Open Source

9 Ways Open Source Can Future-Proof Your Business in 2019

Open source is continuing to mature and offer more options and possibilities to businesses around the world.

Red Hat Bolsters Hybrid Cloud Management with NooBaa Buy

Providing additional internal cloud management services for customers is the aim of Red Hat’s latest acquisition.

HPE Introduces Composable Cloud

HPE is broadening its composable strategy.

Linux Foundation Offers Open Source Certification Exams from Anywhere

Channel partners looking to increase their workers’ open-source skills can let them take their certification exams online.

Kubernetes Integration Deepened in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14

Users will now be able to automatically provision containers and Red Hat OpenShift directly on bare metal servers, without virtualization.

Microsoft Brings AI to Power BI, Acquires Startup Bot Developer

New capabilities that add artificial intelligence to Microsoft’s Power BI tool and the acquisition of startup XOXCO aim to make it easier for partners to extend AI and bots in the workplace.

Ceph Storage Open Source Project Gains Support of a Foundation

Created to help provide Ceph conferences, adoption, training and more, the Ceph Foundation initially is being funded by some 30 companies.

GraphQL API Query Language Growing, Gets Own Support Foundation

Open-sourced by Facebook in 2015, GraphQL is a powerful query language for APIs that can replace or work alongside REST-based APIs.

Parasoft Offers Test Automation Tools for Free Open-Source Use

The software tools are being offered with free, one-year renewable licenses to give open-source developers the ability to test their work.

IBM-Red Hat: Get Open Source Training to Prepare for Acquisition

With IBM’s Red Hat acquisition announcement still fresh, now’s the time for the channel to be sure its people are trained in Linux and open source.

IBM-Red Hat: Channel Cautiously Enthusiastic

There are pitfalls, experts admit, but the positives show wide promise for the channel, including expansion into open-source business.

IBM Buying Red Hat: Here’s How It Could Affect the Channel

Both companies have strong channel relationships and a wide range of experts say they think this move could be good for channel partners.

NetApp Expands HCI with Support for Containers and Hybrid Cloud

NetApp has released hyperconverged infrastructure appliances integrated with the RedHat OpenShift Container Platform and support for Kubernetes and Docker container environments.