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All shook up, IFS unlocks asset-based pricing for enterprise AI
We've often talked about the (perhaps fabled) future land where software is sold on outcomes-based pricing. A...
Applications
Everyone uses applications on a daily basis. Building, integrating and running them requires quite a bit from people and systems. Application development has recently undergone a huge metamorphosis. In particular, the emergence of cloud-native application development has caused fundamental changes. AI, especially GenAI, has also caused a major shift. Finally, the world’s largest OS, Microsoft Windows, also makes regular appearances on this page. You will stay up to date on all relevant application developments here.
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SolarWinds, infamous for 2020 hack, acquired for 4.4 billion
SolarWinds reports that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Turn/River Capital. T...
OpenAI veteran Sutskever hunts for billions with Safe Superintelligence
Safe Superintelligence, an AI startup founded by a team including former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskeve...
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Mirantis open sources k0rdent for Kubernetes-native platform engineering
Developer velocity isn’t a standard de facto measure of software engineering effectiveness, productivity or...
Oracle makes EU Sovereign Cloud complete with Fusion Apps
Oracle now offers its Fusion Cloud Applications Suite on the EU Sovereign Cloud. As a result, companies can k...
Windows 11 OOBE updates adjusted after widespread criticism
From mid-2025, Microsoft will let organizations determine whether fresh Windows 11 install will press on with...
Microsoft improves Windows Terminal: new features, bug fixes and better stability
Microsoft updated Windows Terminal with new support for multiple windows, improvements to the console archite...
Stack Exchange to experiment with AI answers after all
Stack Exchange is experimenting with AI-generated answers, despite a continuing ban on the use of AI-generate...
Google’s Gemini 2.0 holds a trump card against its rivals
Following a two-month trial, Google's Gemini 2.0 model family is now generally available. Google has also int...
VMware adoption under pressure: Rackspace takes first step toward alternative
Rackspace is moving some of its back-office workloads from VMware to a platform called Private Cloud Director...
Slower cloud growth Google
A slowdown in cloud computing sales inhibited Google's revenue growth in the latest quarter, causing its shar...