For Linux, 2014 could easily be labeled the year enterprise really and truly embraced Linux. It could just as easily be labeled the year that nearly forgot Linux on the desktop. If you weren’t Docker, containers, OpenStack, or big data ─ chances are the spotlight didn’t brighten your day much. If, however, you (or your…
Month: December 2014
ForgeRock Reveals 2015 Technology Predictions
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Widespread Adoption of New Identity Management Technology Expected in Conjunction with Rapid Growth of Digital Business Bristol – December 18, 2014 – ForgeRock® Inc., the leading open provider of Identity Relationship Management (IRM) solutions, today revealed its 2015 technology predictions. The company expects to see increasing demand for identity platforms that provide massive scalability and…
ADLV Urges Fleets To Seek Electronic Data Checking And Compliance Benefits Now As Counterpart Abolition Delayed
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The Association For Driving Licence Verification (ADLV) has responded to reports that the date for the abolition of the paper counterpart to the current driving licence has been delayed. In their view the delay is irrelevant as the time for many fleets to change their processes is now. This reflects a recognition by the Association…
SugarCRM Execs Sling Veiled Shot Over API Charges at Salesforce
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Though Salesforce wasn’t identified by name, SugarCRM execs warn that the API charges associated with some SaaS providers can sneak up on you as a rising cost . In a SugarCRM world, you install your own instance of the open source software or you have your own instance hosted by a SugarCRM hoster like SiteGrounda…
2015 Will Be the Year Linux Takes Over the Enterprise (And Other Predictions)
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This coming year there are some fairly bold predictions to be made, some of which are sure things. Read on and see if you agree. Linux takes over big data This should come as no surprise, considering the advancements Linux and open source has made over the previous few years. With the help of SuSE,…
This Linux grinch could put a hole in your security stocking
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A grinch may be snatching away some year-end holiday time, forcing Linux system administrators to fill a gaping security hole in their systems. Named after the proverbially grumpy Dr. Seuss character, the grinch vulnerability could affect all Linux systems, potentially providing attackers with unfettered root access, according to security service provider Alert Logic, which introduced…
Snappy Ubuntu for Docker Containers Comes to Google's Cloud
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Canonical , the company behind Ubuntu , one of the most popular Linux distributions, has made snappy Ubuntu Core, a version of the operating system designed for cloud infrastructure and optimized for running Docker containers, available on Google ‘s cloud. Canonical first announced snappy Ubuntu Core earlier this month and made it available on Microsoft…
Canonical's Stripped-Down "Snappy" Ubuntu Comes To Google's Compute Engine
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A week ago, Canonical released the first alpha version of its new minimalist ” Snappy ” edition of Ubuntu Core for container farms. To the surprise of many, the launch partner for Snappy was Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform . Source: Tech
National Geographic Takes Open Source to the Wilderness
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At Opensource.com we look and spread stories about open source applied to better the world. This is such a story! A team of National Geographic Explorers set out to the Okavango Delta in the African wilderness to measure water quality, wildlife sightings, and more using open hardware and the Raspberry Pi as well as open…
Linux Systems Caught In Targeted Attack Crosshairs
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Linux, the operating system built and maintained via a cadre of volunteers that make up the open source community, has been relatively immune to dangerous threats. New research into a menacing targeted attack toolkit built for Windows PCs, however, identified components that suggest Linux users are also in its crosshairs. Source: Tech