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Open Source Machine Learning: Open Source Dominates Preferred ML and AI Tools and Frameworks

By Dick Weisinger

Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are being developed and adopted at a rapid pace. This area has become a hot topic in 2017. Interestingly, many of the more prominent tools are Open Source. The technologies are being

Cloud Computing: Will the Cloud Suffocate Open Source?

By Dick Weisinger

The cloud is making proprietary software cool again, or at least it is making open source code less relevant for enterprise IT.  Open Source rose to popularity because of its cost savings.  Other characteristics like code quality and availability were

Open Source: Survey Finds that There is a Lot to Like about OS, but Some Big Gotchas, Especially with Security

By Dick Weisinger

Organizations are increasingly finding value in the use of open source, but they are slipping in their ability to effectively secure and manage the open source code that they use, according to a new study on Open Source by Black

Internet of Things: Businesses Want Open Standards for Data and Connectivity

By Dick Weisinger

Open Standards are high on the list of what IT departments are looking for.  A survey by IDC found that 81 percent of businesses say that they consider standards for data and connectivity very important, and 63 percent say that

Linux at 25: Happy Birthday to Open Source’s First Major Success

By Dick Weisinger

In 1991, Linus Torvalds wrote: “I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones… It is NOT portable (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never will support anything other than AT-harddisks,