There may only be dozens of Linux servers, compared to over a thousand Linux desktops, but it’s still not easy picking the right one for your enterprise. Let me help. With over twenty years of Linux experience, I know a thing or two about Linux servers. I think the single most important factor in choosing…
New Global Survey: Windows Developers Report Exploding Demand for Mobile Apps, but Current Tools Can’t Deliver
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85 percent have a strategic imperative to deliver apps on mobile devicesAn overwhelming 95 percent of respondents believe common source code for desktop and mobile is highly desirable85 percent believe that native apps provide the best mobile user experienceMaidenhead, UK – September 11, 2013 – A global survey sponsored by Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider…
Embarcadero Launches RAD Studio XE5 with True Native Android and iOS Support, Allowing Developers to Reach the Largest Addressable Mobile Markets
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New Survey Shows 85% of Windows Developers are Tasked with Developing Mobile Apps and 95% See Value in Using Common Source Code for Both Desktop and MobileMaidenhead, UK – September 11, 2013 – Embarcadero Technologies, a leading provider of software solutions for application and database development, today announced the availability of RAD Studio XE5, a…
Free Software Foundation statement on new iPhone models from Apple
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The Free Software Foundation encourages users to avoid all Apple products, in the interest of their own freedom and the freedom of those around them. Source: Free Software
Moore-Wilson: Efficient Digital Agency DevOps with AppNeta
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Moore-Wilson is a British design and development agency, purveyors of “bespoke technology solutions”. In other words, they’re in charge of the full web app experience, from design and development to lifecycle maintenance. Their projects are mostly PHP-based, often using Drupal as a CMS base. High-profile clients include British National Air Traffic Services, which runs UK…
OSSI Announcement: NIST Supply Chain Risk Management – DRAFT
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NIST Supply Chain Risk Management – Comments Requested Aug. 16, 2013 SP 800-161 DRAFT Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems and Organizations This document provides guidance to federal departments and agencies on identifying, assessing, and mitigating Information and Communications Technology (ICT) supply chain risks at all levels in their organizations. It integrates…
Efficiency in Development Workflows: Deployment Pipelines
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Having a Deployment Pipeline in place is extremely helpful! Learn how to set it up and how to deploy to production servers with Zero Downtime Deployment in this article. A deployment pipeline lays out the whole process that your code needs to go through from your repository to production. It breaks the build into several…
Ubuntu Edge Now Most-Backed Crowdfunding Campaign Ever
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omgubuntu.co.uk August 14, 2013 by Joey-Elijah Sneddon Canonical’s Ubuntu Edge campaign has raised more money than any other project on IndieGoGo or Kickstarter – the two post popular crowd-funding platforms. Source: OSS
Open source tools worth bookmarking
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opensource.com August 14, 2013 by Nicole C. Engard One of my favorite workshops to give is the one that introduces librarians and their staff to open source software. After defining open source to them and debunking all the FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) out there, I focus my talk on a list of open source tools…