Network management tools have come a long way from the early command-line products with arcane, text-based configuration files that kept everyone except the resident (typically Linux) guru in the dark ...

The economy isn’t the only reason open source management applications are currently garnering a lot of attention. With vendors building commercial business models around the low-cost tools, now is the ...

Now, as capable as Nextcloud is, for my needs it feels like running an entire office suite. Meanwhile, all I need is a ...

Walk into any office, hospital, or university today, and you’ll see just how much there is to manage: rooms, equipment, utilities, security, staff schedules, and even small things like printer repairs ...

There are a handful of leading commercial toolmakers to help IT detect and respond to system outages and application failures, commonly referred to as "incident management and response," including ...

Open-source software has reshaped many IT disciplines, and the world of database administration (DBA) is no exception. The open-source community, and the software it has produced, has evolved into a ...

Nvidia (NVDA) announced today it has acquired SchedMD, a Utah-based software company that provides open-source workload ...

Open-source software tools are increasing in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack of ...

InfoWorld’s 2023 Bossie Awards recognize the year’s leading open source tools for software development, data management, analytics, AI, and machine learning. When the leaves fall, the sky turns gray, ...

Qlusters on. Monday officially announced the openQRM project, which comprises open-source systems management software for managing datacenters based on Linux servers. OpenQRM is based on the firm’s ...

Over the last decade or so, open source development has skyrocketed, and network management software has ridden that wave. Many frustrated IT administrators have turned to free tools to monitor, ...