There’s a real skills crisis in IT — and it’s not a quantity issue. The new IT is not what the old IT was designed to do. For some, the new IT will create opportunities; for others, soul-searching and less relevance. Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit Source: Linux
Month: May 2014
More Mainstream Businesses Depend on Open Source
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If you’re an executive that’s concerned about the high-cost of proprietary software, you’re not alone. If your IT team pushes back whenever Line of Business leaders ask them for feature enhancements that goes beyond the limits of the commercial software packages they’ve licensed, then you already know that frustration. Are you wondering if there’s an…
eBay Security Breach Delivers 10 Lessons for Enterprise IT Executives
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The eBay breach, the latest in a long list of security woes at large enterprises, should teach us a lot about security—or the general lack of it—across the Web. Read more at eWeek Source: Linux
Tehnoetic wireless USB adapter now FSF-certified to respect your freedom
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Wednesday, May 21, 2014 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF) certification to the Tehnoetic TET-N150 wireless USB adapter. Source: Free Software
SysMech expands real-time network tool set and increases head count as big data applications see record revenue growth
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New Head of Product brings almost 20 years’ of industry experience as company seeks to fill twenty further network positions over its next financial yearSysMech, the UK-based big data applications company, today announced that the implementation of its real-time Zen Telco toolset has experienced record growth this year. Zen is the first Telco toolset to…
CloudBees brings first Continuous Delivery platform to enterprises, powered by Jenkins
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New strategic partnerships with Chef and Puppet demonstrate strength of CloudBees offeringBrussels, Belgium – May 21, 2014 – CloudBees, Inc., the enterprise continuous delivery leader, today announced the industry’s first continuous delivery (CD) platform for enterprises, powered by Jenkins Continuous Integration and CloudBees technology. As organisations struggle to adapt to the relentless need for a…
Hit Rail announces 'Interoperability in Practice' Workshop for European railway industry
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Brussels event on 9th October 2014 to tackle issues of ICT interoperability for passengers, freight and infrastructureUtrecht, 21 May 2014 – A key workshop on Interoperability within the rail industry is set to take place in Brussels in October this year. Run by Hit Rail, one of the leading players in the railway industry’s drive…
China Bans Win 8 on Government PCs
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Windows XP is big in China, with a market share estimated at 50 percent to 70 percent, and most governmental computers use the venerable OS. Source: Tech
Security's future belongs to open source
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It’s really not a debate question, it’s just the way it is. The world runs on Linux and open-source software. Source: Tech
Fedora 21 Linux to Get New Leadership and Direction
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In February 2012, Robyn Bergeron was named Fedora Project Leader for the Red Hat-sponsored community Linux Fedora Project. Source: Tech