As noted the last time we discussed containers, specifically Kubernetes, they pose a significant challenge for IT. You can easily lose sight of applications in containers, including whether or not you’re license compliant. Container-based licensing is evolving and there are both compliance and cost issues to consider when implementing them across your IT estate. They also currently represent a significant risk to organizations using them more and more. It’s notoriously difficult to discover or track the software included inside them, which can be licensed from commercial vendors. Not only can they be difficult to manage, but containers are an evolving…
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