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Enterprise Open Source: Free versus Paid Licensing Models

By Dick Weisinger

There’s many advantages to using Open Source software in the enterprise. Benefits of Open Source cited often include high quality, auditability, lower TCO, and greater flexibility. Jan-Jan van der Vyver, MD of Linux Warehouse, told ITWeb that “We are seeing…

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December 5th, 2013
Category: Linux, Open SOurce
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Cloud Computing: Open Source OpenStack Gains Traction But Still is Rough Around the Edge

By Dick Weisinger

OpenStack is an Open Source infrastructure product for creating private cloud environments. It’s currently received considerable buzz in the media and is supported by vendors like HP, Red Hat, Cisco and IBM. More than 64 different companies have contributed to…

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December 4th, 2013
Category: Cloud Computing, Open SOurce
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Open Source: Oracle Blasts Open Source as Being Too Expensive and Unreliable

By Dick Weisinger

Oracle recently published a whitepaper directed to the Department of Defense (DoD) advising them to stay clear of the dangers of Open Source software and to stick with more trustworthy and ultimately more economical proprietary software packages, like those offered…

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November 8th, 2013
Category: Open SOurce, Oracle
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Virtualization: No Traction from Open Source Alternatives

By Dick Weisinger

VMWare continues to lead the virtualization market.  Open Source alternatives just aren’t getting any traction. A recent survey by OpsView of IT managers looked at how IT shops are using virtualization technology.  75 percent of businesses report that they’ve now…

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June 19th, 2013
Category: Open SOurce
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Open Source: Density of Software Defects Increase with the Size of the Code Base

By Dick Weisinger

Coverity was commissioned in 2006 by the Department of Homeland Security to do a study on Open Source code security.  Coverity has published an annual update of those results over each of the last seven years.  Each year the report…

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June 3rd, 2013
Category: Linux, Open SOurce
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