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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15 Aug 2025
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Autocratic UAE gets democratic artificial intelligence
US-China rivalry has come to a head in authoritarian Gulf state UAE, where OpenAI is attempting to make a stand for democracy and free speech Continue Reading
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06 Aug 2025
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OpenAI now offers open AI models, but CIOs need to assess the risk
Open models offer enterprise IT a way to build tailored LLMs trained on corporate content. Open AI is now offering two open models Continue Reading
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04 Aug 2025
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Proliferation of on-premise GenAI platforms is widening security risks
Research finds increased adoption of unsanctioned generative artificial intelligence platforms is magnifying risk and causing a headache for security teams Continue Reading
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30 Jul 2025
Andela African developer training programme swells & excels
Andela operates a private marketplace of skilled digital talent with an adaptive hiring model that promises to give companies flexibility to deploy qualified technical talent where it is most ... Continue Reading
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24 Jul 2025
CNCF: Argo CD is top of the GitOps pops for Kubernetes
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has shared results from the 2025 Argo CD End User Survey. Argo is an enterprise software suite of open source tools designed to underpin and enable ... Continue Reading
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Opinion
23 Jul 2025
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Is it time to rethink the OWASP Top 10?
The OWASP Top 10 serves as a key reference point for developers and security professionals, but with a new iteration on the horizon, we need to confront a hard truth: has it lost its effectiveness, or have we failed to implement it meaningfully? Continue Reading
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15 Jul 2025
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Businesses say they are getting four Oracle Java audits a year
Changes to Oracle Java licensing now means that IT leaders need to be wary of the footprint of this widely deployed enterprise platform Continue Reading
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Blog Post
14 Jul 2025
CNCF CTO: From golden paths to guardrails, platform engineering's role in developer velocity
This is a guest post for Computer Weekly Open Source Insider written by Chris Aniszczyk, CTO of CNCF. As readers will know, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is an open source software ... Continue Reading
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10 Jul 2025
Sysdig launches open source cloud security community
Sysdig is on a mission. That mission is one designed to unite millions of cloud security professionals and “builders” (spanning software application development practitioners, data science gurus, ... Continue Reading
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Definition
10 Jul 2025
What are BSD Licenses?
BSD licenses are a family of permissive open source licenses originally associated with the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Unix-like operating system. Continue Reading
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03 Jul 2025
OpenUK Public Good AI report 2025, good (could do better)
A balmy summer evening in London and a need to champion open source software, open platforms, open data and open computing at large can only mean one thing. That thing is a chance to celebrate the ... Continue Reading
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01 Jul 2025
OpenELA compatibility toolset helps Linux distros reduce testing costs
OpenELA has announced ELValidated, a verification and interoperability suite for Enterprise Linux operating systems. This gives developers the ability to verify the compatibility of their ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 Jun 2025
Overture Maps GERS, an open standard for interoperable geospatial IDs
The Overture Maps Foundation is focused on continuing what it calls its “collaborative efforts” to build interoperable open map data. The foundation has now announced Global Entity Reference System ... Continue Reading
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18 Jun 2025
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Execs shy away from open models and open source AI
The Capgemini Research Institute has found that business executives prefer the support and security associated with commercial products Continue Reading
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16 Jun 2025
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CNCF eyes open source Cuda alternative as AI’s influence grows
Open source leaders highlight breakthroughs in projects like OpenTelemetry and discuss the open source community’s role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence workloads and fostering global collaboration amid geopolitical tensions Continue Reading
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12 Jun 2025
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UKtech50 2025: the longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders
Each year, Computer Weekly launches a search for the most influential people in UK IT, asking the tech community who it thinks should be in the top 50 – here is the longlist of everyone nominated for 2025 Continue Reading
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10 Jun 2025
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Open source a ‘force multiplier’ for AI innovation
From powerful large language models to the next wave of AI agents, the open-source community is driving innovation and setting the agenda for the entire field, according to leaders at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China Continue Reading
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04 Jun 2025
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Open source adoption faces reality checks
Industry leaders lauded the power of open source to drive innovation but warned that its adoption requires significant effort, due diligence and a clear understanding of inherent complexities and licensing challenges Continue Reading
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02 Jun 2025
How Mistral is driving growth through open source and enterprise AI
Company CEO Arthur Mensch details how the French startup is balancing its open source ethos with a strong enterprise focus and delivering efficient, customisable AI to solve business problems and expand its global reach Continue Reading
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21 May 2025
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Red Hat touts OpenShift Virtualization momentum
Enterprises are increasingly adopting Red Hat’s OpenShift Virtualization, driven by Broadcom’s VMware licensing changes and a desire for a stable, AI-ready platform, company executives revealed at the Red Hat Summit this week Continue Reading
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16 May 2025
CIQ chips out Rocky Linux for AI
CIQ is the founding support and services partner of Rocky Linux. The company has now come forward with the preview launch of the somewhat laboriously named Rocky Linux from CIQ for AI (RLC-AI). The ... Continue Reading
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14 May 2025
Safer Sharknado: Sysdig donates Stratoshark to Wireshark Foundation
Sysdig has donated Stratoshark, the company’s open source cloud forensics tool, to the Wireshark Foundation. This contribution is part of Sysdig’s commitment to the community and building in the ... Continue Reading
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07 May 2025
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Bill Gates hails ‘stunning’ AI progress, urges focus on global equality
The Microsoft co-founder underscored AI’s transformative potential in healthcare, education and agriculture while highlighting the need to ensure its benefits reach lower-income nations Continue Reading
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30 Apr 2025
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Current SaaS delivery model a risk management nightmare, says CISO
JPMorgan Chase security chief Patrick Opet laments the state of SaaS security in an open letter to the industry and calls on software providers to do more to enhance resilience Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 Apr 2025
OpenUK details ‘state’ of Kubernetes
Kubernetes we know, UKubernetes (or perhaps it should be uKubernetes) we don’t know so much i.e. the state of the wildly popularised open source container orchestration platform in the UK in terms ... Continue Reading
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23 Apr 2025
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Amid uncertainty, Armis becomes newest CVE numbering authority
Amid an uncertain future for vulnerability research, exposure management company Armis has been given the authority to assign CVE IDs to newly discovered vulnerabilities Continue Reading
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22 Apr 2025
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AI-powered APIs proving highly vulnerable to attack
The growth of AI is proving a double-edged sword for API security, presenting opportunities for defenders to enhance their resilience, but also more risks from AI-powered attacks, according to report Continue Reading
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14 Apr 2025
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SUSE CEO champions open source choice
Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen warns against suppliers diluting open source to lock in customers, and touts SUSE’s commitment to providing choice and support across multiple Linux and Kubernetes distributions Continue Reading
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Opinion
08 Apr 2025
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It’s time to stop the victim-blaming and insist on safer software
Businesses spend too much time and money protecting themselves against flaws and vulnerabilities in modern software products, when they ought to raise their expectations and insist on better solutions from providers Continue Reading
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07 Apr 2025
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KubeCon London: Prepare for a shake-up
Developer overload, inadequate fault tolerance and regional fractionalisation are among the issues the Linux Foundation needs to address Continue Reading
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News
04 Apr 2025
Microsoft at 50: Enterprise IT for the masses
On 4 April 1975, Paul Allen and Bill Gates formed Microsoft, a company that defined the PC era and opened up computing for all Continue Reading
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E-Zine
01 Apr 2025
Inside Amazon’s robot-powered warehouse
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we go behind the scenes at Amazon’s robot-powered Swindon warehouse to see how AI and humans are working together. We examine the state of open source licensing and find out how it’s affecting datacentre operators. And we visit a 130-year-old wine and drinks company to find out how technology has brought operations into the modern age. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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Opinion
20 Mar 2025
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When open source isn’t really open
Vendor lock-in, once a threat from proprietary software, now lurks in open source and AI, trapping businesses in costly, inflexible ecosystems Continue Reading
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18 Mar 2025
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Formula 1 accelerates decision response with team content delivery
AI services and digital transformation specialist claims to have halved crucial response times in Formula 1, redefining how teams analyse race data in real time Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2025
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AI Action Summit review: Differing views cast doubt on AI’s ability to benefit whole of society
Governments, companies and civil society groups gathered at the third global AI summit to discuss how the technology can work for the benefit of everyone in society, but experts say competing imperatives mean there is no guarantee these visions will win out Continue Reading
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Definition
11 Mar 2025
What is a copyright?
Copyright is a legal term describing ownership or control of the rights to use and distribute certain works of creative expression, including books, video, motion pictures, musical compositions and computer programs. Continue Reading
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06 Mar 2025
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Going beyond search: Elastic’s observability and security play
Elastic’s chief product officer Ken Exner talks up the company’s expansion into observability and security and how it balances innovation with community contributions and monetisation Continue Reading
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E-Zine
04 Mar 2025
Cutting the costs of AI
In this week’s Computer Weekly, we analyse how the emergence of the DeepSeek AI model shows how the cost of deploying artificial intelligence is coming down. Samsung put a UK tech startup at the heart of its latest flagship smartphone launch – we talk to its founder. And we look at a transport industry project looking to optimise road haulage to reduce carbon emissions. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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27 Feb 2025
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CVE volumes head towards 50,000 in 2025, analysts claim
Many trends, notably a big shift to open source tools, are behind an expected boom in the number of disclosed vulnerabilities Continue Reading
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26 Feb 2025
Alibaba Cloud open sources video foundation models
The Chinese tech giant releases Tongyi Wanxiang 2.1 family of video foundation models as open source, including a smaller version enabling video creation on standard laptops Continue Reading
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Definition
19 Feb 2025
What is open source and how does it work?
The term 'open source' refers to any program whose source code is made available for use or modification as users or other developers see fit. Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2025
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AI models explained: The benefits of open source AI models
In this guide, we explore how to get started with open source AI models and go over how they support your enterprise IT strategy Continue Reading
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12 Feb 2025
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AI Action Summit: Two major AI initiatives launched
Sustainability and ‘public-interest’ artificial intelligence initiatives have been launched during the AI Action Summit in Paris Continue Reading
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Opinion
07 Feb 2025
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Secure software procurement in 2025: A call for accountability
Outgoing CISA chief Jen Easterly called on buyers to demand better security standards from their software suppliers. The Security Think Tank considers what better means, and what best practice for secure software procurement looks like in 2025. Continue Reading
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07 Feb 2025
What to expect from SUSECON 2025
It’s been a while - hey, there was a pandemic, right - but the Computer Weekly Open Source Insider blog is getting ready for SUSECON 2025. Since we last made it to SUSECON 2020, quite a bit has ... Continue Reading
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06 Feb 2025
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As Java turns 30, developers switch to OpenJDK
James Gosling invented Java in 1995. It has been kept up to date and now supports artificial intelligence, but Oracle Java is no longer the preferred choice Continue Reading
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Opinion
04 Feb 2025
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“Unsafe At Any Speed”. Comparing automobiles to code risk
Outgoing CISA chief Jen Easterly called on buyers to demand better security standards from their software suppliers. The Security Think Tank considers what better means, and what best practice for secure software procurement looks like in 2025. Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Feb 2025
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Vigilant buyers are the best recipe for accountable suppliers
In January 2025, outgoing CISA chief Jen Easterly called on IT buyers to demand better security standards from their software suppliers. The Security Think Tank considers what better means, and what does best practice for secure software procurement looks like in 2025. Continue Reading
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19 Dec 2024
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Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2024
Southeast Asia’s 2024 tech landscape saw major companies embracing AI, shifts in open source and the emergence of local large language models to address the needs of a diverse region Continue Reading
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16 Dec 2024
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Top 10 software development stories of 2024
This year has seen large language models get significantly better at code generation Continue Reading
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05 Dec 2024
What to expect from OpenUK’s State of Open Con 2025
OpenUK, the non-profit organisation representing the UK’s Open Technology sector, confirmed its State of Open Con 2025 will take place on 4th and 5th February 2025 at Convene Sancroft St. Pauls in ... Continue Reading
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01 Dec 2024
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How SkyLab is democratising hybrid cloud management
SkyLab is challenging the cloud status quo with its orchestration platform, which allows telcos and enterprises to seamlessly manage workloads across multiple cloud providers Continue Reading
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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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27 Nov 2024
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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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26 Nov 2024
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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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26 Nov 2024
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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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13 Nov 2024
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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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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
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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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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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30 Oct 2024
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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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28 Oct 2024
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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
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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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21 Oct 2024
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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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16 Oct 2024
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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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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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09 Oct 2024
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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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04 Oct 2024
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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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02 Oct 2024
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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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01 Oct 2024
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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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30 Sep 2024
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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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10 Sep 2024
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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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04 Sep 2024
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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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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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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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02 Sep 2024
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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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29 Aug 2024
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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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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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22 Aug 2024
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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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21 Aug 2024
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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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31 Jul 2024
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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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23 Jul 2024
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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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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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03 Jul 2024
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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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21 Jun 2024
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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
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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
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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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31 May 2024
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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
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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
