The beginning of a new year is always the time for predictions, particularly in the cyber security field. CIOs, CSOs, and enterprise executives around the globe are scrambling to fortify their infrast more
Virtualization is now in widespread use amongst the IT community and ISVs need to consider the ramifications of virtual machines on software licensing. Simply defined, a virtual machine is hardware, s more
Software development practices typically fall into two categories – Brownfield projects or Greenfield projects – each of which utilizes different tools and requires different strategic approaches. Bro more
The recent cyber-attack on the Colonial pipeline in the U.S. is a stark reminder of the very real threats that exist to global infrastructure. The pipeline which carries 45% of the U.S. East Coast’s s more
Just recently I was doing some research on the ongoing market shift towards SaaS and subscription software licensing and stumbled upon an old Gartner report that was published in 2008, entitled Gartne more
Smart factories encompass the digitization of virtually every part of the manufacturing system, employing a host of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, digital twi more
Are there any foreseeable boundaries for digital transformation? It doesn’t seem so, as the exponential increase of millions of connected devices and the creative IoT applications that have emerged sh more
Some things are just meant to be, whether serendipitous or not – even in business. That’s the backstory of the mutually beneficial relationship that developed between Wibu-Systems and Glaser Programms more
The value of engineering time: That was the essence of an interesting e-book authored by Michelle Boucher, VP of Tech-Clarity, an independent U.S. research firm. The title of the e-book was How to Red more
The Internet is definitely not terra incognita for businesses, but even a well-equipped IT team might flinch at the prospect of having to run its own servers and web services. And even when the right more
More and more ISVs are moving their applications to the cloud vs. deployment over traditional IT infrastructure. The benefits are easily recognizable: high availability, flexibility and scalability on more
Tis the season for bold forecasts by analysts and industry pundits opining on global trends, predicting the “next big thing” and the challenges that lie ahead. Whereas the promise of the IoT and its b more
ISVs are facing increasing pressure to deliver SaaS solutions instead of traditional on-premise software applications. Why? Mainly, because they are responding to their customers’ preferences and inve more
Digital sovereignty – it’s not a new term, but one that is becoming more and more prominent in the daily news cycle. Digital sovereignty refers to the ability to have control over your own digital des more
Most every brick-and-mortar retailer today is also engaged in e-commerce to offer their customers an alternative to traditional shopping and as a mechanism to generate incremental sales. And as more a more
Software is at the core of digital transformation. In today’s enterprises and tomorrow’s smart Industries, software is key to improving operational efficiencies, enabling successful convergence of IT more
Only pay for what you need has been the key selling point and differentiator for at least one major insurance provider in the U.S. for the past several years. The benefit to consumers, they say, is th more
Digital forensics refers to the process of identifying, extracting, analyzing, and presenting data recovered from digital devices, including computers and associated media, hard drives, optical disks, more
Seventy-two percent of the companies surveyed in the German mechanical and plant engineering sector stated that they were affected by product or brand piracy, with estimated damages amounting to 6.4 b more
In my last post , I talked about the pros and cons of Brownfield software development and the key considerations for integrating a licensing and entitlement management system into the process. In this more