LINUX AND OPEN SOURCE
How Open Source is Changing the Enterprise
If open source software hasn't already emerged as a commonly used tool throughout your enterprise, it likely will before long, according to a recent survey from North Bridge Venture Partners and Black Duck Software. Once associated with stigmas about its quality and... Read More »
Free and Open Source: Enterprise Support Is Needed
Free and open source software (FOSS) is one of those creatures that the technology industry often doesn’t understand. Some still see it as software that is made by a bunch of developers who sit in their home basement all day long and create new products. With help and support from the open source community, some of those programs have become industry standards. The truth is, though,... Read More »
Five Pros and Five Cons of Open Source Software
The premise of open source software sounded like a techno-hippie dream when the Free Software movement kicked off in the 1980s. Since then, however, the concept has paved the way for much-loved tech icons such as the GNU/Linux operating system, the Apache HTTP Server and the Mozilla Firefox browser. Today, CIOs and other IT decision-makers are increasingly recognizing the value of open... Read More »
HP Launches Open-Source Version of webOS Platform
HP releases the Beta version of its open-source webOS platform in two builds, desktop and OpenEmbedded. Read More »
New Apache Project 'Drill' Aims to Speed Up Hadoop Queries
Led by Hadoop vendor MapR Technologies, the open-source effort will seek innovative ways to push Hadoop data queries through more quickly for users. Read More »
How Facebook's Data Center Leads by Example
The world's largest social network hopes to "inspire the industry to be a little more open, a little more innovative and a little more focused on energy efficiency" through the example of its first wholly owned data center. Read More »
HP Spinning Off webOS Business as Gram
The webOS platform may find new life in the form of Gram, an HP subsidiary that will focus on software and the cloud. Read More »
Dell Reaffirms Commitment to Open Source, Developers at OSCON
Dell revealed that it will deliver a new developer-focused, Ubuntu-powered laptop as part of its Project Sputnik in the fall. Dell announced this and other open-source moves at the O Reilly Open Source Convention 2012 (OSCON). Read More »
Windows, Linux, Mac OS X Hit by Cross-Platform Malware Attack
An attack has been discovered that serves up malware for all three platforms and opens up a backdoor on victimized systems. Read More »
Symantec, Red Hat Strengthen Cloud, Data Center Collaboration
The forthcoming storage and cloud management packages, now in development, are being built upon Symantec storage, security and availability tools and will run on the open-source Red Hat Enterprise Linux cloud platform. Read More »
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The Role of Standards in Cloud Security
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Ensuring Resources for Mission Critical Workloads
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Improving Security in the Public Cloud
One of the main concerns about moving data to a public...
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