Open source software
Open source software (OSS) has become an important part of many enterprise IT strategies, and OSS products are available to support a wide range of IT needs. Products such as Linux, Apache, Ubuntu, MySQL and Firefox are widely used. We look at the latest trends and technologies.
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News : Open source software
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February 06, 2019
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Feb'19
Coders and developers: The new heroes of the network?
Cisco is moving towards a software-based future. We chatted to Susie Wee, founder and leader of Cisco developer and innovation programme, DevNet, to find out how she is helping to enable this change
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February 04, 2019
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Feb'19
Interview: The power of open source
Stefanie Chiras, who heads up RHEL at Red Hat, discusses how open source enables enterprises to benefit from tech innovations
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February 01, 2019
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Feb'19
Clydesdale, Yorkshire and Virgin Money opt for OpenShift digital push
Banking group CYBG uses OpenShift to roll out a common set of services and improve developer productivity
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January 25, 2019
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Jan'19
Google petitions Supreme Court to reconsider Android Java ruling
Google’s legal chief claims Oracle’s copyright ruling on Java software interfaces will damage software development
In Depth : Open source software
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Automation key to unravelling mysteries of the universe at CERN
How CERN is using enterprise asset management from Infor and ramping up the automation of its IT services to plumb the depths of the universe Continue Reading
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Google Cloud CTO Brian Stevens on using open source for competitive advantage in the public cloud
Google Cloud CTO Brian Stevens on how the enterprise cloud conversation is changing, and why not all supplier declarations about supporting open source technologies are quite what they seem Continue Reading
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OpenStack storage update 2018: After Rocky
Snapshots and container storage support are among recently added functionality in the open source private cloud platform, but vendor driver support for OpenStack is not universal Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Open source software
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IBM’s Code and Response is open source tech for natural disasters
IBM used its Think 2019 conference this month to announce Code and Response, a $25 million, four-year initiative to put open source technologies developed as part of coding challenges in the ... Continue Reading
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Furnace turns up heat on data streaming apps
Furnace is a free and open source platform for the creation of streaming data (you may prefer to say data streaming) applications. Launched by the warmly named Furnace Ignite Ltd, Furnace itself ... Continue Reading
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MapR ecosystem pack amplifies Kubernetes connections
Data analytics firm MapR Technologies has sealed the cellophane on the MapR Ecosystem Pack (MEP) at its 6.1 version iteration. The toolpack is meant to give developers (and data scientists, unless ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Open source software
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The high price of not understanding how automation works with existing software licences
Businesses must check their software licences before they introduce robotic process automation or they risk breaking the rules Continue Reading
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Open source for hybrid cloud success: Is it an open and shut case?
Quocirca’s Clive Longbottom ponders whether enterprises need to adopt an open source-first strategy for hybrid cloud success Continue Reading
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Managing open-source security: a legal perspective
Open-source software is being used more widely than ever – but do IT leaders understand the legal risks? Continue Reading
Videos : Open source software
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Locked in by choice: Why the Italian Defence Department is switching to open source office
The Italian Defence Departnment plans to replace Microsoft Office with an open source equivalent on 100,000 desktops
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Locked in by choice: Why Munich is dropping open source for Microsoft
Munich has saved €11m by moving to open source. Now, in a move seen as highly political, lord mayor Dieter Reiter is planning a return to Microsoft
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Locked in by choice: why the city of Rome is championing open source software
The city of Rome is advocating a move from Microsoft to open source. Councillor Flavia Marzano explains why cloud computing has not ended the open source debate