Open Source
Google, IBM, NVIDIA and others in open development cloud alliance
Google, IBM, Mellanox, NVIDIA and Tyan have announced plans to form the OpenPOWER Consortium that would deliver more choice, control and flexibility to developers of next-generation, hyperscale and cloud data centres, based on IBM's POWER microprocessor architecture.
Red Hat on cloud futures and trends
With Red Hat Cloud Infrastructure (RHCI) model, OSS vendor confident it can support IT organisations as they evolve
Notes that OpenStack has over 180 participating companies and 400 contributing developers
CA Tech simplifies data protection for Linux
CA Technologies has announced CA ARCserve D2D for Linux, which provides data protection and disaster recovery for businesses running virtual and physical servers on the popular open source platform.
Red Hat announces OpenStack-powered offerings to deliver on open hybrid cloud vision
Red Hat Inc has announced two new products offerings with one vision of delivering an ‘open hybrid cloud.’
Red Hat forges on, 44 straight quarters of revenue growth
Red Hat reports 44 consecutive quarters of revenue growth; driven by telco, govt and FSI sectors
Its open source solutions used in controversial 1BestariNet project; YTL exec stands by implementation
Open source IT vs commercial IT: What’s your call?
Should an organization pursue a “crowd sourced” solution or use a service or buy a packaged solution? Mark Thiele looks at the pitfalls, risks and rewards of both paths.
Intel announces distro for Apache Hadoop
To ensure more organizations and people have the ability to make use of the vast amounts of data that are generated, collected and stored everyday, or big data, Intel has announced the availability of the Intel Distribution for Apache Hadoop software.
Big data’s need for integrative thinkers
As a follow-up to his last column on ‘Big data requires big decisions,’ DNA columnist Bernard Sia this week talks about the massive changes required to ensure successful big data implementations – and also offers an example of the Empire using Rebel technology!
Configuration management: You can’t just copy & paste practices
The differences between the Western and Eastern world are often neglected, but they simply shouldn't be – as is with the case of the configuration management movement, writes OlinData CEO and founder Walter Heck.
More ‘oomph’ for Red Hat’s open hybrid cloud and virtualization drives
Red Hat Inc has announced advancements in its delivery of open hybrid cloud solutions and technologies to enterprises, as well as new virtualization initiatives.
