How the cloud and big compute are remaking HPC
HPC projects require massive quantities of compute resources. Pairing simulation and specialised hardware with the cloud powers future breakthroughs,
Stories by Matt Asay
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Power of the open source constant
Investment in open source technologies and companies has been going strong for more than two decades.
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The wrong way to think about IT
Moving workloads in and out of the cloud isn’t really possible—or a good idea.
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Excel, Python and the future of data science
If the ubiquitous spreadsheet program is the gateway to data science, Python aims to be the next step.
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Snowflake pushes back at… whom?
Making great efforts to tout its closed source software, Snowflake may be trying to convince an audience that doesn't really care.
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Why businesses are thinking about Kubernetes all wrong
Try using Kubernetes like an app server for smaller teams instead of treating it like a centralised cloud.
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Tapping into the smartest software developers
Both the single-stack architecture and the best-of-breed approaches can limit you. Open source and building in the capability for change are key.
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Why lagging businesses should embrace cloud and digital transformation
Companies that jumped in early are reaping the rewards, but it’s not too late. Businesses must now find the people and partners to help move ahead.
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Acknowledging the pesky reality of multi-cloud
Commodity services that would allow workloads to run across multiple clouds don’t exist. But that hasn’t stopped the multi-clouders from trying.
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Forget databases. You need a data platform
We need one platform to ‘process, store, secure, and analyse data in real-time, across all the relevant data sets,’ according to MongoDB’s CTO.
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Python is devouring data science
Someone once said that Python’s data science training wheels would increasingly lead to the R language. Boy, was he wrong.
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What the heck does the Google vs. Oracle decision mean?
Few of the Supreme Court Justices seemed to understand what an API is or does, but their decision was a victory shout for software developers.
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Artillery: Finding open source success between dev and ops
For Artillery’s creator, the key to the popularity of the open source load testing tool is a focus on the needs of both developers and operations.
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Why authorisation is the next big technical challenge
According to Graham Neray, CEO of Oso, authorisation will be the next layer of software to be abstracted and made less onerous for developers.
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Assessing the real value of open source in the cloud
It’s a mistake to believe that running open source in the cloud will avoid vendor lock-in. But open source offers freedom and independence.
