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
01 Feb 2022
Dutch software engineers join campaign for research funding
Software researchers from all over Europe are sounding the alarm: to maintain a strong international competitive position, more financial resources must be committed to software research Continue Reading
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E-Zine
11 Nov 2021
CW Benelux: Dutch IT company rips up the HR rule book for better work-life balance
One Dutch tech firm has used learnings from the pandemic to rip up its HR rule book and implement an official work-from-home policy. In fact, Infolearn has gone further than hybrid working, with a personal mobility budget for staff and a four-day working week, all with retention of full-time salary. Also in this issue, read how Dutch education administrators appear to be underestimating the threat of cyber crime. Continue Reading
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News
27 Nov 2024
Scientists demonstrate Pixelator deepfake image verification tool
With the age of deepfake imagery upon us, a team led by York St John University researchers has created a tool to help people ‘navigate the fine line between reality and fabrication’ Continue Reading
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News
27 Nov 2024
GitLab doubles down on DevSecOps and AI in APAC
The DevOps platform supplier is focused on providing deeper platform integration, enhanced security and artificial intelligence-powered tools to help APAC organisations speed up software delivery Continue Reading
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News
26 Nov 2024
Conservative peer urges government not to limit open source AI
The chair of the Lords Communications and Digital Select Committee calls for greater support for SMEs, competition and economic dynamism as artificial intelligence policies are developed Continue Reading
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News
26 Nov 2024
How Kong is driving the future of APIs
From its open-source API gateway to a full platform play, Kong is orchestrating the future of APIs with a growing presence in the Asia-Pacific region Continue Reading
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News
13 Nov 2024
Red Hat acquires tech to lower the cost of machine learning
The acquisition of Neural Magic by Red Hat is being positioned as a way to democratise machine learning and reduce the need for GPUs Continue Reading
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E-Zine
12 Nov 2024
Innovating with weather data at the Met Office
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we find out how the Met Office is using its vast stores of weather data to create innovative new products. Our latest buyer’s guide looks into identity and access management systems. And we examine the geopolitical threats that could curb the openness of open source. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Nov 2024
OpenUK: Ponder procurement & policy perfection, please
Widely-liked open source group OpenUK this week detailed more of its State of Open: The UK In 2024 analysis. As the non-profit organisation representing the UK’s open technology sector, OpenUK says ... Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Nov 2024
What are the security risks of bring your own AI?
The rise of generative AI has led to a plethora of publicly accessible artificial intelligence tools, but what are the risks when external AI tools are used with corporate data? Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Nov 2024
Permiso bolsters open source cloud identity security tools
Real-time identity security company has released a suite of three open-source tools to help security teams in firm up their detection capabilities. The company’s threat research arm known as “P0 ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Nov 2024
Linux enters the cold war
The news that the Linux Foundation has removed Russian software developers from the Linux kernel maintainers mailing list is something that is sending shockwaves through the LInux community. While ... Continue Reading
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News
30 Oct 2024
Why geopolitics risks global open source collaborations
Linux Foundation’s decision to ban Russian maintainers has the potential to destroy open source’s global collaboration model Continue Reading
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News
28 Oct 2024
Russian Linux kernel maintainers blocked
To ensure compliance, the Linux kernel will no longer allow Russian software developers to work on maintaining the codebase Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Oct 2024
What is C (programming language)?
The C programming language is a procedural and general-purpose language that provides low-level access to system memory. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
21 Oct 2024
Get started with the Kopia backup tool
Backup applications have evolved for increased speed, flexibility and new storage locations. Open source tool Kopia is one option backup admins might consider. Continue Reading
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Tip
21 Oct 2024
6 disaster recovery site requirements for businesses
Building a disaster recovery site provides organizations with a high degree of control over the facility. It also makes them responsible for several critical requirements. Continue Reading
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News
16 Oct 2024
SUSE sees growth in multi-Linux support and containers
SUSE CEO talks up the company’s double-digit growth, fuelled by demand for its multi-Linux support offering, Rancher container platform and focus on artificial intelligence Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Oct 2024
Red Hat eyes smarter cloud-native AI ahead
Normally a more backroom, back-office, base layer, kernel-centric organisation in our eyes (if not in the view of 99.9% of software application development professionals), Red Hat has put an ... Continue Reading
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News
09 Oct 2024
Five zero-days to be fixed on October Patch Tuesday
Stand-out vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday drop include problems in Microsoft Management Console and the Windows MSHTML Platform Continue Reading
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News
04 Oct 2024
Cups Linux printing bugs open door to DDoS attacks, says Akamai
The Cups Linux printing vulnerabilities disclosed at the end of September would seem to have a nasty sting in their tail, according to researchers at Akamai Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Oct 2024
OpenStack Dalmatian knocks spots off AI workload doghouse
As the world of enterprise open source solidifies, an increasing number of developments are being laid down to take open platform technologies into more expansive mission-critical and quite frankly ... Continue Reading
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Tip
02 Oct 2024
4 open source emergency management tools for DR teams
Emergency management can be a hectic and expensive process. Open source tools can help keep costs down and pool information from a wide array of resources. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Oct 2024
Perforce Hadoop computes astute cloud route regroup for big data
The best run DevOps teams in the world choose Perforce, that’s the claim from Perforce. The company makes this claim on the back of product releases that it says help teams achieve speed, quality, ... Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2024
Open source is not a trust issue, it’s an innovation issue
Businesses are seeing greater value from open source software, such as greater levels of productivity and reduced operational costs Continue Reading
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Tip
30 Sep 2024
6 open source data recovery software options to consider
Data loss can plague just about every organization, and costs of recovery can add up. Open source software tools provide a reliable, cost-effective recovery option. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Sep 2024
What to expect from Flink Forward Berlin 2024
With Apache Flink soon to celebrate its 10th anniversary, Ververica, as the original creator of Apache Flink and a real-time data streaming specialist, is set to mark the occasion at Flink Forward ... Continue Reading
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E-Zine
17 Sep 2024
The pillars of AI strategy
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the CIO of Currys about the electronics retailer’s AI strategy. We exam-ine how China has become a leader in open source software – and what it means for the rest of the world. And we look at how AI is supporting networking alongside how to im-plement networking to support AI. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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16 Sep 2024
The rise and rise of open source in China
China’s embrace of open source software has evolved into a powerful force in the global technology landscape, driving innovations in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other areas. Continue Reading
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Definition
12 Sep 2024
What is a software license?
A software license is a document that provides legally binding guidelines for the use and distribution of software. Continue Reading
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News
10 Sep 2024
JFrog and GitHub unveil open source security integrations
Secure software specialist JFrog is working with code development service GitHub to integrate the onboard capabilities of its Software Supply Chain Platform service into GitHub’s platform Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2024
PyPI loophole puts thousands of packages at risk of compromise
Thousands of PyPI packages are at risk of an attack technique dubbed Revival Hijack, which exploits a loophole in the platform’s package naming feature Continue Reading
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News
03 Sep 2024
Nationwide development platform uses Red Hat technology
Building society is speeding up its software releases through Red Hat cloud application development platform Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Sep 2024
What to expect from the Linux Foundation Open Source Summit Europe 2024
The Computer Weekly Developer Network is zoning in on the Linux Foundation Open Source Summit Europe 2024. The event is held from the 16-18 September in Vienna, Austria. Designed to showcase the ... Continue Reading
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News
02 Sep 2024
Navigating the shifting sands of open source
As open source matures, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation is grappling with issues ranging from licence rug-pulling and the rise of artificial intelligence to the changing dynamics of open source contributions Continue Reading
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News
29 Aug 2024
Study highlights secure software supply chain best practices
Security trends report from open source firm shows the approaches IT leaders take to secure their software supply chain Continue Reading
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News
26 Aug 2024
Linus Torvalds discusses Linux development, security and AI at KubeCon
Linus Torvalds delves into the challenges in Linux development, the importance of swift security responses, and artificial intelligence’s future role in kernel programming Continue Reading
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News
22 Aug 2024
The rise and rise of open source in China
China’s embrace of open source software has evolved into a powerful force in the global technology landscape, driving innovations in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other areas Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2024
How open source is shaping AI developments
The Linux Foundation outlines efforts to bolster enterprise AI adoption through a framework for managing and deploying AI applications, standardised tooling and open data alternatives Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Aug 2024
Jaws close on Linux malware with Aqua Security Traceeshark
Cloud-native software tools company Aqua Security has made note of Traceeshark, a plug-in for Wireshark designed to allow software practitioners to investigate security incidents. Wireshark is an ... Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2024
Mayor launches London Privacy Register for smart city information
To increase transparency around and trust in London’s smart city technology deployments, the London Privacy Register aims to provide the public with more information about the systems they encounter in their day-to-day lives Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2024
Innovations to power secure-by-design development
Secure Code Warrior unveils technology designed to help CISOs and AppSec teams ensure their projects remain safe and free of coding errors and vulnerabilities – a big issue following the CrowdStrike incident Continue Reading
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23 Jul 2024
The pros and cons of open models
Joëlle Pineau, Meta’s vice-president of AI research, talks about publicly released research and models, and the role of closed AI models. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 Jul 2024
OpenELA automates rapid access to enterprise Linux
Which Linux should I use? More specifically, developers using enterprise Linux in fast-moving compute and analytics environments will want to know which version of major distros from Red Hat, SuSE, ... Continue Reading
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Definition
09 Jul 2024
GitHub
GitHub is a web-based version control and collaboration platform for software developers. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jul 2024
UK must push forward greater use of open tech
OpenUK is calling on policymakers to put more effort into building the UK’s open source capabilities Continue Reading
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News
21 Jun 2024
Executive interview: Open models pros and cons
We speak to Meta’s vice-president of AI research about recent publicly released research and models, and the role of closed AI models Continue Reading
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News
21 Jun 2024
IT leaders share tips for AI success
With everyone talking about artificial intelligence, at a recent event in London, speakers shared their experiences of deploying AI business applications Continue Reading
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Opinion
04 Jun 2024
Building a more secure, and sustainable, open source ecosystem
In April 2024, the discovery of an intentionally-placed backdoor in the open source XZ Utils data compression caused concern. Sentry's Chad Whitacre says a more thoughtful approach is needed to balance the individual freedom and creativity of open source, with more rigorous security practice. Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2024
IBM, AI Singapore to bolster Sea-Lion LLM
IBM will work with AI Singapore on technical exchanges to enhance Sea-Lion and make the region’s first LLM available to data scientists and engineers through its AI use case library Continue Reading
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Opinion
29 May 2024
How to avoid joining the Dead Java Code Society
Unused or dead Java code is bogging down software engineers and developers, causing weird dependencies and security risks. Eric Costlow of Azul shares some advice on how to avoid becoming a member of a rather unpleasant club Continue Reading
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E-Zine
28 May 2024
Digital border problems are stacking up
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we examine the government’s post-Brexit plans for digital borders as problems begin to emerge. We find out about AI PCs and ask whether they will make any difference for enterprise IT. And we talk to Red Hat CEO Matt Hicks about the open source opportunities from AI. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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E-Zine
21 May 2024
Can AI supercharge human creativity?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to Getty Images about the challenges of balancing human creativity with the risks and opportunities of generative AI. Our latest buyer’s guide examines the latest best practice in desktop IT management in a world of flexible working. And we review the benefits of open source software in the enterprise. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
20 May 2024
Red Hat CEO on OpenShift evolution and AI moves
Red Hat CEO Matt Hicks talks up how OpenShift AI and RHEL AI can work together to lower the cost of training and inferencing to drive AI adoption and the company’s traction with customers looking to move away from VMware Continue Reading
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News
09 May 2024
Red Hat bullish on APAC growth, targets automakers and SMEs
Red Hat is expanding its reach into smaller firms as well as the automotive and other industries to fuel its ‘high-double digit’ growth in the region Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2024
Red Hat eyes AI workloads in platform moves
Open source juggernaut rolls out offerings to make it easier to fine-tune large language models, among other moves to ease deployment of artificial intelligence workloads Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 May 2024
Mamma mia, Red Hat now in tune with AI Sweden
At the risk of starting with an Alan Patridge quote. “The Swedish don’t have a bad life when you think about it,” said Partridge. “They get up in the morning, have a bowl of suede, hop into the ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 May 2024
Red Hat OpenShift AI expands predictive & generative AI
If there are three z-heavy terms that describe the current shape of functional cloud computing deployments then they might be compartmentalisation, individualisation and customisation in the face ... Continue Reading
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Feature
07 May 2024
Polar Bear Pitching: Hot mobile apps come in from the cold
Flexing its current technological muscle, the city of Oulu in Finland shows that in addition to being a hub of 5G and 6G development, it is also a hot house for mobile apps, even from a hole in the ice Continue Reading
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News
03 May 2024
Patch GitLab vuln without delay, users warned
The addition of a serious vulnerability in the GitLab open source platform to CISA’s KEV catalogue prompts a flurry of concern Continue Reading
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News
01 May 2024
Secure coding benchmark to increase standards among developers
Developer security advocate Secure Code Warrior has launched what it claims is the industry’s first benchmark designed to quantify the security competence of its customers’ software developer teams Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2024
IBM boss discusses long-term VM migration opportunity
IBM sees a big opportunity to migrate customers to containers and OpenShift, with its $6.4bn acquisition of HashiCorp part of the plan Continue Reading
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News
24 Apr 2024
Mandatory MFA pays off for GitHub and OSS community
Mandating multifactor authentication for select developers has been a huge success for GitHub, the platform reports, and now it wants to go further Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Apr 2024
Drop in the ocean? OVHcloud open sources schematics for water-cooled datacentres
Euro cloud company OVHcloud is taking part in the 2024 Open Compute Project (OCP) EMEA Regional Summit this month in Lisbon. Drawing upon (pun not necessarily intended) the organisation's some 20 ... Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Apr 2024
Tips for migrating to OpenJDK
Interest in OpenJDK, and in commercial support for it, has intensified as Oracle Java SE becomes increasingly expensive Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2024
ODI and Arup collaborate on data-sharing initiative to help companies reach net-zero goals
The built environment is responsible for 40% of the UK’s carbon footprint. Better data sharing could be the key to reducing that Continue Reading
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News
15 Apr 2024
More social engineering attacks on open source projects observed
In the wake of the recent XZ Utils scare, maintainers of another open source project have come forward to say they may have experienced similar social engineering attacks Continue Reading
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News
10 Apr 2024
Cyber crooks poison GitHub search to fool developers
Researchers share data on new technique whereby malicious actors are manipulating GitHub’s search function and using cleverly crafted repositories to distribute malware Continue Reading
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News
10 Apr 2024
Salesforce helps customers establish bug bounty programmes
Salesforce has added new learning content to its Trailhead platform designed to help customers develop their own bug bounty programmes Continue Reading
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News
01 Apr 2024
Open source alert over intentionally placed backdoor
A backdoor in the open source XZ Utils data compression library could have led to widespread compromise across the Linux ecosystem - and the community is on the trail of a developer who seems to be behind it Continue Reading
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Opinion
28 Mar 2024
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A local government GDS might work - but only on top of standard technology
The old debate about an equivalent of the Government Digital Service for local authorities has swung round again - but it will only ever work if it's founded on common standards and technologies Continue Reading
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News
27 Mar 2024
Generative AI: Databricks unveils open source large language model
Enterprise customers are shifting to open source options to build customised generative AI tools using their own data, says Databricks Continue Reading
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News
26 Mar 2024
Goldman Sachs discusses virtues of Kubernetes for virtual machine management
Kubernetes is not only a platform for orchestrating containers – Goldman Sachs has found it offers the same benefits when used to manage virtual machines Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2024
Interview: Priyanka Sharma, executive director, CNCF
We speak to the Cloud Native Computing Forum chief about her own journey in software development and the continuous drive towards greater inclusivity Continue Reading
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Podcast
25 Mar 2024
Cloud Native Computing: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast
We speak to Priyanka Sharma, the executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Forum about having blind faith in tech innovation Continue Reading
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News
22 Mar 2024
The evolution of DevOps: Why platform engineering is gaining momentum
Platform teams are extending their responsibilities to security as platform engineering takes DevOps to the next level Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Mar 2024
No slacking at #TeamCloudNative hacking: CNCF CloudNativeHacks hackathon
What’s a hard-core cloud-native focused conference without a solid fingers-to-keyboard code challenge? Well, nothing, clearly. Thankfully the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) knows this ... Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Mar 2024
Open source promises advantages for business applications
Open source software may provide a cost-effective approach to building business applications, as well as ensuring transparency, but there are challenges to keep in mind Continue Reading
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News
08 Mar 2024
OSS leaders detail commitments to bolster software security
CISA has announced a number of actions to help secure the global open source ecosystem, as leading package repositories including the Python and Rust foundations advance their own initiatives Continue Reading
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Definition
27 Feb 2024
OpenSSL
OpenSSL is an open source cryptographic toolkit that facilitates secure communications between endpoints on a network. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Feb 2024
LLMs explained: A developer’s guide to getting started
A guide to help enterprise developers use large language models securely, efficiently and cost-effectively in their applications Continue Reading
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Opinion
12 Feb 2024
Why AI will push enterprises to eliminate the silos that slow innovation
Generative AI offers a way to transform developer productivity, by expediting a cultural shift in the way enterprises organise themselves Continue Reading
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News
09 Feb 2024
The outlook for open source? Growing, but there are challenges
While more companies are using open source technologies, not everyone may realise it Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Feb 2024
A powerful case for more open data
A panel discussion at the recent State Open Con 24 conference has shone a spotlight on the red tape, inefficiency and political moves that prevent opening up data sets to tackle a crisis affecting ... Continue Reading
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News
07 Feb 2024
The challenges of open source in government
Public sector bodies may find their policy decisions are stymied due to the inflexibility of the software they deploy. Is open source the answer? Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Feb 2024
Why developers must work smarter, not just faster, with generative AI
With a lot to play for, including legal precedents, how can dev teams approach GenAI risks with a view to strong mitigation strategies? Continue Reading
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Definition
25 Jan 2024
Google ChromeOS
Google ChromeOS, formerly Chrome OS, is a lightweight operating system (OS) built on ChromiumOS, an open source OS that shares the same code base as ChromeOS. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jan 2024
Data on Kubernetes Community aims at K8S storage scaling solution
DoKC works on community solutions for Kubernetes. It aims to develop storage scaling automation for the containerised platform outside the orbit of the big vendors Continue Reading
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News
15 Jan 2024
EU amendment changes open source definition
The EU Cyber Resilience Act has the potential to cause confusion among open source developers, with questions remaining over open development Continue Reading
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Definition
10 Jan 2024
GNU Project
The GNU Project is a mass collaborative initiative for the development of free software, specifically a free operating system called GNU. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Jan 2024
OpenUK details UK open source 'heatmap' & 2024 honours list
OpenUK has shared its fourth New Year’s Honours List for 2024, celebrating what it calls the ‘social influencers of open source’ in the UK. Known well at Computer Weekly, OpenUK is a not-for-profit ... Continue Reading
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News
15 Dec 2023
Alibaba debuts LLMs for Southeast Asia
Alibaba’s SeaLLMs are built to address the linguistic diversity and nuances in Southeast Asia, enabling businesses to deploy localised chatbots and translation applications Continue Reading
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News
05 Dec 2023
Singapore to develop Southeast Asia’s first large language model
Singapore has spearheaded a S$70m initiative to build research and engineering capabilities in LLMs, including the development of Southeast Asia’s first LLM Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Nov 2023
Can contributing to open source get you a job?
Could voluntary work on open source projects be a stepping stone to employment? That was one of the intriguing prospects held out at the launch last week of a report with the slightly ominous title ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Nov 2023
Custom chatbots and model gardens: putting Private AI to work
Part 2: More to think about It’s essential to decide where to run your Private AI - or who you will get to run it for you, in some cases - but that is just the start. Assuming that you also want ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Nov 2023
Day, me say day, me say day, Linux Foundation say DAOS
Harry Belafonte might have said ‘me say day, me day day-o’ back in the day, but The Linux Foundation say DAOS. The newly launched DAOS Foundation is an initiative aimed at advancing the governance ... Continue Reading
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News
01 Nov 2023
Bosch Rexroth adds Nokia to automation ecosystem
Comms tech provider collaborates with global engineering firm to integrate virtualised operating system into its MX Industrial Edge on-premise operational technology to support private wireless 5G campus network and Industry 4.0 products Continue Reading
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News
31 Oct 2023
How much is enough to support those who maintain open source?
Without the ongoing work of developers, open source projects would become stale and riddled with unfixed bugs and security issues. We look at the issues of funding and fairness Continue Reading
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News
27 Oct 2023
Google launches bug bounties for generative AI attack scenarios
Google expands its bug bounty programme to encompass generative AI and takes steps to grow its commitment to supply chain security as it relates to the emerging technology Continue Reading
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Blog Post
20 Oct 2023
Endor Labs: The value of (zooming into) call graphs
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Developer Network written by Henrik Plate in his capacity as a security researcher at Endor Labs - a company known for its approach to ‘reachability ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Oct 2023
CNCF firms up Cilium cell structure
Cilium is a software project. It is also the name of a membrane-bound organelle found on most types of eukaryotic cell, although cilia are absent in bacteria - thank you Wikipedia. The name was ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Oct 2023
OpenStack Bobcat scales new heights
Virtualised cloud services need sharp teeth. That may be why Bobcat is called Bobcat, or there may be some other unknown rationale. The OpenStack community has this month announced the release of ... Continue Reading