Open source has changed the enterprise IT software market but is in turn being changed by that market--and not always in positive ways. Despite all the nifty, gee-whiz technology that the Web 2.0 ...

The whole thing that got me going on this topic is that a friend of mine was talking about a career change -- wouldn't it be of more use to be an average database specialist, SQL or Oracle, rather ...

As open source applications continue to proliferate across enterprise companies, IT managers need news ways to manage the disparate open source code popping up in various departments. Unlike ...

There are a handful of open source ERP solutions that can be considered business-ready --- thorough documentation, extensive technical and customer support, and a regular release schedule. Openbravo ...

There are some business and IT leaders who will point to the billions Microsoft is investing in ChatGPT and question whether open source has the ability to do similar things. Per Ploug, open source ...

Extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) is a Linux kernel abstraction that unlocks programmability for networking, observability, and security. eBPF can run sandboxed programs to safely and efficiently ...

Open source visionary Brian Behlendorf talks about where the movement is heading in the enterprise. How did you first get interested in the open source movement? Was there an “aha!” moment for you? It ...

For the last year, I’ve been writing about open-source companies and a wave of developer-centric software companies that are upending the traditional enterprise software market—and will soon ...

Open source makes the technology world go ’round, forming as much as 90% of the modern software stack via frameworks; libraries; databases; operating systems; and countless stand-alone applications.