Oct 21, 2013
When Senwes, one of the largest grain handling companies in the southern hemisphere, decided to upgrade its main data centre and disaster recovery site, it was looking for flexibility. The company required a flexible and scalable solution that would allow it to easily...
Oct 1, 2013
While many companies see open source as a way of increasing IT efficiencies and greatly reducing costs, there is a pattern that is seeing them withdraw once they notice that big-name vendors are generally not involved in open source delivery. This is according to...
Sep 27, 2013
Companies today are faced with a serious decision that can have significant consequences when it comes to choosing a content management system (CMS). On the one hand, there are many open source solutions that are offered free of charge, as well as proprietary...
Sep 3, 2013
Ask just about any person you meet whether they are using open source software (OSS) and the chances are good you will be met by a blank stare. Yet, people might be surprised when you tell them that they are either using it on the mobile device they own or on their...
Aug 8, 2013
Software is eating the business world and open source software is eating the software world, said Johann Evans, chief technical officer at Cherry Olive, the unified data management specialists. “We can see open source software maturing and coming of age – and its...
Jul 4, 2013
Open source software (OSS) has come a long way since the 1990s and early 2000s, when it was considered a risky investment for enterprises, says Rob Lith, business development director at Connection Telecom. Stunning rise A recent Goldman Sachs study catalogues a...
