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
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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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
04 Nov 2019
EU patches 20-year-old open source vulnerability
Ethical hackers taking part in a bug bounty programme on behalf of the European Union have uncovered a 20-year-old vulnerability Continue Reading
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News
04 Nov 2019
Chinese companies fuelling OpenStack adoption in APAC
Led by Chinese tech giants such as Tencent and China Mobile, the Asia-Pacific region will account for a third of the global OpenStack market by 2023 Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2019
How Aussie Broadband is improving service levels with automation
Australian telco Aussie Broadband has improved customer service though automation, even with a lean team and a growing subscriber base Continue Reading
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News
29 Oct 2019
Why Singapore’s GovTech is building an IoT technology stack
Government Technology Agency has built an internet of things technology stack to level the playing field for smaller firms and drive innovation in public sector IoT projects Continue Reading
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Blog Post
28 Oct 2019
Tibco adds extra sauce to open source
Tibco is focused on open source and Agile this month. The integration and analytics specialist has upped the toolset in a group of its products with a key focus on Agile agility for cloud-native ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 Oct 2019
Apache Tinkerpop rocks DataStax support for Gremlin
DataStax offers a commercially supported ‘enterprise-robust’ database built on open source Apache Cassandra. As such, DataStax has told Computer Weekly Open Source Insider that it is actively ... Continue Reading
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News
21 Oct 2019
Edge computing, 5G spur mobile mixed reality market
Research identifies 5G networks and edge computing as two key emerging technologies that will accelerate the development of mixed reality from 2020 Continue Reading
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News
15 Oct 2019
Software architects struggle with relational database legacy
Legacy relational database management systems were originally designed as systems of record, but they don’t work as well in modern, cloud-native designs Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Oct 2019
Software development spires and foundations
CCS Insight has predicted that by 2023, psychometric testing of software developers will become commonplace. The analyst firm believes that ethical psychometric testing will appear more regularly ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Oct 2019
From Russia with OLAP: Percona uses ClickHouse analytics
In our voyages from software conference to software conference, we technology journalists often find stories that are developing and worth sharing. At Percona Live Europe last week, one such ... Continue Reading
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News
09 Oct 2019
Inside Singapore Airlines’ cloud and DevOps journey
A team of engineers at Singapore’s flagship carrier shed light on how they are overcoming challenges in embracing cloud computing and DevOps Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2019
How APAC enterprises can keep pace with container security
For all the promises of containers, changes in architecture and practices associated with the technology bring new challenges and opportunities Continue Reading
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News
08 Oct 2019
IBM, McAfee among founders of open source security alliance
A group of cyber security suppliers have come together to form the Open Cybersecurity Alliance Continue Reading
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E-Zine
19 Sep 2019
CW APAC: Buyer’s guide to human capital management
In this buyer’s guide, focused on human capital management (HCM) in the Asia-Pacific region, we look at the advantages of HCM software in recruitment, the importance of listening to staff and the considerations that should be made when using work algorithms. Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2019
Amadeus opens systems to kick-start innovation-driven ecosystem
By opening its systems, travel software company Amadeus is hoping to foster ecosystem-wide innovation in the travel industry Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Sep 2019
Oracle Java SE 13, lucky for faster cadence feature preview fans
Oracle has announced the availability of Java SE 13 (JDK 13) during the company’s Oracle Open World conference and exhibition in San Francisco. Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) is used by ... Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2019
Why CIOs must digitise internal IT processes to keep pace with change
Nothing ever stands still, and IT is now expected to be more adaptable than ever before to help businesses keep in step with the pace of innovation Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2019
Oracle Open World 2019: Ellison states ‘fully autonomous cloud’ as goal
Oracle CTO Larry Ellison said a ‘fully autonomous cloud’ is now Oracle's goal, eliminating human labour, during his main keynote at Open World 2019. AWS was, again, in his sights as an inferior rival Continue Reading
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Blog Post
11 Sep 2019
Sumo Logic eyes open source disruption (in 4 of 6 stack levels)
Software is eating the world… and open source software is creating a new set of recipes, chewing it up and sticking it all into a completely different kind of sandwich with a whole new set of ... Continue Reading
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Tip
11 Sep 2019
How network standards and open source organizations differ
Both open source and network standards organizations want to develop the next-generation network. Yet their methods differ, and they can benefit different types of organizations. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
21 Aug 2019
Golang or go home: how Curve is taking Golang to new heights
This is a guest post for the Computer Weekly Open Source Insider blog written by Matt Boyle in his capacity as lead software engineer at Curve. Curve allows users to spend money from all their ... Continue Reading
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News
14 Aug 2019
Cloud Paks on Red Hat OpenShift a ‘bold step’ for IBM
A top APAC executive at IBM says the move to containerise and run its software on Red Hat OpenShift is a big step forward for the company Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Aug 2019
Facebook open sources Hermes JavaScript engine
Hermes is the Greek god of trade, heraldry and commerce… but also the Greek god of thieves and trickery. Facebook was presumably thinking of Hermes’ more virtuous qualities when it named its ... Continue Reading
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News
09 Aug 2019
Huawei mobile IoT OS ready to plug Android gap
Huawei is positioning its microkernel-based, distributed HarmonyOS mobile operating system as a true competitor to both Android and iOS Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Aug 2019
NordVPN offers NordLynx for Linux, built around WireGuard
Virtual Private Network (VPN) company NordVPN has introduced NordLynx technology built around the WireGuard protocol. WireGuard is thought to be shaking up the VPN space as a new type of protocol ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Jul 2019
What is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?
Microsoft is investing $1 billion in OpenAI, a San Francisco-based non-profit focused on open source Artificial Intelligence (AI). OpenAI has worked on open source AI advancements in areas ... Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2019
How Suse is taking open source deeper into the enterprise
Suse’s focus on developer needs, industry-specific use cases and engineering partnerships with the likes of SAP are among efforts to take open source software deeper into the enterprise Continue Reading
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Blog Post
09 Jul 2019
How to be an IT rock star
The recent spate of band reunions and Glastonbury illustrates the longevity of rock music. But the software industry seems to be stuck on finding the next big thing. Who would ever describe Windows ... Continue Reading
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Answer
03 Jul 2019
What does open source SD-WAN look like, and do we need it?
Open source software has an openly available source code that users can adopt or modify. Open source combined with SD-WAN might be a perfect match or a too idealistic goal. Continue Reading
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News
26 Jun 2019
Wider threat campaign behind Wipro breach
A sophisticated, far-ranging threat campaign was behind the breach at Indian IT services firm Wipro in April, which was not an isolated incident, RiskIQ report reveals Continue Reading
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News
25 Jun 2019
UK firms downloading vulnerable open source software
Vulnerable open source software components are posing a security threat to UK firms, according to a report that also shows how best practice, including automation, can reduce the risk Continue Reading
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News
25 Jun 2019
DBS Bank goes big on open source
Besides using a slew of open source software, DBS Bank is looking to contribute some of its own projects to the open source community in future Continue Reading
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Blog Post
10 Jun 2019
Open source to become a ‘best practice’
There are many magic rings in this world… and none of them should be used lightly. This is true. It is also true that organisations in every vertical are now having to work hard and find automation ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
06 Jun 2019
Robust for your pleasure: Elastic acquires Endgame
Elastic (the company known for the Elasticsearch open source text search and analytics engine and the Elastic Stack data analysis and visualition toolset) will now acquire Endgame. Endgame is a ... Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2019
Keeping Java relevant in the age of cloud and agile
Java Community Process chair Heather VanCura talks up efforts to keep Java up to speed with the needs of developers in the era of cloud and agile software development Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Jun 2019
QuantumBlack finds data pipeline solace in Kedro
Data analytics company QuantumBlack is this month celebrating the launch of Kedro, its first open source project for data scientists. But what is Kedro? Kedro is a development workflow framework ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 May 2019
Oracle looks to holy trinity of open positives
Oracle may not always be viewed positively in open source circles, the company’s approach to Java and wider open platform still draws headlines a decade after it took up a position of stewardship ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 May 2019
Growing fast, OpenStack shakes off old misconceptions
One of the most interesting things about the recent Open Infrastructure Summit – the new name for the OpenStack users and friends conferences – in Denver was how many people wanted to know if I ... Continue Reading
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News
15 May 2019
Optus shows off real-time call translation smarts
The Australian telco has bigger plans to make its network more open to enable developers to build and integrate new services into phone calls Continue Reading
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Blog Post
09 May 2019
Will OpenShift 4 be a game-changer?
The hybrid cloud message rang loud and clear at Red Hat Summit 2019, with executives from the open source bigwig touting its wares to help enterprises run their workloads on-premise and on the ... Continue Reading
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News
08 May 2019
Red Hat Enterprise Linux to contribute $10tn to global business
A study on the economic impact of Red Hat Enterprise Linux by IDC revealed that the operating system is expected to contribute to business revenues worth 5% of the global economy Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 May 2019
How APAC firms are using open source software
Open source software has evolved from providing low-cost alternatives to proprietary offerings to a platform for innovation. Most recent developments in cloud computing and software development, ... Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2019
Red Hat CEO weighs in on hybrid cloud play
Jim Whitehurst claims Red Hat’s ability to support an entire technology stack is valuable to enterprises that want a common platform on-premise and in the cloud Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 May 2019
Why RHEL 8 matters to enterprises
For decades, the server operating system (OS) has been an indispensable part of any technology stack, harnessing the power of the underlying hardware infrastructure to run a wide array of business ... Continue Reading
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Podcast
07 May 2019
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 14
In this week’s episode of the Computer Weekly Downtime Upload, editor-in-chief Bryan Glick joins Brian McKenna and Caroline Donnelly to discuss the technology used in BBC drama Line of Duty, the latest twists and turns in the Huawei saga, and open source cloud trends Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 May 2019
What to expect at Red Hat Summit 2019
When IBM announced that it was going to acquire open source juggernaut Red Hat for a whopping $34bn last October, several industry analysts weighed in on the merits of the mega deal and who would ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Apr 2019
JNBridgePro bridges Java-to-.NET Core
JNBridgePro is a provider of interoperability tools to connect Java and .NET frameworks... the company’s mission has always been to enable developers to connect anything Java together with anything ... Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2019
OpenStack Foundation urges enterprises to embrace open, collaborative tech development
OpenStack Foundation executive director warns enterprises off using closed, non-collaborative product development processes to get ahead of the competition Continue Reading
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News
22 Apr 2019
With Anthos, Google seeks to unify open source cloud technologies
Urs Hölzle, Google’s head of technical infrastructure, talks up efforts to deliver what he claims to be the first open source cloud stack Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2019
Understanding Anthos: Google’s multicloud bid to define the next 20 years of enterprise IT
The unveiling of Google Cloud’s Anthos multicloud management tool dominated many discussions at the firm’s annual developer conference in San Francisco, amid claims that it could change the face of enterprise IT for decades Continue Reading
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Blog Post
17 Apr 2019
Puppet CTO: an open source mindset is more than just a code dump
The Computer Weekly Open Source Insider team spoke to Deepak Giridharagopal this week in his role as CTO at Puppet in an attempt to examine the true nature of open source openness. As defined in ... Continue Reading
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News
10 Apr 2019
Google slams public cloud rivals over 'mistreatment' of open source community
Google Cloud has committed to forging closer ties with the open source community, while hitting out at its competitors for not doing enough to support it Continue Reading
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News
09 Apr 2019
Google Cloud expands APAC footprint, makes hybrid cloud move
Cloud supplier Google Cloud has opened its eighth Asia-Pacific cloud region in Seoul, where major cloud suppliers have been ramping up operations in recent years Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Apr 2019
Elastic Maps expands horizon for geospatial analytics
Elastic is a search company -- it is the creator of the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats and Logstash) -- that is focused on making real time data usable at scale for search, logging, ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
03 Apr 2019
The ‘four commandments’ for choosing an [open] service provider
The Computer Weekly Open Source Insider team this month spoke to Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange on the ‘four commandments’ to follow when choosing a service provider. With a heavy emphasis on ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Apr 2019
SUSE gets chipper for Intel, goes large for SAP on Azure
As one would naturally expect at an annual convention, SUSE saved up a few partner, product, platform type announcements to break at its SUSECON show this week. Among the positive push ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Apr 2019
Chef open sources 100% under Apache 2.0
Open source Ruby and Erlang based configuration management tool company Chef has now committed to develop all of its software as open source software under the Apache 2.0 license. Open open open… ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Apr 2019
SUSE eyes wider horizons for enterprise open source
The Computer Weekly Developer Network and Open Source Insider team is digging into four days of open source goodness at SUSECON. SUSE these days describes itself as a provider of enterprise-grade ... Continue Reading
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News
29 Mar 2019
Middle East countries accelerate quantum computing research
Gulf countries must invest in quantum computing research to ensure they continue to to remain digital pioneers Continue Reading
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Blog Post
27 Mar 2019
20 milestones at the Apache Software Foundation
Not at all a question of parts unknown, more a case of parts where some are better known than others. The Apache Software Foundation (ASF)’s Jim Jagielski and Sally Khudairi have detailed 20 major ... Continue Reading
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News
25 Mar 2019
Suse renews focus on APAC as independent firm
Open source software company Suse plans to keep up with its growing business momentum in Asia by adding more headcount in emerging markets and shoring up call centre operations Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Mar 2019
SuSE touts ‘move to independence’
Corporate (but ultimately technically-related) news from March saw the completion of SuSE’s acquisition by growth investor EQT from Micro Focus. EQT is a Scandinavia equity funds organisation that ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
24 Mar 2019
Microsoft open sources Accessibility Insights
The term accessibility might read better if the English language had decided to spell it accessability -- or perhaps even access-ability -- given its use to describe products or services or ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
22 Mar 2019
Is open source lock-in possible?
Earlier this week, open source software company Suse announced that it is strengthening its presence in the Asia-Pacific region following its acquisition by growth investor EQT from Micro Focus. ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
21 Mar 2019
What to expect from SUSECON 19
The Computer Weekly Developer Network and Open Source Insider team enjoy hardcore programming discussion, truly vibrant open communities where code commits fly around in a swarm, well-cooked ... Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2019
IBM’s APAC CEO talks up next chapter of cloud adoption
In the next phase of cloud adoption, enterprises will need to manage multiple cloud environments, as well as data to scale up their use of artificial intelligence technology Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2019
The web turns 30: from proposal to pervasion
The web is celebrating its 30th anniversary, but can it remain true to its founder’s vision? Continue Reading
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News
01 Mar 2019
Red Hat eyes Unix-to-Linux migrations in emerging ASEAN markets
Open source bigwig is starting its new fiscal year looking at Unix-to-Linux migrations in markets such as Thailand and Indonesia Continue Reading
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News
21 Feb 2019
Redis Labs swaps out open source to protect against public clouds
While Redis remain open source, higher value modules are now covered by a commercial agreement which limits commercialisation of Redis-based products Continue Reading
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Blog Post
13 Feb 2019
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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Blog Post
12 Feb 2019
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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Blog Post
07 Feb 2019
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
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News
06 Feb 2019
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 Continue Reading
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News
04 Feb 2019
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 Continue Reading
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News
01 Feb 2019
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 Continue Reading
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Answer
31 Jan 2019
What are the pros and cons of open source network monitoring tools?
They're usually free and customizable, but can lack customer support. Take a look at the best and worst features of open source network monitoring tools. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
29 Jan 2019
Alfresco dines out on framework extensions
Open source process automation, content management and information governance software company Alfresco has hit the version 3.0 iteration for it ADF 3.0 (Application Development Framework). Company ... Continue Reading
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News
25 Jan 2019
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 Continue Reading
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E-Zine
22 Jan 2019
Moving beyond network boundaries
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at how businesses are adapting to the challenges of perimeterless network security. We examine how digital transformation is bringing increased complications for identity and access management (IAM). And we ask if public cloud providers are becoming a threat to the funding model for open source software. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2019
APAC enterprises, analysts weigh in on IBM-Red Hat deal
Mega-deal could accelerate adoption of open source software and extend the reach of OpenStack and OpenShift across the region Continue Reading
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News
11 Jan 2019
AWS pushes MongoDB compatible alternative as licences change
They probably didn't see that coming... MongoDB's switch to server-side licensing may have backfired, as AWS launches an API-compatible version Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Jan 2019
The Linux Foundation decides to ACT on compliance
Compliance is big... so big, in fact, that ‘they’ now have an Open Compliance Summit. The last Open Compliance Summit was held in Yokohama in Japan at the tail end of last year -- the The Linux ... Continue Reading
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News
03 Jan 2019
Trust is key to Microsoft’s APAC cloud play
A senior Microsoft Asia executive talks up the company’s cloud momentum in the region, how it stands out from the pack, and its priorities in the new year Continue Reading
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Blog Post
02 Jan 2019
Red Hat ups ante for OpenJDK on Microsoft Windows
Red Hat has, of course, been busy becoming the new IBM version of Red Hat since the firm's recent acquisition. That corporate reality hasn't stopped the open source platform company still pressing ... Continue Reading
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News
21 Dec 2018
Top 10 developer stories of 2018
Thanks to DevOps, the need for businesses to develop software more quickly and a thriving open source community, 2018 has been a good year for developers Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Dec 2018
What is a software ‘connector’?
Open source news to end the week looks to the somewhat incongruous connection between Menlo Park California and Helsinki -- it can only be MariaDB Corporation with that HQ combo. Updates to end ... Continue Reading
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News
13 Dec 2018
Machine identity protection development gets funding boost
Cyber security firm Venafi has launched a development fund aimed at accelerating the delivery of protection for machine identities Continue Reading
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Feature
04 Dec 2018
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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News
04 Dec 2018
‘Open-minded’ DVSA cuts cost of MOT testing
Government agency harnesses customised open source platform to ensure data security while cutting costs and plans to extend its MOT testing capability to do the same for drivers’ theory tests Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Nov 2018
Elasticsearch twangs out Elastic App Search beta
Elasticsearch is a Java-developed ‘application search’ engine based on the Lucene library, it is open sourced under the Apache License It provides a distributed, multi-tenant-capable full-text ... Continue Reading
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E-Zine
27 Nov 2018
Take the pain out of software patching
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at one of the oldest pain points for IT departments – software patching – and ask how to make it less complex across the enterprise. We examine the rise of Kubernetes, the open source container orchestration system that’s gathering popularity for cloud-native applications. And we look at the issues around storage strategy to support a multicloud environment. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
26 Nov 2018
ARM RISC OS (with BBC BASIC) goes open source
The original ARM operating system RISC OS has gone open source. The OS itself was originally developed by Acorn Computers in Cambridge, England and was first released in 1987. It was initially ... Continue Reading
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News
16 Nov 2018
At Acquia Engage, CTO talks of open source WCM, Red Hat buy
Drupal author and Acquia founder Dries Buytaert talks about how the web content management system written for fun is morphing into a platform from which CX and e-commerce flow. Continue Reading
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News
15 Nov 2018
Why Kubernetes is driving a groundswell in containerisation
Kubernetes is fast becoming a de facto standard, but CIOs may be unaware of its footprint in their businesses Continue Reading
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News
14 Nov 2018
OpenStack Foundation hails innovation benefits of open and inclusive software development
OpenStack CIO Mark Collier predicts the next five to 10 years will see more software development conducted in open, transparent and collaborative ways, as enterprises strive to speed up digital transformation efforts Continue Reading
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E-Zine
13 Nov 2018
Will the $34bn IBM-Red Hat mega-merger succeed?
In this week’s Computer Weekly, after IBM pays $34bn to buy open source specialist Red Hat in an attempt to boost its cloud capabilities, we analyse whether the deal can be a success. We examine the challenges that the emerging field of quantum computing presents for current encryption techniques. And our latest buyer’s guide looks at storage for the internet of things. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
12 Nov 2018
The mainframe returns – as a platform for large-scale Linux
There are several ways to build large scale Linux server environments, with x86 and public cloud being obvious ones. But there’s another option too, as I reminded myself when I caught up with Adam ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Nov 2018
Progress NativeScript 5.0: hot modules & ‘playground’ code samples
New England headquartered Progress has announced the latest release of NativeScript, an open source framework for building native mobile apps with Angular, Vue.js, TypeScript and JavaScript. Vue.js ... Continue Reading
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News
07 Nov 2018
APAC enterprises, analysts weigh in on IBM-Red Hat deal
Mega-deal could accelerate adoption of open source software and extend the reach of OpenStack and OpenShift across the region Continue Reading
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Blog Post
06 Nov 2018
Apache's hunt tactics for developer skills
How does the The Apache Software Foundation work out who are the best people? Let’s remember that the foundation itself is a non-profit corporation established to support Apache software projects, ... Continue Reading