Rubin Observatory Goes Open Source to Capture Galactic Data
Information Week
JUNE 11, 2021
Optical observatory under construction using InfluxData to help it process data to be collected over time from the stars.
Intel AI Playground debuts open-source AI tools
Dataconomy
JULY 23, 2024
These utilities, constructed within the OpenVINO framework, capitalize on the advanced XMX cores inherent in the Arc A-series GPUs. Notably, AI Playground is an open-source initiative, underscoring Intel’s commitment to accessibility and user-centric design.
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Hyperscalers, It’s Time To FOCUS
Forrester IT
AUGUST 10, 2023
In late June, at FinOps X, the annual event hosted by FinOps Foundation, a big topic was the open source project FinOps Open Cost & Usage Specification (FOCUS), which aims to standardize the billing construct and presentation of cloud cost data. This is a BIG DEAL.
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Thinking of building your own AI agents? Don’t do it, advisors say
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Goldcast, a software developer focused on video marketing, has experimented with a dozen open-source AI models to assist with various tasks, says Lauren Creedon, head of product at the company. The company isn’t building its own discrete AI models but is instead harnessing the power of these open-source AIs.
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Scott Lowe
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Networking The good folks over at Packet Pushers have compiled a list of open source networking projects. The Open Constructs Foundation recently launched a “community-driven CDK construct library initiative,” which seeks to provide a way for the CDK community to build and share CDK constructs.
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CIOs are (still) closer than ever to their dream data lakehouse
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 15, 2024
And open-source Apache Iceberg has won. Whatever the reason, Databricks is saying all the right things about the openness and portability the acquisition will bring – albeit in terms just vague enough to keep the speculation alive. “I You know, it’s open source,” Spitzer said, “But it’s really a Databricks product.”
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Navigate AI market uncertainty by bringing AI to your data
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 30, 2024
Meanwhile, hyperscalers engaged in an AI arms race are investing in global datacenter construction infrastructure buildouts and stockpiling GPU chips in service of LLMs, as well as various chat, copilot, tools, and agents that comprise current GenAI product categories.
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Nvidia contributes Blackwell rack design to Open Compute Project
Network World
OCTOBER 15, 2024
They’ve now reduced the design and construction lead time by 50%. We thank Meta and Vertiv for their own contributions and participation in the open source community, and we welcome continued involvement and participation by all of the members in the computing community.”
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Gluware expands network automation platform with AI copilots, GitHub integration
Network World
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Lefner explained that Gluware has a wrapper around JSON called “J types and jnibs” that allows developers to construct tasks and integrate with other parts of the Gluware platform. He commented that NetBox has a powerful technology and acts as a “source or truth” for network configuration.
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Asteroid hunters say they’ve found 27,500 new prospects in search for space rocks
GeekWire
MAY 1, 2024
” THOR runs on a cloud-based, open-source platform known as ADAM (“Asteroid Discovery Analysis and Mapping”). The weeks-long database search was conducted by the Asteroid Institute , a program of the nonprofit B612 Foundation , in partnership with UW’s DiRAC Institute and Google Cloud.
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Scott Lowe
JANUARY 19, 2024
Quintessence Anx of SPIRL shares some guidance on how to construct SPIFFE IDs. A set of vulnerabilities in the open source reference implementation of the UEFI specification has been uncovered. I think I’ve linked to Ricardo Sueiras’ “AWS open source newsletter” before; it’s such a useful resource.
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Block and Blockstream are partnering with Tesla on an off-grid, solar-powered Bitcoin mine in Texas
The Verge
APRIL 8, 2022
Block and Blockstream, a company that makes Bitcoin infrastructure, are partnering with Tesla on an open-source, solar-powered Bitcoin mine, the companies announced Friday. megawatt Solar PV array and its 12 megawatt-hour Megapack will power the facility, and construction has started on the project. “We?re
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Securing Your Software Supply Chain
ForAllSecure
MARCH 4, 2021
Applications are constructed similarly to automobiles: parts are sourced from multiple vendors to produce software that is then used by the consumer. Typically, third-party code are free and open source software (FOSS) or commercial-off-the-shelf software (COTS). Part one of a three-part series. First-party components.
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Social services provider uses artificial intelligence to provide genuine help
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Because so much of the organization’s strategic information was already on SAP legacy systems, Colsubsidio began working with the world’s leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) software vendor to construct the application.
Securing Your Software Supply Chain
ForAllSecure
MARCH 4, 2021
Applications are constructed similarly to automobiles: parts are sourced from multiple vendors to produce software that is then used by the consumer. Typically, third-party code are free and open source software (FOSS) or commercial-off-the-shelf software (COTS). Part one of a three-part series. First-party components.
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5G, industry, and collaboration at the edge
TM Forum
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Red Hat uses open source to unify and empower communities on a broad scale. The open source ecosystem brings people together to focus on a common problem to solve with software. For me, open source is the innovation engine for industry. This was only possible because each trend built on the others.
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Scale and Speed with Cyber Security
CTOvision
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Bureaucracies exist to ensure continuity of purpose within a construct of organizational processes and since they are filled with and designed by people, aren’t able to radically evolve to meet new threats or fill new operating environments. Out of all the problems to deal with subverting bureaucracy to enable security scaling is the hardest.
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What is data science? Transforming data into value
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 22, 2022
The goal of data science is to construct the means for extracting business-focused insights from data. Data science teams make use of a wide range of tools, including SQL, Python, R, Java, and a cornucopia of open source projects such as Hive, oozie, and TensorFlow. Data science goals and deliverables. Data science tools.
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Quantum frontiers with Google Quantum AI and Cirq
Dataconomy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Researchers discovered a new method to boost quantum computer performance Understanding the Cirq framework The Google Quantum AI team describes Cirq as “an open source framework for programming quantum computers.” Their doors are open, and they’re eager for community input. But what does that mean for you and me?
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Cure of the common code: OpenMRS aims to boost medical record systems in developing countries
GeekWire
APRIL 3, 2021
This was some of the motivation behind OpenMRS , an open-source medical record system that launched in 2004 to improve healthcare delivery in resource-constrained environments. The program is supported by funding from the Gates Foundation through the PATH Digital Square funding program; U.S.
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Software Is Assembled
ForAllSecure
AUGUST 17, 2021
It's estimated that, 85% of modern applications are made up of third party components, and those third party components may include the free and open source software or commercial off the shelf software developed by external individuals or organizations. This is what gives us the rich features that we've come to expect.
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Disney’s deepfakes are getting closer to a big-screen debut
The Verge
JUNE 29, 2020
As an example, Disney’s researchers note that the maximum-resolution videos they could create from popular open-source deepfake model DeepFakeLab were just 256 x 256 pixels in size. The deepfakes you’ve probably seen to date may look impressive on your phone, but their flaws would be much more apparent on a larger screen.
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Canva buys Leonardo.ai for further GenAI enhancements
Dataconomy
JULY 30, 2024
stands out with its robust offerings that include collaborative tools, a private cloud designed specifically for models, and access to APIs that empower customers to construct their own technological frameworks atop Leonardo.ai’s innovative platform. Today, Leonardo.ai Why Canva chose Leonardo.ai
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Lift-and-shift: Why does it undermine BSS-on-cloud transformation?
TM Forum
JULY 9, 2021
A comprehensive and systematic approach is required to identify the right platform and ensure a smooth BSS migration, based on a well thought out design-construct. It is evident that BSS-on-cloud transformation cannot be undertaken lightly, or without a proper design construct. Technical Evaluation - Application Maturity.
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My API story: Vodafone's API Architecture Guild
TM Forum
AUGUST 18, 2021
It is created on the open-source behaviors of transparency, participation, and efficacy with a role to provide the people, processes, guidelines, and tools to increase and support the adoption, usage, and development of TM Forum's industry-standard Open APIs across our digital landscape.
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Mastering machine learning deployment: 9 tools you need to know
Dataconomy
APRIL 28, 2023
From cloud-based services to open-source frameworks, these tools offer a range of features and functionalities to cater to different deployment needs. Cortex integrates with open-source projects such as Docker, Kubernetes, TensorFlow Serving, and TorchServe, and can seamlessly collaborate with any machine learning libraries or tools.
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Watch A New World Of Innovation Launch At O’Reilly Solid Conference 21-22 May 2014 in San Francisco
CTOvision
MARCH 13, 2014
No doubt you are already tracking the construct many are calling the “Internet of Things” and you may have been pondering what this connected world might look like. Brian Gerkey, CEO of Open Source Robotics Foundation. Ayah Bdeir, Founder and CEO of littleBits. Renee DiResta, Principal at OATV.
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Truly Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools You Can Use Today
CTOvision
DECEMBER 28, 2015
There are many issues in this trend that should inform your day-to-day decision-making (we examine AI issues as part of our CAMBRIC construct to help put the trend in the context of other major thrusts in the tech world). is a service with easy to use, open templates for a variety of advanced AI workloads. Prediction.io
Free Bootstrap Templates That Inspire Anyone
Galido
APRIL 15, 2019
Open-source development is a popular method of development collaboration which includes permission for others to use and share source code. It is effective for community collaboration, as developers provide constructive creativity and contributions to projects. What is Bootstrap?
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Create an eBook Online in 2024: Easy, Fast, and Efficient
Kitaboo
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
You can look for features like real-time commenting that facilitate constructive feedback or look for version history, ensuring that you can track changes and revert to previous versions if needed. Vellum helps you construct your Title Page, the Table of Contents, and you can sync your eBook and create a print edition effortlessly.
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Zen and the art of platform engineering
CIO Business Intelligence
DECEMBER 20, 2023
In parallel, the world developers lived in increasingly got more complex, with powerful but complex cloud native infrastructure, open-source projects, and practices constantly emerging and being adopted.
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How Telecom Argentina is turning to teamwork
TM Forum
JUNE 9, 2022
” One of the advantages of insourcing development was the possibility of making it truly open source. “We saw some solutions on the market from different vendors, but they were closed; we prefer an open solution.”
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3 things to get right with data management for gen AI projects
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Nvidia provides open-source tools and enterprise software for filtering, which can be configured to remove things like personally identifiable information (PII) or information that’s toxic for a given domain. Structured data is relatively easy, but the unstructured data, while much more difficult to categorize, is the most valuable.
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Top 8 customer data platforms
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 21, 2022
Some enable users to create custom marketing campaigns via visual flowcharts constructed by drag-and-drop tools. The company also maintains a collection of open source frameworks for connecting Optimove’s system to your internal frameworks. Some CDPs are more elaborate than others. Pricing is available from the sales team.
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145 Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) Acquires Open Data Leader Pentaho
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 10, 2015
TSE: 6501), today announced its intent to acquire Pentaho Corporation, a leading big data integration and business analytics company with an open source-based platform for diverse big data deployments. Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. © Hitachi Data Systems Corporation 2015.
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150 A CTO’s Guide To The Top Federal Technology Topics of 2013
CTOvision
JANUARY 19, 2014
The place for enterprises to store all data with enterprise grade data management and protection, with access by any system (from legacy to modern, from proprietary to open source). 2013 saw many government technology professionals begin to examine this construct. Enterprise Data Hub : This could be the number one trend in data.
We’re all becoming software CIOs — a role Red Hat CIO Jim Palermo knows well
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Whether you sell cars, candy, consulting, or construction, software is moving to the center of your business. Enter Jim Palermo, who’s been CIO of open source solution provider Red Hat since 2022, and with the company for 14 years before that. So congratulations!
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How a unified approach to support and services can improve IT outcomes
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 28, 2023
Enables a more scalable support and services model In this era of relentless digital evolution, there has been an explosion of application solutions — from legacy, commercial enterprise software to innovative open-source software. Today, multiple vendors’ products and services are placed into a solution portfolio.
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If your AI model is going to sell, it has to be safe
Vox
MARCH 25, 2023
If this means less open source, then no. As Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI chief scientist, noted to The Verge : “I fully expect that in a few years it’s going to be completely obvious to everyone that open-sourcing AI is just not wise.” OpenAI adopted a “ staged release ” strategy for GPT-2 in 2019 and an API in 2020.
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Seattle after Techstars: Former managing director reflects on accelerator’s impact, looks ahead
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
And because of the collapse in the cost of starting startups, because of open source software and cloud infrastructure, there was this moment when all of a sudden people realized, “Hey, it takes a lot less money to start things.” Organizations are human constructs. They don’t float in the ether.
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Scott Lowe
JANUARY 21, 2022
The story of a developer deliberately polluting their open source projects—as outlined here for the “colors.js” If you have any feedback for me—constructive criticism, praise, suggestions for where I can find more articles (especially if the site supports RSS!), ” and “faker.js”
The Keychron Q1 is an enthusiast-quality keyboard right out of the box
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Those high-quality features include support for open-source firmware that allows the keyboard’s layout and functionality to be endlessly customized, hot-swappable switches that let you change its typing feel without having to do any soldering, and a level of construction that’s miles ahead of most mainstream keyboards at this $169 price point.
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Nobody is flying to join Google’s FLoC
The Verge
APRIL 16, 2021
Every major browser that uses the open source Chromium project has declined to use it, and it’s unclear what that will mean for the future of advertising on the web. Google Chrome is built on an open source project, and so FLoC was implemented as part of that project that other browsers could include.
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Edmunds sets stage for AI with data infrastructure consolidation
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 10, 2023
It doesn’t matter if you’re an agricultural company, an industrial company, or a construction company, AI will be embedded within your company to optimize how you order materials, how you determine whether the crops need to be watered or not, and so on.” We believe the same thing is happening right now with AI.
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