Software asset management (SAM) has evolved from simple back-office record-keeping to more complex licence and contract management that integrates innovative technologies such as artificial ...

Software as a Service sprawl has become all too common as the government moves to the cloud, but there are tools providing improved visibility. Many agencies suffer from unnecessary IT spending, ...

Snipe-IT is an open-source asset management solution that businesses can use to track IT assets uses and software licenses using barcodes. Its open API makes it ideal for code-friendly businesses, and ...

InfoWorld’s 2023 Bossie Awards recognize the year’s leading open source tools for software development, data management, analytics, AI, and machine learning. When the leaves fall, the sky turns gray, ...

When starting up, many organisations assume they need to invest in expensive software packages as a platform for their services. However, open source software may provide a cost-effective alternative.

Open-source software tools are increasing in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack of ...

The economy isn’t the only reason open source management applications are currently garnering a lot of attention. With vendors building commercial business models around the low-cost tools, now is the ...