Control Room of the Future

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How to Secure Estimates in the Early Stages of an IT Project
T-shirt sizing is an agile estimation technique that uses relative sizing to estimate IT project costs. While beneficial in the cost estimation process, it's also important to highlight key characteristics and best practices to ensure an appropriate design and full adoption of this technique.
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The high potential of second-hand software market
Why can we talk about a used software market? How are we able to measure the potential of the second-hand software market? What are the legal context in Europe and US?
Article 5 minutes read
Analyzing the Global Software industry
The IT sector showed a good performance during the crisis, compared to other industries, and the IT software was the segment within the IT industry which was less affected by the economic downturn.
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How to efficiently manage IBM software licenses
Interview with a Software Asset Manager dedicated to IBM Products
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An overview of the Third Party maintenance alternative
The aim of this article is twofold:
To give a general overview of the nature and main features of software maintenance costs
To present the Third Party Maintenance alternative, its main providers and current clients
Article 11 minutes read
Software as a Subscription, not as a Service
The rise of the subscription business model for software licenses, with differences and similarities compared to the Software as a Service delivery model.