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The cloud cost wake-up call I predicted

For years, I’ve cautioned organizations about the hidden downsides of cloud computing. Ironically, I’m “Dave the cloud guy” who warns enterprises about the cloud. The benefits of the cloud’s agility, scalability, and innovation can quickly become a financial sinkhole without proper management. Enterprises are finally waking up, and it’s been fascinating to watch the recent

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The cloud cost wake-up call I predicted

For years, I’ve cautioned organizations about the hidden downsides of cloud computing. Ironically, I’m “Dave the cloud guy” who warns enterprises about the cloud. The benefits of the cloud’s agility, scalability, and innovation can quickly become a financial sinkhole without proper management. Enterprises are finally waking up, and it’s been fascinating to watch the recent

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CISA publishes software development process security goals

The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published IT sector-specific goals (IT SSGs) to protect against cyber threats, including 11 software development process goals and seven product design goals. Published January 7, the Information Technology (IT) Sector-Specific Goals were based on CISA operational data and research on the current threat landscape. The IT SSGs

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eBay’s new acquisition could make it easy to buy a car from anywhere

The Verge eBay has “signed a definitive agreement” to buy online automotive transaction platform provider Caramel to help make buying and selling vehicles on the auction site “more simple than ever.” Caramel has a site and app that helps private parties and independent dealers sell cars by handling the paperwork, ownership transfer, financing, shipping, insurance,

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EU Probes Apple’s New App Store Fees

European Union regulators are investigating Apple’s revised app store fees amid concerns they may increase costs for developers, according to Bloomberg News. The European Commission sent questionnaires to developers in December focusing on Apple’s new “core technology fee” of $0.51 per app installation, part of its compliance with EU’s Digital Markets Act. Under Apple’s revised

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