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SaaS Transition Strategy: Step-by-Step

As reported in the latest Monetization Monitor, the majority of software suppliers are continuing to plan for a SaaS transition, with 59% set to increase SaaS deployments by 2024. Although on-premises applications are largely expected to enjoy a long-tail of profitability, there’s a general notion that ‘everyone wants to be a SaaS company’, and organizations have either already shifted focus or are currently planning their move, with hybrid models on the horizon. As remote working becomes more prevalent, server-based software typically lacks the flexibility customers need, creating an existent

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Level Up Your Security Game with VDR and VEX Reports

When we talk about security related to the software supply chain and third-party software management, it’s key that the tools you use provide detailed reports on the known and unknown vulnerabilities inside applications along with the level of exploitability of those vulnerable components. Absent that, all you have is a listing of SBOM parts without much to act on. Typically, you don’t want to co-mingle security information with an SBOM because it’s too dynamic—it’s always changing.

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Understanding the SaaS Loophole in GPL

What is GPL? The GNU General Public License, often known as copyleft or viral, grants permission to use or reuse or modify source code to make derivative works with a condition that if you distribute your program to others, it requires you to license the derivative work under the same license. There is a catch to this, i.e., by agreeing to the GPL license, (if you plan to redistribute) you must make the source code wholly available to users and allow further modifications and retribution of your product.  This makes it unpopular to authors who make money using proprietary software.…