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open source in pictures
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In Pictures: 10 reasons why open source is eating the world
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In Pictures: The 'Bad Boys' of open source
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In Pictures: 12 open source tools every Windows admin will love
News about open source
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Open-source Moodle wins injunctions in Kiwi partner stoush
The High Court in Auckland has granted injunctions and other relief to open source learning management platform Moodle after a falling out with a former partner.
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Microsoft takes aim at AWS with $7.5B GitHub buy
Microsoft has unveiled plans to acquire software development platform, GitHub, in a US$7.5 billion deal designed to create a competitive edge in the cloud.
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Red Hat names Fuji Xerox exec as new A/NZ channel director
Former Fuji Xerox Australia channel executive, Garry Gray, has been named as Red Hat’s channel director in Australia and New Zealand.
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Linux Conference Australia heads to Christchurch in 2019
Up to 800 delegates from around Australasia and the world will meet in Christchurch for Linux Conference Australia in 2019.
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Red Hat ramps up hybrid cloud play in $250M CoreOS acquisition
Red Hat, is set to boost its hybrid and multicloud standing with the US$250 million (A$309 million) acquisition of CoreOS.
Features about open source
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Career Watch: The rise of people architecture
In managing human resources, people architecture is gaining popularity, says IT workforce analyst David Foote. He explains what it is and why it's on the rise.
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Hiring managers advise job seekers to contribute to open-source projects
Contributing to open-source projects can give software developers an edge over other applicants in the competitive IT job market, say hiring professionals.
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4 reasons companies say yes to open source
Open source is free and widely available, but its benefits don't stop there. Enterprises are embracing it for its agility, a quality they value above all in these times of marketplace upheaval.
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Open source and customer choice
Open source software has long been lurking in corporate infrastructure, often this is not known by executives outside of IT. It has gone through a long period of maturation, now providing a new range of applications in areas such as ERP and CRM, as well as fuelling the rush to cloud computing.
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Five outside-the-box ways to cut IT costs
Every time the economy turns downward, IT shops take a hit.
