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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Long Tail Of Open Source

Open Stack Diablo: The Devil Is In The Details | MySQL Moves Closer to Closed

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The Long Tail Of Open Source
I have spoken to other companies who inherently understand that by supporting open source, even if the connection to your own business model is more of a dotted line, rather than a solid one, they will benefit in the long run. Read More


WEBCAST: CA Technologies

Managing Service Quality Across the Infrastructure
With zero tolerance for latency of web applications and a near total dependence on technology in the workplace as the norm, an unpredictable and unreliable infrastructure is too big a risk for today's speed of business. View Now

WEBCAST: Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Saving cloud computing users from evil doers
This video panel discussion delves into IT's current and future security threats. Topics include web application security, vulnerabilities, threats and mitigation/defense strategies, and tactics with individual perspectives on the magnitude and direction of threats. Learn more

Open Stack Diablo: The Devil Is In The Details
OpenStack, the open source cloud operating system which was originally spun up by among others Rackspace and NASA continued its maturation today with the release of Diablo, the 4th major update to the widely supported project. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Leveraging Cloud Security to Weather Threatening Storms
This paper assesses the current cyber threat environment and discusses the use of distributed cloud services as an effective means to protect against evolving, modern day IT threats. It takes a close look at DDoS defense in particular. Read now

MySQL Moves Closer to Closed
MySQL founder and developer Monty Widenius announced on his blog that the MySQL relational database management system would no longer be a free software project and will instead be under an Open Core model. Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel

IDC: Ways to Improve the Branch Office
Well-targeted technology upgrades, coupled with a rigorous program to standardize and improve IT practices at a company's remote locations and headquarters, can deliver substantial business value and could reduce total annual IT costs in the branches by over 30%. Read now

It Takes Open Source to Raise a Village
What does open source have to do with ecology? If you work on the Open Source Ecology project, open source is crucial. "We are using FLOSS [Free/Libre/Open Source Software] as much as possible," says Open Source Ecology supporter Nikoly Georgiev. Read More

MySQL.Com Website Hacked
Hackers have hacked the MySQL.com website and injected code that will unknowingly infect visitors with malware according the security firm Armorize. If you are using an older browser version or not kept up with Flash and other upgrades, you could be infected while visiting the site without any pop ups or anything warning you of code being installed on your machine. Read More



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