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December 2011:
Latest Research update confirms growth in Cloud Computing in the UK
Andy Burton
Chair of Cloud Industry Forum
- New White Paper now available to download -
The language of cloud computing may not be universally understood and applied, however, adoption of cloud services is becoming commonplace. During the nine months between this research and the prior UK market ...
December 2011:
The Myth of Expensive Security Software
Kate Craig Wood
Memset
For several years, IaaS cloud provider, Memset has been running all its business systems, including security systems with Open Source Software (OSS). When it comes to security software, Kate Craig-Wood says just because its expensive doesn’t mean it’s anymore secure!
In my opinion, open source applications tend to be even more secure than their commercial equivalents, which is why we have used them so predominantly throughout Memset.
Our ...
December 2011:
Software License Management: preventing out of compliance situations
Vincent Brasseur
Flexera
One of the main purposes of any software license management tool is to provide a license position for each software title and show whether or not the organization is compliant with their license agreement.
This calculation relies on two primary data feeds:
Inventory and usage data from inventory, configuration management or usage monitoring tools and
Purchasing and contract data from ERP or ...
December 2011:
Watch out for Frenemies
Ian Moyse
Eurocloud UK Board Member
Ever received an email unsolicited (yes we know you get spam) to your work or personal email address? Found an account of yours compromised and that you can’t log in? Gone onto messenger and had messages from someone you don’t know popping up? So just how do they do that? how do they know who you are and how do they get your email or messenger ID’s and is there anything you can truly do about this?
I often see an email in my Hotmail inbox from ...
December 2011:
FAST Backs Launch of New Intellectual Property Guide
Julian Heathcote Hobbins
General Council, Fast
-Intellectual Property Office launches new online guide for businesses-
The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has wholeheartedly endorsed the latest initiative from Government aimed at tackling intellectual property disregard in the workplace.
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched new website pages aimed at providing practical guidance to businesses for avoiding IP infringement.
The new web pages give detailed information for businesses ...
