January 16, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on MongoDB “open-source” Server Side Public License rejected
MongoDB is an open-source document NoSQL database with a problem. While very popular, cloud companies, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), IBM Cloud, Scalegrid, and ObjectRocket has profited from it by offering it as a service while MongoDB Inc. hasn’t been able to monetize it to the same … Continue reading
January 15, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Metasploit, popular hacking and security tool, gets long-awaited update
The open-source Metasploit Framework 5.0 has long been used by hackers and security professionals alike to break into systems. Now, this popular system penetration testing platform, which enables you to find, exploit, and validate security holes, has been given a long-delayed refresh. … Continue reading
January 14, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How enterprise IT pros can contribute to open source projects
When I first wrote about open source software in the 1990s, I regularly had to explain its virtues. Many businesses—particularly large companies—were frightened by what they saw as open source’s weaknesses, such as the lack of “one neck to wring” … Continue reading
January 14, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on DevOps for the hybrid cloud: Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4
With the growth of the cloud and containers, DevOps has become increasingly important. Old-school sysadmin methods and means simply aren’t up to managing server instances that can spin up at a moment’s notice when needed. Red Hat knows that better than many companies, so … Continue reading
January 11, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Ockam provides easy to deploy identity, trust, and interoperability for IoT developers
Maybe you’re not going to buy a $7,000 smart toilet, but the Internet of Things (IoT) is on its way to your home and office. Silly gadgets aside, IoT device inventors face many programming challenges. It’s hard adding identity, trust, and interoperability to … Continue reading
January 10, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on TriggerMesh brings AWS Lambda serverless computing to Kubernetes
Serverless computing‘s poster child software is Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Lambda. It only has one little problem: You can use it on AWS. If you’re wedded to AWS, that’s not a problem, but if you want to use it on another … Continue reading