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Why Invest in Automated Open Source License Management?

Why Invest in Automated Open Source License Management?   Impact of uncertainties around software components Any uncertainty around either ownership of software or compliance with the licenses associated with software can deter downstream users, reduce ability to create partnerships, create litigation risk to the company and the downstream users, threaten closures in funding deals, negatively…

An Open Source World: A Primer on Licenses, Obligations, and Your Company

What Is Open Source Software? Open source software (OSS) refers to software in which, among other things, the source code is made available to the public. This is important because the open source community and various ecosystems can modify, improve, and incorporate the code into other works. Whereas with proprietary software, usually only the machine-readable…

Selecting Cloud Security Brokers: 'All-in-One' or 'Best-of-Breed'?

When we set out to build the PerspecSys Cloud Data Control Gateway, we faced an important design decision: would the market prefer an “All-in-One” or a “Best-of-Breed” Cloud Security Broker? In the “All-in-One” camp, IT professionals have come to learn that the bundled modules from a single vendor have significant gaps in features that frequently…