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Big Switch Unveils 'Open' SDN Architecture
March 20, 2012 11:00 AM
Big Switch Networks, which is considered an early leader in the push for software-defined networking (SDN) based on the Open Flow protocol, is putting its own stake in the ground, declaring its commitment to open standards in developing new technology to bring virtualization to networking environments. This week, to mark its second anniversary, the company announced its Open SDN (a trademarked term) architecture based on 'three pillars' of open standards, open APIs and open source.Microsoft, Citrix And KVM Continue To Erode VMware's Virtualization Domination
March 01, 2012 11:04 AM
As virtualization continues its proliferation throughout the enterprise, Microsoft, Citrix and KVM are all expected to be strong contenders to erode VMware's market share, say industry observers.Cloudscaling, cloudTP Partner On Scalable, Open Source-Based Cloud Platform
February 24, 2012 09:00 AM
Cloud technology vendors cloudTP and Cloudscaling are teaming up to offer customers a one-stop shop for building globally scalable clouds that leverage the open source OpenStack project.Facebook-Led Open Compute Project Plans The Future Of The Data Center
November 08, 2011 11:22 AM
There’s a new open source project--led by giant companies such as Facebook, Amazon and Dell--that is looking to change data center hardware in the same way that traditional open source projects have impacted software.Red Hat Acquires Storage Firm Gluster
October 10, 2011 11:30 AM
Gluster has been acquired by the open source vendor Red Hat, forming the core of a storage unit that is being created around the acquisition and that will be headed by both Gluster and Red Hat staff. With the acquisition, users will be able to use open source software to create a storage cluster for unstructured data based on commodity hardware from a variety of vendors.Microsoft Pledges Wider Support For Open Source Software
May 19, 2011 08:34 AM
A Microsoft executive speaking at an open source software conference this week in San Francisco said the company will provide expanded interoperability between its proprietary software and open source software running in the same software stack. Sandy Gupta, general manager of the open solutions group at Microsoft, told the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) 2011 that Microsoft is now going to support the community version of the open source Linux operating system, in addition to its existing support for commercial versions of Linux. Gupta also announced Microsoft's support of the Windows Server2008 R2 Hyper-V hypervisor to run CentOS, a Linux distribution for application hosting vendors.Survey: Half Of Enterprise Software Will Be Open Source Within Five Years
May 16, 2011 01:00 PM
A survey being released today at an open source conference in San Francisco shows that 56 percent of respondents predict that more than half of the software purchases made by businesses and other enterprises over the next five years will be of open source software. The organizers of the Open Source Business Conference 2011 say that this is because customers have overcome their reluctance toward using open source, such as concerns about licenses, and are embracing its virtues, such as flexibility, lower cost and avoiding vendor lock-in. The survey also identifies growth opportunities for open source in the software as a service (SaaS), cloud computing and mobile markets, which are growth areas for IT in general.Ether2 Launches 'The Q.' To Resolve Network Bandwidth Bottlenecks
September 14, 2010 09:40 AM
Today Ether2 launched "The Q." at Fall Demo 2010. The Q. is a breakthrough network technology that eliminates bottlenecks by applying broadcasting economies to broadband communications. Like original TV and radio, The Q. enables an unlimited number of users to share the network without incurring additional overhead.Ready For Open Source WAN Acceleration?
June 14, 2010 01:35 PM
Open-source products have always had a place in enterprise IT. Administrators and engineers usually have some open source tools around, whether on production systems, in a test and dev lab, or in an skunk works playground where folks can knock around ideas and try new things. Consider how open-source alternatives have reshaped the Network Management System (NMS) space. Not so long ago, if you wanted to get a taste of a truly robust enterprise monitoring solution, you had to drop serious cash on the table--even if you only wanted a few of the features that the big names included in their packages. These days, IT pros have robust options from Nagios to Zenoss and others that provide key capabilities without the costs of commercial software.The Many Shades Of Open
May 21, 2010 10:49 AM
Every time I hear a vendor say "We have an open this or that" somewhere in the world, a Richard Stallman acolyte dies. Or that's the way it seems. Vendors have glommed onto "open" as if it is the all-important aspect of their product, whether the product or feature is in fact open or not. It belittles those features/protocols/standards that actually are open, while doing little to characterize what the specific feature is. There is nothing wrong with proprietary features and there are actually a number of benefits. But let's drop the gratuitous use of open.« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »
