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 ...

The growing complexity of modern software systems is slowly killing software developers. How can you regain control, without losing out on the best these technologies have to offer? “Complexity kills, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. The software business was supposed to be getting easier.

For over 30 years, open source software (OSS) has formed the backbone of the technology industry. Today, it is nearly impossible to find a computing device that does not utilize an open source ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VergeIO, the leading VMware alternative, today announced an update to VergeFabric, an integrated Software-Defined Networking (SDN) solution built into VergeOS.

Software is losing its magic. We simply demand too much from the current approaches. As a result, software developers are losing the battle with complexity, often without realizing it. More often than ...

Contrary to what you may believe, purchasing software rarely means you own it. In reality, the software most often still belongs to the company or developer and what you purchase is a software license ...

The story of the advancement of technology over the last several decades is really a story about software. While it is certainly true that hardware (CPU/GPU cores and TIPS, memory GBs and TBs) and ...

Microsoft UK's managing director Gordon Frazer agreed that the company's software licensing is complicated, but said it is making an effort to reduce the number of licence options, to make it easier ...

Ford is continuing a shift toward developing more of its vehicle technology internally, outlining a strategy that centers on simplified electronic architectures, consolidated computing hardware, and ...

Some of the changes Microsoft are not good for customers, Forrester says. One change means Microsoft’s paid Software Assurance option – which gives customers free access to updates – may not be as ...