Open source ecosystem could drive massive economic growth

Open source software and hardware not only contribute to the European economy in a significant way, but also promise “significant growth opportunities” for the digital economy in the region. This is according to a new report from the European Commission, which concludes that the EU should “pursue a dedicated open source industrial policy” to facilitate growth. Conducted by Fraunhofer ISI …

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Almost all developers believe open source is the future

Almost all software developers believe open source is the future of programming and expect it to be a part of their organizations in years to come, according to a new report from software company Aiven. The report, which is based on a poll of 200 UK developers working in large enterprises and specializing in cloud and database technology, states there …

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Microsoft fears code-sharing program could be the source of Exchange security nightmare

Microsoft is under the impression that the criminals responsible for the recent and highly devastating Exchange hack were tipped off by one (or more) of its customers. As a result, the company is considering changing the way it communicates with its clients. In a recent Bloomberg report, it was explained that Microsoft runs a special initiative called the Microsoft Active …

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Digital transformation has become a primary open source use case

For the majority of IT leaders, digital transformation is an important use case for enterprise open source software, a new report from Red Hat has shown. The company had polled 1,250 IT leaders worldwide in search of trends surrounding enterprise open source, and found digital transformation to be a growing use case (up 11 percent year-on-year). Digital transformation was also …

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Hybrid cloud era sees demand for open source skills skyrocket

Cloud developer skills related to open source software are in greater demand than knowledge of proprietary platforms, a new report from IBM and O’Reilly claims. Polling 3,400 developers and technology managers, the two companies found that 94 percent of respondents prioritize open source skills, while almost three quarters (70 percent) prefer to use a cloud provider that’s based on open …

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SolarWinds hackers found to have accessed Microsoft source code

Microsoft has revealed that whoever was behind the SolarWinds cyberattack managed to view source code repositories for some of its products. The company, however, was quick to downplay the significance of the compromise, providing two main reasons why the criminals can do little with the material accessed. For one, the accounts were view-only, so the attackers could not have altered …

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