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Canonical’s eyes are on IoT

Canonical executive vice president Mike Bell talks about the open source software company's move to take its place in enterprise IoT

By Jon Gold

Sep 28, 2017 4 mins

Internet of Things Open Source

2 options for deciding open computing standards—neither is great

The current way open computing standards are decided is broken. Deciding what to replace it with, though, is difficult. There’s no one easy solution.

By Bryan Lunduke

Sep 28, 2017 6 mins

Internet Open Source

W3C DRM appeal fails, votes kept secret

The World Wide Web Consortium’s decision to keep votes about DRM secret and that it censured the EFF for “disclosing even vague sense of a vote” raises concerns.

By Bryan Lunduke

Sep 18, 2017 9 mins

Internet Open Source

The Sun sets on Solaris and Sparc

Oracle cut 2,500 Solaris and Sparc engineers, marking the end of its Unix operating system and RISC processor.

By Andy Patrizio

Sep 6, 2017 5 mins

Data Center Open Source Oracle

This Linux tool could improve the security of IoT devices

Snappy, a software deployment and management system designed by Canonical for the Ubuntu operating system, could be a shortcut to building trusted IoT applications.

By Steven Patterson

Aug 24, 2017 5 mins

Internet of Things Open Source Operating Systems

How to set up an all open-source IT infrastructure from scratch

An all open-source workplace makes the most sense. You’ll save money, be more secure and have more flexibility.

By Bryan Lunduke

Aug 21, 2017 5 mins

Data Center Open Source Operating Systems

Standards bodies (like W3C) need more transparency

The World Wide Web Consortium’s lack of transparency when creating industry standards raises questions

By Bryan Lunduke

Jul 31, 2017 3 mins

Internet Open Source

2 reasons to migrate off of Microsoft Exchange Server

By migrating away from Microsoft Exchange, you reduce costs for your organization and improve the security of your accounts and data. One option to use instead: Kolab.

By Bryan Lunduke

Jul 19, 2017 4 mins

Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Open Source