An open source software abstraction layer for Hadoop, Cascading allows users to create and execute data processing workflows on Hadoop clusters using any JVM-based language. It is intended to hide ...

The open source software movement was viewed at the time as a form of ‘digital civil duty’, ... Open source technologies also provide transparency, flexibility, and cost efficiency, ...

InfoWorld’s 2021 Bossie Awards recognize the year’s best open source software for software development, devops, data analytics, and machine learning.

With virtualization now a mainstream technology for most large businesses, the big players are investing heavily in proprietary tools. But don't forget these open source options.

First-of-its-kind screening tool provides actionable intelligence to illuminate vulnerabilities from software contributors with connections to state-sponsored threat actors ...

To understand the impact that open source technology has made on the enterprise, one need only look to the numbers. With over 35 million GitHub repositories, 1,961,460 lines of code on Hadoop and over ...

Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest ...

Open source and proprietary software each come with their own sets of pros and cons. Here are some to keep in mind when making software purchasing decisions.

Several foundations and major technology companies have also engaged in the open source phenomenon by funding grants aimed at moving the open source sector forward. Mozilla , for example, has funded ...

Open-source software contributes £43.15 billion ($59 billion) each year to the UK's gross domestic product (GDP) and brought an estimated £46.5 billon of "potential value" to UK businesses in ...

Open-source technology also encourages innovation by allowing developers to modify existing software to suit specific needs. In Nigeria, where unique challenges often require homegrown solutions ...