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VMware takeover by Broadcom - developments, impact and outlook

The takeover of VMware by Broadcom at the end of 2023 has changed the IT world forever - with far-reaching consequences for customers, partners and the entire VMware ecosystem. Since then, continuous adjustments to licenses, products and partner structures have caused great uncertainty.

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Experience report from an implementation project: Contractual DORA compliance in ICT third-party risk management

In our latest article, Roman Scholtysik, Florian Müller, and Christian Grabner shed light on the contractual implementation of regulatory requirements under DORA. Based on concrete project experience, they show how companies can effectively shape digital resilience at the contractual level. A practical report for anyone who not only wants to understand DORA, but also wants to implement it operationally.

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Between duty and potential: A project report on a Microsoft True-Up

What at first glance appears to be a mandatory annual task in license management turns out on closer inspection to be a project with great potential for optimization: the annual Microsoft True-Up report. The overarching goal is a comparison in which companies tell Microsoft how many licenses they have actually used in the past year.

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Possible security risk from Chinese components in solar systems

The increasing spread of solar installations not only brings opportunities for the transition towards renewable energy, but also poses new risks to security of supply. In particular, the discovery of suspicious radio modules in solar system inverters, as reported by the Reuters news agency, raises serious questions about cyber security.

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