In his blog called “Is the Cloud all huff and puff? IBM and Oracle certainly hope so!“, John O’Shea shares his views on the question: Is the cloud purely for nice-to-have niche or new applications, but not for legacy, mission-critical functions?
How do you look at the Strategy of these Giants with running business models and shareholders expectations? Please follow the analysis of John here!
The EcoDesign group Lot 9: Servers and Storage, of which the availability of firmware has been Free ICT Europe’s 1st biggest contribution to the regulations, is under review! This review, gives FIE, and YOU, the opportunity to influence any changes to be made in future text of the regulation which can and will benefit our…
The unprecedented ransomware attack that started on 12th May was wholly predictable and a wakeup up call of reality to a sleepwalking world. Everyone seems to have a view on the attack with traditional media and social media being red hot with comments and finger pointing; according to Microsoft it’s all the fault of the…
MEPs have voted in overwhelming support of a report on the Circular Economy Action Plan and adopted sweeping measures to extend the life of products, increase access to spare parts and provide better information for consumers. Free ICT Europe contributed to this report, specifically regarding business-to-business markets and independent repair. Free ICT believes these policies…
News of a new Broadcom deal rarely arrives with great fanfare. The November 2023 VMWare acquisition provoked open worry online and in business circles, with many critics wondering whether the former Hewlett-Packard spinoff’s reputation would prove accurate — one of “milking” its cash cow purchases by cutting expenses and extracting revenue, often at the expense…
Once upon a time it was always sunny in summer, it always snowed at Christmas & the world revolved at a much slower pace, whilst the former two maybe views from the rose tinted spectacles of age, the latter is undoubtedly true. Was the world a better place then or not I really couldn’t say,…
Presented as ground-breaking laws forcing manufacturers to make products more easily repairable and durable: a huge win for the consumers’ Right to Repair. The EU Parliament approved a solid ban on contractual, hardware or software techniques obstructing repair. Lawmakers also approved obligations on fair pricing and accessibility of spare parts. However, this is applicable only…