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Nvidia, after $7B Mellanox hardware deal, grabs Cumulus for big network software play

Nvidia buys Cumulus open networking software, targets large data center, cloud and enterprise environments

May 5, 2020 3 mins

Xilinx unveils open source FPGA platform

New Vitis kit from FPGA vendor Xilinx will use familiar languages like C++ and Python for everything from IoT to video encoding.

By Andy Patrizio

Oct 6, 2019 2 mins

Open Source Software Development

Will rolling into IBM be the end of Red Hat?

IBM's acquisition of Red Hat is a big deal – a $34 billion big deal – and many Linux professionals are wondering how it's going to change Red Hat's role in the Linux world. Here are some thoughts.

By Sandra Henry Stocker

Jul 10, 2019 3 mins

Open Source Operating Systems Technology Industry

How to identify duplicate files on Linux

Some files on a Linux system can appear in more than one location. Follow these instructions to find and identify these "identical twins" and learn why hard links can be so advantageous.

By Sandra Henry Stocker

Apr 15, 2019 4 mins

Open Source Operating Systems Unix

How to hack Wi-Fi for better security

Free (or almost free) Wi-Fi penetration testing tools can help you spot potential Wi-Fi security vulnerabilities and figure out ways to protect against them.

By Eric Geier

Mar 26, 2019 7 mins

Mobile Device Management Open Source Wi-Fi

The Open Compute Project is quickly gaining ground

The hyperscale-optimized data center gear is expected to top $10 billion in sales in three years.

By Andy Patrizio

Mar 1, 2019 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Open Source

The role of open source in networking

SD-WAN vendors use open source as the foundation of their solutions and then add additional functionality over the baseline.

By Matthew Conran

Feb 5, 2019 11 mins

Networking Open Source SD-WAN

Linux Foundation backs a group to boost edge networking

A new group called LF Edge is pushing for an open unified framework that will promote plug-and-play interoperability, cloud provisioning, other streamlining to improve edge networks.

By Jon Gold

Jan 25, 2019 3 mins

Internet of Things Open Source

4 open-source network management tools compared

OpenNMS, Zenoss Core, NetXMS and Sensu Core deliver comprehensive monitoring, flexible reporting, cross-platform support and more

By Susan Perschke

Jan 22, 2019 22 mins

Network Management Software Networking Open Source

Open-source containers move toward high-performance computing

Thanks to the efforts of Sylabs, open-source containers are starting to focus on high-performance computing—providing new ways of working for enterprise IT organizations.

By Sandra Henry Stocker

Dec 18, 2018 4 mins

Open Source Operating Systems Technology Industry