Amazon RDS for Db2 customers now have the option to obtain customized contract terms from IBM when using Db2 hourly licenses through AWS Marketplace. This new offering, known as AWS Marketplace Private Offers, allows customers to request a private offer from IBM and receive individualized quotes for their Db2 hourly licenses. In addition to this … Read more
Amazon has made significant advancements in its artificial intelligence technology by hiring top executives from AI agent startup Adept and licensing their technology. This move is part of Amazon’s efforts to stay competitive in the AI industry, as it faces tough competition from Microsoft and Google. Rohit Prasad, senior vice president and chief scientist at … Read more
recently reported on the new pricing and licensing changes announced by Broadcom for its VMware products. The changes are aimed at simplifying the pricing structure and providing more flexibility for customers. According to the report, the new pricing model will be based on the number of CPU cores in use rather than the number of … Read more
Organizations that use Java but do not consider themselves Oracle customers may be contacted by the tech giant in the next few months, according to House of Brick, a software licensing specialist. Oracle has been tracking product downloads and IP addresses to identify non-compliant Java SE usage, even for organizations that do not have a … Read more
Jeff Christman is a Navy veteran with over twenty years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in cloud migration projects. He has worked for prestigious organizations including Raytheon, AT&T, and NASA, and currently serves as a Senior Cloud Security Consultant at a leading consulting firm. In addition to his professional work, Jeff is also … Read more
Broadcom’s recent acquisition of VMware has resulted in a significant simplification of the offering and licensing model. This move brings together two innovative teams to create a leading infrastructure technology company focused on enabling global enterprises to use private, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments. In order to better serve customers and drive customer success through faster … Read more
IBM and AWS recently launched the Amazon RDS for Db2 Service at AWS re:Invent 2023, allowing clients to migrate their self-managed db2 databases to the cloud through a “bring your own license” model. This service has been instrumental in helping customers expedite their modernization initiatives and enhance service capabilities to meet application requirements. One such … Read more
Euro cloud trade body CISPE has hit back at concessions offered by Broadcom over VMware licensing, saying these do not address key issues that led it to lobby the European Commission into investigating. CISPE, or Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe, claimed that Broadcom is trying to “obfuscate the main issues in this dispute” by … Read more
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) has been questioned by regulators in Europe over licensing for its VMware cloud computing unit after several users on the continent complained. Shares were fractionally higher in mid-afternoon trading. “The (European) Commission has received information suggesting that Broadcom is changing the conditions of VMware’s software … Source link
Broadcom’s relaunch of the VMware Cloud Service (VCSP) Program in March had the channel buzzing about whether the changes would increase standardization and consistency across the company’s routes to market, as Broadcom claimed. However, this week, conversation has centered around anti-competitive practices and complaints brought before the European Commission suggesting that Broadcom is improperly changing … Read more