Special report: The triumph of JavaScript
Remember the days when some people, concerned about security, would disable JavaScript in their browsers? Today that seems like a ridiculous notion. JavaScript rules the Web.To read this article in...
View ArticleThe triumph of JavaScript
Remember the days when some people, concerned about security, would disable JavaScript in their browsers? Today that seems like a ridiculous notion. JavaScript rules the Web.From frameworks to data...
View ArticleBig moves in store for big data [SPECIAL REPORT]
Big data is getting bigger, and for the top enterprise executives and managers who must deal with this growth, their concerns extend beyond the data itself. Rather, they're also thinking about getting...
View ArticleWhich freaking database should I use?
The big data era is here, and RDBMS will no longer suffice. Enter NoSQL databases -- but which one is right for you? With so many available, it might seem impossible to choose, but in fact, different...
View ArticleMajor SSL flaw found in iOS, OS X
Security researchers revealed late Friday that iOS's validation of SSL encryption had a coding error that bypassed a key validation step in the Web protocol for secure communications. As a result,...
View ArticleWindows 8: Learn to love it
Face the facts: Windows 7 PCs aren't about to magically appear out of the woodwork, and Windows 9 is at least a year away from fruition. Windows 8 isn't going anywhere, and it's time to settle in with...
View ArticleSpecial report: The triumph of JavaScript
Remember the days when some people, concerned about security, would disable JavaScript in their browsers? Today that seems like a ridiculous notion. JavaScript rules the Web.From frameworks to data...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office 365 vs. Google Apps: The ultimate guide
Microsoft Office 365 and Google Apps have raised the bar for cloud productivity suites. Formerly pale shadows of available desktop programs, the two suites are now more than enough for many offices and...
View ArticleThe beginner's guide to Docker
Docker has revolutionized application virtualization. This open source project enables users to package any application in a lightweight, portable container so that installing a server-side Linux app...
View ArticleBossie Awards 2014: The best open source applications
The best open source applications While many of these application projects have been around for years, they have not been sitting still. They've been creating mobile-friendly front ends, adding POS...
View ArticleBossie Awards 2014: The best open source data center and cloud software
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View ArticleBossie Awards 2014: The best open source networking and security software
The best open source networking and security software There's no shortage of excellent open source networking and security tools, and we've celebrated them all at one time or another. (Hint: See...
View ArticleBossie Awards 2014: The best open source desktop and mobile software
The best open source desktop and mobile software To be honest, open source for the desktop has become relatively unexciting. Sure, OpenOffice, Gimp, VLC, and the rest of the gang are all wonderful,...
View ArticleBossie Awards 2014: The best open source big data tools
The best open source big data tools Although Hadoop is more popular than ever, MapReduce seems to be running out of friends. Everyone wants the answer faster, faster, now, and often in response to SQL...
View ArticleFree course: Get started with AngularJS
In a recent developer survey conducted by InfoWorld, JavaScript was the top language developers wanted to learn -- and today, nobody codes in JavaScript without a framework. Google’s AngularJS is the...
View ArticleBossie Awards 2015: The best open source networking and security software
The best open source networking and security softwareBIND, Sendmail, OpenSSH, Cacti, Nagios, Snort -- open source software seems to have been invented for networks, and many of the oldies and goodies...
View ArticleBossie Awards 2015: The best open source big data tools
The best open source big data toolsHow many Apache projects can sit on a pile of big data? Fire up your Hadoop cluster, and you might be able to count them. Among this year's Bossies in big data,...
View ArticleBossie Awards 2015: The best open source applications
The best open source applicationsApplications -- ERP, CRM, HRM, CMS, BPM -- are not only fertile ground for three-letter acronyms, they're the engines behind every modern business. Our top picks in the...
View ArticleBossie Awards 2015: The best open source desktop and mobile software
The best open source desktop and mobile softwareOpen source on the desktop has a long and distinguished history, and many of our Bossie winners in this category go back many years. Packed with features...
View ArticleBossie Awards 2015: The best open source application development tools
The best open source development toolsThere must be a better way, right? The developers are the ones who find it. This year's winning projects in the application development category include...
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