The 10 coolest open-source software tools in 2025 include software for developing AI agentic applications, managing streams ...
The startup behind popular Github project vLLM is out fundraising, as venture capitalists hunt for companies building tech ...
Computers have been around for more than 100 years: From the introduction of tabulation machines by the company that became IBM, followed by minicomputers from companies like Digital Equipment ...
Nvidia's move to acquire SchedMD is not just another consolidation in the high performance computing world, it is a ...
There are a handful of leading commercial toolmakers to help IT detect and respond to system outages and application failures, commonly referred to as "incident management and response," including ...
Open-source software has reshaped many IT disciplines, and the world of database administration (DBA) is no exception. The open-source community, and the software it has produced, has evolved into a ...
Building automation systems (BASs) and open-source software are two areas of interest for me, so I’d like to share some thoughts on how they intersect, at least from the exposure I’ve had to them.
If a software product is successful enough, you’ll probably be able to find a company building an open source alternative. And yet, nobody has created a modern open source CRM product that can be ...
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I published a version of this article on Medium eight years ago. This version is updated with new references and arguments. Over the last few years, I’ve been a part of lots of discussions — across ...
Mapping the core projects (SONiC, Cilium, DPDK) and foundations (LFN, CNCF) driving data center, 5G, and Kubernetes ...
Open-source software tools continue to increase in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack ...