Enterprise software giant SAP is making a renewed push to build ties to the developer community, but that enthusiasm isn't likely to extend to making the source code for any of its core components available.
IT managers must work quickly to develop procurement policies for open source products as they become an increasingly central element of enterprise infrastructure systems.
In the wake of the ongoing SCO lawsuit, open source developers must take steps to ensure they don't become the victims of further legal action.
While government departments remain concerned about the implications of using open source, successful projects have overcome that concern by simply demonstrating better value for money.
A shift to open source development models could inadvertently limit the prospects of Australian government agencies sharing locally developed software, a legal expert has warned.
The ever-decreasing cost of storage might look like a useful development for the cash-strapped IT manager, but in fact the falling bucks per gigabyte figure can carry a hidden sting in the tail.
Google's plans for greener datacentres are being promoted with great fervour, but its calls for greater environmental accountability have some definite limitations.
Working out an IT governance scheme when you have 600,000 users in place is a challenge, but stricter project management has been so successful for the Department of Education in Victoria that the government agency is now adopting the same methodology even for non-IT projects.
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