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HP goes after Cisco, Arista with open source OS

Allies with Broadcom, Intel and VMware on OpenSwitch NOS.

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Amazon launches managed Elasticsearch service

Amazon announced a new service Thursday that's designed to make it easier to spin up and operate the popular Elasticsearch open-source search and analytics engine.

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Insider: Oracle has lost interest in Java

New sources are stepping up questions about Oracle's stewardship of the Java platform.


Mirantis OpenStack 7.0 released

Mirantis remains one of the leading bug fixers of  OpenStack Kilo.

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Microsoft ends patent disputes with Google


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Open source creates software worth billions of dollars

A Linux Foundation report estimates the total economic value of development costs of Linux Foundation Collaborative Projects to be around $5 billion.

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Microsoft launches its big data service running on Linux

Welcome to Satya Nadella's Microsoft. Gone are the days when Microsoft treated Linux like a cancer.


The Dutch government is determined to speed up ODF adoption

During the recent ODF Plugfest event, the Dutch govt. also announced plans to join the  OASIS ODF technical committee.

Enterprise software

Anaconda's Python-based analytics hit the enterprise with new subscription plans


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Hadoop eats data analytics

Hadoop is slowly eating conventional analytics



Nginx Web server goes dynamic, adds monitoring


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A sea change in HTTPS web encryption is coming and it's free

Things are moving fast with HTTPS improvements lately. The goal of HTTPS everywhere is about to make a huge leap forward.

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How to get started with Software Defined Radio on Mac OS X

Explore the exciting world of Software Defined Radio (SDR) on Mac OS X.


The challenges of IT reform using open source software

Doug Cutting, the Chief Architect at Cloudera walks us through the challenges of IT reform, the fear of open source software, and how Cloudera fits in.


GitLab one-ups GitHub with open source enterprise code hosting


Why is open source software more secure?

In today's open source roundup: A redditor wants to know why open source software is more secure. Plus: Mozilla releases Firefox 41. And Fedora 23 beta released.

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Box, LinkedIn and WhatsApp share open source advice

Open-source code powers many of today's most popular apps and platforms, and it's critical for companies to choose the appropriate frameworks for their specific needs, but other equally important factors also exist, according to...

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