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DEFINITION: Also see Open Source. Open source software (OSS) refers to software that is developed, tested, or improved through public collaboration and distributed with the idea that the must be shared with others, ensuring an open future collaboration. The collaborative experience of many developers, especially those in the academic environment, in developing various versions of the UNIX operating system,  … 
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EIP Flashcards
sponsored by FuseSource
RESOURCE: Gregor Hohpe and Bobby Woolf documented their combined experience in the integration space and created the book "Enterprise Integration Patterns" (EIP), which has since been adopted as the standard for describing messaging solutions. Check out this deck of flashcards to find definitions of integration design patterns based on EIP.
Posted: 08 Dec 2011 | Published: 08 Dec 2011

FuseSource

Reliable Messaging Solutions for Retail -How Open Source Software Creates Opportunities in Retail
sponsored by FuseSource
WHITE PAPER: As an alternative to big vendor messaging solutions, open source software presents an entirely different cost model and more flexibility in deployment options that suit the needs of retail perfectly. Read this paper to learn more about open source software and why it is the optimal approach to integrated messaging for large retail enterprises.
Posted: 08 Dec 2011 | Published: 08 Dec 2011

FuseSource

NextGen How the FAA Uses FuseSource
sponsored by FuseSource
CASE STUDY: Read this paper to find out why the FAA's System Wide Information Management program selected four open source service-oriented architecture (SOA) components to combine with its other development and management tools to create an enterprise infrastructure that will be deployed between 2010 and 2015 to support NextGen satellite air traffic control.
Posted: 07 Dec 2011 | Published: 07 Dec 2011

FuseSource

Getting Started with Active MQ
sponsored by FuseSource
WEBCAST: Forrester Research's 2011 Q2 Wave Report named FuseSource's enterprise service bus (ESB) offering Active MQ as its highest ranked open source ESB solution and placed it in the "Leader" category along with large, established vendors. View this webcast to get an overview and product demo of Active MQ.
Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Premiered: 01 Dec 2011

FuseSource

The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Service Bus, Q2 2011   
sponsored by FuseSource
ANALYST REPORT: Over the course of 2010 and 2011, Forrester Research spoke to hundreds of customers about their enterprise service bus (ESB) activities, and conducted briefings and demonstration reviews as well as over twenty customer interviews to evaluate five commercial and four open source ESB product vendors. Access this paper to examine Forrester's findings.
Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

FuseSource

Private Cloud E-Zine Vol. 4
sponsored by SearchCloudComputing.com
EZINE: As cloud continues to evolve, IT managers are looking for better integration of cloud platforms with existing tools, greater control and management, improved self-service and greater portability among cloud environments. This e-zine takes a look at trends in cloud computing, using open source software, moving applications to the cloud.
Posted: 10 Nov 2011 | Published: 10 Nov 2011

SearchCloudComputing.com

Open Group technical document: The Single Unix Specification
sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com
WHITE PAPER: This document is designed for users, developers, and implementors of open systems. It provides complete infor mation on what’s new in the Single UNIX Specification, Version 4, including POSIX.1-2008,with comprehensive reference material on every aspect.
Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

ComputerWeekly.com

Open Source Business Intelligence Costs and Benefits
sponsored by Jaspersoft
WHITE PAPER: Read this guide to understand the hidden and explicit costs associated with open source BI in comparison with familiar proprietary BI solutions so that you can determine whether open source BI is a viable option for your organization.
Posted: 22 Sep 2011 | Published: 22 Sep 2011

Jaspersoft

Scalable BI for Every Enterprise How Open Source BI Meets Enterprise-Class Requirements.
sponsored by Jaspersoft
WHITE PAPER: Not every BI provider seeks to serve the scalable enterprise, but those that do must meet certain scalability criteria that are common to nearly every enterprise. This investigation exposes key scalability requirements for BI, and examines how the world's most widely used BI solution— notably, one that's open source— meet these requirements.
Posted: 22 Sep 2011 | Published: 22 Sep 2011

Jaspersoft

Rules Management Systems Drive Decisions
sponsored by Red Hat
WEBCAST: This webcast, the exclusive first part in a two-part series which tackles the toughest pain points faced by decision-makers, features esteemed decision management expert James Taylor as he discusses the state of the business rules market and the potential for broader adoption of this powerful technology.
Posted: 11 Aug 2011 | Premiered: 11 Aug 2011

Red Hat

Increase IT Efficiency and Reduce Costs through Effective JBoss Management
sponsored by Red Hat
WEBCAST: View this webcast to learn about management strategies for ensuring proper configuration, uptime and availability for business applications and middleware environments. Continue reading to learn more about the most common middleware management challenges and how open source offers are providing cost-effective solutions to them.
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 | Premiered: 28 Jun 2011

Red Hat

Making a Smarter Choice for Data Management Platforms
sponsored by Talend
WHITE PAPER: The challenges of the enormous growth in business data and the growing complexity of managing that data has created incredible pressure on IT organizations. With data volume exploding and complexity expanding, IT teams need flexible data management solutions. Read this paper for help making smarter choices choosing a data management platform.
Posted: 21 Apr 2011 | Published: 21 Apr 2011

Talend

Unified Storage Simulator
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD: Oracle's Unified Storage Simulator makes it possible to install and manage a virtual storage system on any laptop or desktop and experience the power of Open Storage.
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 | Premiered: 21 Mar 2011

Oracle Corporation

The Department of Defense and Open Source Software
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper looks at the pros and cons of open-source software and helps organizations understand how to build a business case that is based on cost, schedule, performance and risks across the entire program lifecycle not just up-front program inception costs and considerations. 
Posted: 11 Mar 2011 | Published: 11 Mar 2011

Oracle Corporation

Upgrading to vSphere: What you need to know
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WEBCAST: Upgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This webcast provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step.
Posted: 18 Nov 2010 | Premiered: 18 Nov 2010

Dell and VMware

Get More Storage Efficiency with Oracle's Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Exponential data growth is challenging today’s IT managers to scale their storage capacity while delivering high performance and staying within tight budgets. Read this paper to find out so much more.
Posted: 01 Oct 2010 | Published: 01 Oct 2010

Oracle Corporation

Presentation Transcript: Upgrading to vSphere: What you need to know
sponsored by Dell and VMware
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Upgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This transcript provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step.
Posted: 06 Sep 2010 | Published: 06 Sep 2010

Dell and VMware

Podcast: Upgrading to vSphere: What you need to know
sponsored by Dell and VMware
PODCAST: Upgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This podcast provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step.
Posted: 23 Aug 2010 | Premiered: 23 Aug 2010

Dell and VMware

The Top 10 Reasons for Choosing Open Source Data Integration
sponsored by Talend
WHITE PAPER: When choosing a data integration solution, companies are confronted with many product choices, multiple sources of information and different vendors. This paper cuts through the confusion with the top 10 reasons companies choose open source for their data integration needs and 31 proof points from actual users of open source data integration.
Posted: 16 Mar 2010 | Published: 16 Mar 2010

Talend

Master Data Management Projects in Practice - An Information Difference Research Study
sponsored by Talend
WHITE PAPER: Organizations are often turning to Master Data Management as a key enabler in improving the timeliness, quality and reliability of BI with the ultimate goal of improving business performance. This survey report presents recommendations on the "do and don't" of MDM as well as some findings on the use of open source and manual coding in MDM projects.
Posted: 16 Mar 2010 | Published: 16 Mar 2010

Talend

Leveraging Open Source Data Quality - Practical Examples Illustrated with Talend Data Quality
sponsored by Talend
WHITE PAPER: This Technical White Paper presents the main challenges of data quality and drills into specific uses of data profiling and data cleansing. It highlights, through 32 distinct use cases, how open source data quality technology can be used to alleviate issues related to poor-quality data.
Posted: 16 Mar 2010 | Published: 16 Mar 2010

Talend

Open Sesame: Why Open Source BI, Data Integration, and Data Warehousing Solutions are Gaining in Acceptance - by Dr Claudia Imhoff
sponsored by Talend
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the challenges faced by organizations today regarding their BI, data integration, and data warehousing environments, why traditional solutions fall short, and the rise of upstart open source companies. Read on to learn more about open source BI, data integration, and data warehousing solutions.
Posted: 28 Jul 2009 | Published: 28 Jul 2009

Talend

Troubleshooting Slow Networks with Wireshark
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we examine how to use Wireshark, the world's most popular open-source network analyzer, to troubleshoot some of the top causes of poor network performance, including high latency, packet loss, inefficient window sizes, intercepting devices, and application dependencies.
Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 13 May 2009

Global Knowledge

Sun GlassFish ESB, The Lightweight Enterprise Service Bus
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WEBCAST: Sun GlassFish ESB has been designed to catalyze a lightweight business integration deployment project. It offers a "fit-to-purpose" mix of features, functionality, extensibility, and support at the best cost possible, with minimal overheads for development</p>
Posted: 15 Apr 2009 | Premiered: 15 Apr 2009

Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): … Also see Open Source. Open source software (OSS) refers to software that is developed, tested, or improved through public collaboration and distributed with the idea that the must be shared with others, ensuring an open future collaboration. The collaborative experience of many developers, especially those in the academic environment, in developing various versions of the UNIX operating system, Richard Stallman's idea of Free Software Foundation, and the desire of users to freely choose among a number of products - all of these led to the Open Source movement and the approach to developing and distributing programs as open source software.
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