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.
Infographic: S/4HANA viewed positively by SAP Users
SAP has recognised that customers will face challenges and costs when they upgrade to S/4 Hana. It has set out a roadmap to simplify integration, in a bid to lower the transition cost of moving from ECC to the S/4 platform. This infographic shows why most SAP users have positive impressions of SAP S/4Hana.
News : Open source software
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November 19, 2020
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Why databases are key to Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales
With each order split into multiple database transactions, ensuring the scalability and elasticity of database systems was key to the success of Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales
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October 29, 2020
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Why Malaysia’s AmBank is embracing open source and DevOps
AmBank Group is tapping open source, DevOps and data science to improve customer service and develop bespoke services for a broader market
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October 16, 2020
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Services Australia taps AI in document processing
Services Australia and Capgemini have developed an AI engine to classify and extract information from claim documents in a pilot project
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October 09, 2020
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Inside VMware’s Kubernetes playbook
Kubernetes co-creator Joe Beda talks up the evolution of the container orchestration platform and efforts by VMware to help enterprises get the most out of the technology
In Depth : Open source software
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Portrait of the software developer as an artist
Many programmers see themselves as artists – of a sort. Computer Weekly investigates what it means to be a modern software developer Continue Reading
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The what, why and how of the Spring Security architecture
Like any framework, Spring Security requires writing less code to implement the desired functionality. Learn how to implement the Spring Security architecture in this book excerpt. Continue Reading
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Why developers need to know the Spring Security framework
The Spring Security framework is a reliable way for Java developers to secure applications. However, proper implementation is critical to prevent the most common vulnerabilities. Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Open source software
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OpenUK joins Euro data infrastructure Gaia-X project as ‘UK lifeline’ amid Brexit maelstrom
OpenUK is the open technology advocate organisation for open data, open source hardware and open source software in the UK - so yeah, pretty open all round. The organisation has now joined the ... Continue Reading
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Microsoft’s turns over new 'leaf' with open source Akri
Akri is a Greek village in the north of the country in the Elassona municipality. Akri is also a new (as of Oct 2020) open source project initiated by Microsoft to connect ‘leaf devices’ like ... Continue Reading
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Siren open source intelligence goes one louder, to 11.0
Ireland-based Siren didn’t just make ten one louder, the company has pushed its open source investigative intelligence analytics technology to version 11.0 this month. Siren 11.0 is designed to ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Open source software
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Exploring the future of modern software development
What tools, programming languages and architectures, defines modern software development Continue Reading
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Getting a project out in the open
Open source has become widely accepted and used in corporate IT infrastructures, but IT leaders need to understand the potential pitfalls to make sure this approach brings the desired benefits Continue Reading
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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
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


