Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Build or buy? That's the typical discussion around network automation. In reality, however, ...

Open-source software tools continue to increase in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack ...

Over the last decade or so, open source development has skyrocketed, and network management software has ridden that wave. Many frustrated IT administrators have turned to free tools to monitor, ...

Open source networking technologies are now leading the way forward for enterprises, cloud and telco. "LFN is a combination of the largest of the large, who actually want to change where the market is ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Open-source software powers the majority of today’s businesses. An estimated 70% to 90% of ...

Open source is almost like religion: Either you believe or don’t believe that it’s a better solution than enterprise software, says Sheldon Wang, chief technology officer at eHealth Inc. For ...

For the longest time, open-source was nothing more than a buzzword rattling around the brains of technologists and fans of the Linux operating system. Flash forward a decade or so and open-source has ...

David Murphy wrote a piece over on MaximumPC on Friday titled, “Open Source? Who Cares!” Murphy covers a number of topics that speak to what is holding back open source adoption. I don’t see open ...

When starting up, many organisations assume they need to invest in expensive software packages as a platform for their services. However, open source software may provide a cost-effective alternative.