Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gary Drenik is a writer covering AI, analytics and innovation. It used to be true that real estate was the second biggest expense ...

2023 was certainly a mixed bag. It brought its fair share of challenges, with a tumultuous market and political environment topping the list. But there were plenty of upsides too, like the excitement ...

The Byzantine nature of software licensing, where contract costs are not always transparent and licensing terms can be opaque, has recently received the attention of the current administration as part ...

David Campbell, CEO and co-founder of Tropic, shares tips for streamlining the software procurement process. When Marc Andreessen made the bold statement in 2011 that software is eating the world, he ...

A new Software Acquisition Guide: Supplier Response Web Tool has been released by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to improve security in software procurement. The free, ...

Procurement software startup Vertice Technology Inc. said today it has finalized a $50 million funding round led by Lakestar, bringing its total amount raised to more than $100 million, and its ...

The software security landscape is at an interesting juncture. As Jen Easterly, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), pointed out, there is a lesson to be ...

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