10 reasons why open source is eating the world

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	10 reasons why open source is eating the world Open source software, once just the domain of technology hobbyists, is taking over the software world. According to Gartner, open source software will be included in mission-critical software portfolios of virtually all Global 2000 enterprises by 2016. In fact, according to open source management vendor Black Duck Software, there are now a million different open source software projects. Here are 10 reasons for the surging popularity of open source software.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WEBCAST: HP Meg Whitman presents Unlocking IT with Big Data Today, the industry is at an inflection point - driven by a triple storm of Big Data, cloud, and mobility; and in this new environment, security is paramount. The New Style of IT is about how businesses and IT leverage this rapid change for enterprise growth. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft launches a service to help predict the future Leaked iPhone 6 photos emerge SanDisk to buy enterprise flash storage specialist Fusion-io for $1.1 billion Level 3 buying TW Telecom for $5.7 billion to upgrade metro coverage Comcast's latest bad idea turns your Wi-Fi into everybody's Wi-Fi CopyPaste Pro: A power clipboard for the power OS X user Box just bought real-world equivalent of Pied Piper New products of the week 06.16.14 You won't believe what programming language this Wall Street firm uses Cisco VNI: Annual internet traffic to grow 20% by 2018 WEBCAST: Dell SecureWorks What Can Security Leaders Do to Combat Cyber Threats? Training employees to understand the risk they create for your organization when they don't consider security in their day-to-day activities is a challenge for most IT and IT security organizations. Changing behavior is always difficult, especially when security awareness programs lack a well-defined approach and dedicated resources. Learn more Microsoft launches a service to help predict the future Microsoft will soon offer a service aimed at making machine-learning technology more widely usable."We want to bring machine learning to many more people," Eron Kelly, Microsoft corporate vice president and director SQL Server marketing, said of Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, due to be launched in beta form in July. "The line of business owners and the marketing teams really want to use data to get ahead, but data volumes are getting so large that it is difficult for businesses to sift through it all," Kelly said.An offshoot of artificial intelligence, machine learning uses algorithms so that computers recognize behavior in large and streaming data sets. It can be superior to traditional forms of business intelligence in that it offers a way to predict future events and behavior based on past actions.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Leaked iPhone 6 photos emerge Tim Cook not too long ago promised to double down on secrecy, and true to form, Apple during WWDC this year had no shortage of surprises that pleasantly caught developers and fans of the company off guard. But software developed within the secretive confines of 1 Infinite Loop is markedly easier to keep under wraps than hardware, which, by its very nature, is often available to partners months before mass production even begins. Such is the case with Apple's upcoming release of new iPhones. Yep, that's iPhones plural, because all signs are pointing towards Apple releasing two larger-screened iPhone models this year, one with a 4.7-inch screen and another with a 5.5-inch screen.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More SanDisk to buy enterprise flash storage specialist Fusion-io for $1.1 billion SanDisk is looking to shore up its position in the enterprise flash storage market by purchasing Fusion-io for US$1.1 billion in an all-cash deal.The acquisition, which was announced Monday, is expected to close in SanDisk's third fiscal quarter."Fusion-io will accelerate our efforts to enable the flash-transformed data center, helping companies better manage increasingly heavy data workloads at a lower total cost of ownership," SanDisk CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said in a statement.+ ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD Top tech M&As of 2014 +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Level 3 buying TW Telecom for $5.7 billion to upgrade metro coverage Level 3 Communication is buying TW Telecom for approximately $5.7 billion [b] in an effort to boost its metropolitan footprint of fixed networks. The two operators are highly complementary, according to Level 3. The combination of the two companies creates a stronger, more nimble competitor to the incumbents, it said on Monday. + Also on NetworkWorld: Top tech M&A deals of 2014 so far + Level 3 said its own customers will benefit from TW Telecom's "deep metropolitan footprint and buildings connected to the network," resulting in faster and more reliable fixed broadband connections in the U.S. Meanwhile, TW Telecom's customers will be able to take advantage of Level 3's back-bone networks and data centers in more than 60 countries as well as global subsea networks, it said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Comcast's latest bad idea turns your Wi-Fi into everybody's Wi-Fi Some ideas are just plain bad and when you hear about one of these you have to wonder how and why those responsible ever thought it was good in the first place…which brings me to Comcast's latest "good idea"which transcends bad and moves into "sucks."Before we slice and dice the badness, let me first outline what Comcast plans to do: The company plans to create what will become the biggest Wi-Fi network in the country by transforming residential Xfinity gateways into public Wi-Fi access points (public, that is, if you're an Xfinity customer).Now that may sound good in principle, but if you're a customer and up to five other passing customers can glom onto your network, there's potentially going to be a bandwidth loss as far as you're concerned. According to the Houston ChronicleTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More CopyPaste Pro: A power clipboard for the power OS X user If you want not just one clipboard but many, plus a whole toolbox of power tools to make editing more efficient and faster on OS X, then CopyPaste Pro is the app for you. Read More Box just bought real-world equivalent of Pied Piper Cloud storage provider Box announced today that it has acquired Streem, a small startup with some impressive technology in that area, for an undisclosed fee. Streem's technology is designed to make the personal cloud as seamless as possible – Streem embeds itself in the local operating system, allowing the cloud storage to function as an extension of the existing hard drive, and uses secret sauce to speed up media playback. +ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD: Level 3 buying TW Telecom for $5.7 billion to upgrade metro coverage | Waratek tackles Java application security +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More New products of the week 06.16.14 Our roundup of intriguing new products. Read how to submit an entry to Network World's products of the week slideshow. Product Name: SafeNet High Speed Encryption Solutions, CN Series Ethernet EncryptorsTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More You won't believe what programming language this Wall Street firm uses The Caml functional programming language provided Jane Street with powerful error-catching capabilities Read More Cisco VNI: Annual internet traffic to grow 20% by 2018 Video dominates; Wi-Fi and mobile data to carry 76% of IP traffic. Read More
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