Wednesday, November 30, 2011

25 free open source projects IT pros will love

Crazy popular Google I/O conference stretched to 3 days, moved to June | Open source CMS continues to dominate

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25 free open source projects IT pros will love
We asked SourceForge's new community manager and longtime open source coder, Rich Bowen, to sniff out a few of the cool, lesser-known SourceForge projects he thinks IT folks will love. Here are his picks, along with a few of our own. Read More


WHITE PAPER: BMC

Three Steps to Effective Cloud Planning & Design
Before you build your cloud, there are many considerations. Are there security requirements? Compliance rules? Will you use public cloud resources as well? Learn more about how to plan a cloud effectively – from defining requirements to identifying the costs - in this compelling white paper from BMC Software. Learn More!

WHITE PAPER: Oracle

BPM SOA and Web 2.0: Business Transformation or Train Wreck?
The challenges faced by today's government agencies and commercial operations are many and varied. Fortunately for them, the convergence of a trio of technologies and business practices—business process management (BPM), service-oriented architecture (SOA), and Web 2.0—is providing a solution. Learn more.

Crazy popular Google I/O conference stretched to 3 days, moved to June
Google has announced that its increasingly popular Google I/O conference, which this year sold out in 59 minutes, will be stretched from two days to three and moved from May to June in 2012. Read More

Open source CMS continues to dominate
It is that time of year again. No, not the holiday season, but time for water&stone's annual report on the state of the open source CMS market. Read More

Protocol deal to bring compatible Microsoft apps to iOS, Android
Microsoft said on Tuesday it will license the protocols for many of its enterprise systems to a company that will develop compatible applications for non-Microsoft mobile operating systems, including Google's Android and Apple's iOS. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Raritan

Why Managing VMs is So Complex
Because virtual servers coexist with nonvirtualized ones, it effectively doubles the tools and efforts relevant to data center administration. Discover how a unified, out-of-band approach that aggregates management tools into a single, consolidated platform, renders the virtual and physical layers transparent from an IT management perspective. Read now!

CeBIT open source 2012 call for projects
CeBIT 2012 will take place March 6-10 in Hannover, Germany. Open source projects are invited to apply for free exhibit space, and non-commercial projects will have special consideration. The deadline for applications is December 18, 2011. Read More

Protect and audit your Web server with Apache's ModSecurity
ModSecurity is a free, open source Apache module that acts as web application firewall (WAF). Its rich features, strong community, and optional commercial support make it a must for any production Apache web server that serves non-static content and requires auditing. Read More

Open source tools for worship
On Thanksgiving, my daughter and I joined my parents for our usual dinner together. This year, the minister of my father's small church and her sister ate with us, too. Over dinner, my father told me that he'd finally installed Ubuntu on his computer at home. Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel

The Best Way to Build a Cloud
Implementing a private cloud can be complex and daunting. HP's solution, CloudSystem Matrix, helps you build a turnkey private cloud environment to deliver the benefits of the cloud to your business users. Read now to find out how the HP CloudSystem Matrix can enable you to move quickly to a private cloud model Learn more

The role of FOSS foundations
There's an excellent discussion begun over the past few days on the value of foundations in the free and open source software (FOSS) world. It includes people calling into question the Apache Software Foundation's role, defending it, and discussing the broader role of FOSS foundations. Read More

OpenSSL expert tips and tricks: Test and benchmark servers
OpenSSL, the open source toolkit for implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, is an everyday essential for most Linux admins responsible for secure networking. But OpenSSL includes a wealth of features that even grizzled veterans may not be familiar with. Read More

Google Maps app for Android adds indoor floorplans
Disoriented at Minneapolis' Mall of America? Confused at Tokyo's Narita airport? Can't find the bathrooms at your local Ikea store? The Google Maps application for Android phones and tablets may offer some help. Read More



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Top IT Turkeys of 2011
You know, it just doesn't feel like Thanksgiving to me unless I have mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and an iPad with the annual Network World Top IT Turkeys slideshow all arranged on the table for the feast. So let's sharpen our knives and get to the carving, because these turkeys are getting cold.

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