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Decision criteria for open source and proprietary software
The selection of operating systems was once one of the major decisions IT managers had[...]
Forget the ‘free’ software, the real value of open-source is the collaboration
Analyst Opinion: It’s a cliché, but why are we still reinventing wheels?
Operating System Selection
Open Source and Proprietary – The Decision Criteria The selection of operating systems was once[...]
Kubernetes and the open-source maintainer question
While much of October's KubeCon-CloudNativeCon North America
A cloud for all seasons
Open source PaaS ready for prime time?
Cloud Foundry’s growth highlights open source success and the cracks in commercial licensing
Analyst opinion Open source has crested the hill of enterprise acceptance. There’s no longer the[...]
Getting into Software-Defined Storage
In a nutshell Software-defined storage, or SDS, has the potential to significantly change how you[...]
Big Data and Analytics
Results of a web survey illustrate the state of business information and analytics today. Just[...]
It’s Artificial Intelligence, but not as we know it
Ed: AI is figuring more and more prominently in our industry coverage at Freeform Dynamics.[...]
Open source is growing up – and here’s how
Analyst opinion If you’re among those who still think that open source is just for[...]
Hyper-Scale Data Management
The term ‘Software Defined Storage’ is used to describe a wide range of ideas and[...]
Enterprise Git in Perspective
In a nutshell If asked to name a distributed version control system (DVCS), most people[...]
Data Protection and RAID
Rapid data growth, a greater emphasis on operational risk and developments in storage hardware are[...]
Ceph as an Enabler of Growth and Scalability
A perennial problem with storage is how to deal with escalating requirements in a smooth,[...]
Will open source storage make the hyperscale dream real?
Open-source software has become an important presence in many areas of IT, and now, as[...]
The joy of software licensing on the desktop
One of the joys of working as a manager of desktop and laptop systems is[...]
The software licensing minefield
Software vendors make their money from licensing software for individual and corporate use. From the[...]
Email and collaboration options for MSPs
Cloud is a broad brush term that covers several different approaches to delivering IT services[...]
Data Protection and Management in a Box
In today’s fast-moving, information-intensive business environment, data management is more of a challenge than ever.[...]
Digital identity and opening up the smartwallet
When an 80 year-old relative asks you how she can use her phone to both[...]
Technology as a catalyst for cultural change
Time for a more inspirational approach?
Making IT Work In The Real World
Most organisations run a mix of systems in their IT infrastructure. One of the challenges[...]
Data Virtualisation for DevOps
The DevOps movement is supported by a whole range of tools, and is particularly well[...]
Lessons from the library: Behind the UK’s web archive
After all, the role of libraries in general has been increasingly threatened by the march[...]