While the cloud is playing an increasingly pivotal role in the modern business world, companies migrating to remote infrastructure face a host of challenges — and arguably chief among them is the ...

It’s a mistake to believe that running open source in the cloud will protect you from vendor lock-in. But open source certainly offers freedom and independence to developers. There’s a lot of wishful ...

These days, it's virtually impossible to avoid open-source software. If you're a Web company, don't even bother trying. That's the message I got from a conversation Friday with Raju Vegesna, ...

In addition to integration and intellectual property challenges, companies may not have the technical expertise to customize or secure open source software. Open source is a polarizing topic in IT and ...

Enomaly is a software developer in Toronto whose open source cloud computing platform is getting a lot of attention these days. The platform, Enomalism, is a virtual infrastructure tool that allows ...

Like many platform operators, Amazon has a love-hate relationship with those hosted on its platform. This is particularly true for open-source software creators, who see their products on offer on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about enterprise software technology and trends. Open source is no longer just for hackers and hardcore coders. Several ...

A scene from the KubeCon/CloudNativeCon 2018 open-source conference in Shanghai. (Cloud Native Computing Foundation Photo, via Flickr.) At the peak of its power, open-source software is having an ...