Cynthia Harvey

According to the market researchers at IDC, there were 9.1 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices installed at the end of 2013. They expect that number to grow 17.5 percent each year and hit 28.1 billion in 2020, when the total IoT market could be worth more than $7 trillion. The open source community has […]

Also see: Hadoop and Big Data When it comes to tools for working with Big Data, open source solutions in general and Apache Hadoop in particular dominate the landscape. Forrester Analyst Mike Gualtieri recently predicted that “100 percent of large companies” would adopt Hadoop over the next couple of years. A report from Market Research […]

Between cloud backup services, dedicated appliances and archiving software, backup and recovery is a huge business. And many organizations are governed by regulations that mandate backup procedures, which is only driving up demand. According to one estimate, backup and recovery software sales are worth $4.7 billion dollars per year, and that’s just for enterprise users. […]

In one recent survey, IT managers said that the most important project their teams are working on for 2015 is cloud computing. And IDC predicts that by 2018, the worldwide market for public cloud services will be worth more than $127 billion, accounting for “more than half of worldwide software, server and storage spending growth.” […]

                These days, nearly every developer is familiar with the benefits of open source code and coding tools. Open source repositories like GitHub and SourceForge provide invaluable resources for those searching for assistance in creating their own applications. In addition, many of the most popular development tools are […]

In a relatively short period of time, mobile devices have become ubiquitous in the workplace. A recent survey of enterprise and small business workers found that just 3 percent of organizations ban their employees from using personal iPads or iPhones for business use, and only 7 percent ban Android devices. In fact, 40 percent of […]

About once a year or so, Datamation puts together a list of interesting new open source projects – anything from Android open source projects to Java open source projects. This year’s list features quite a few cool open source projects that place an emphasis on security and privacy. In fact, many of the open source […]

For small and medium-sized businesses looking to save money, open source applications offer an easy way to reduce expenses related to software licensing and subscriptions. In addition, many open source applications offer additional features or better usability when compared with their closed source counterparts. This month, we’ve updated our list of open source software that […]

Once again, we’re celebrating the arrival of summer with a list of some of the best open source games available. We’ve updated last year’s list with some new arrivals, as well as getting rid of some of the older games that are no longer under active development. You’ll find arcade, board, casual, puzzle, educational, first-person […]

Cloud computing is making a dramatic impact on the technology industry – and the open source community is no exception. Market analysts at IDC predict that worldwide spending on cloud computing services and technologies will top $100 billion this year. That’s a 25 percent increase over 2013 totals. The open source community is participating in […]