books and is a six-time Microsoft MVP award winner. With public-sector budgets being notoriously tight, it is more ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Software licensing costs can be significantly higher for cloud instances than on-prem servers, or favor one cloud over others Kim Weins is vice president of cloud strategy at Flexera. Over the last ...

Software is everywhere -- in mobile devices, commercial equipment, desktop applications, network servers and more. It's difficult to find a device that doesn't contain software. But where does that ...