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Red Hat and Intel: Moving Intelligence Forward by Red Hat
of tomorrow by running Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the latest Intel® Xeon® processors. Red Hat's open source, commercial-strength innovation delivers optimized results for performance, energy efficiency, and advanced...
7 Things Every System Administrator Should Know about OpenSSH by Global Knowledge
was initially developed as part of the OpenBSD project and is installed by default on most modern BSD and Linux-based operating systems, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora. OpenSSH is an open-source...
Enterprise Reporting: Embeddable BI for Mission Critical Applications by JasperSoft
There are several high-quality Open Source BI solutions available today. If you're a BI pro, you've likely evaluated several BI solutions. However, there are new...
The Return on Investment of Open Source Data Integration by Talend
This white paper explains the different alternatives to open source data integration, and presents the visible and hidden costs of these alternatives, on several types of projects. With...
Open Source in the Next Computing Wave by Red Hat
These trends intersect in powerful ways; a new wave of computing is gathering momentum as a result. And open source is playing a major role. Today, a fresh set of trends and technologies is changing the way that we build computing systems...
How it is Used: Enterprise Open Source Data Integration by Talend
The results of the survey clearly show that open source data integration solutions are mature enough for mission-critical enterprise use in every arena. Enterprise data...
Managing Sales During a Meltdown by SugarCRM Inc.
from past economic downturns and how to protect your sales operation during the recession and beyond with open source enterprise applications. During the economic downturn, it is more important than ever to manage sales in an effective...
Five Touch Points with SugarCRM®: Key Integration Points to Extend the Value of Your CRM System by SugarCRM Inc.
and the five examples of the most common integrations SugarCRM's customers make by leveraging SugarCRM's open source model and the resulting benefits SugarCRM's customers experience. By 2010, 80 percent of all commercial software will...
Putting Open Source to the Test: The Making of JBoss Enterprise Middleware by JBoss, a Division of Red Hat
process, JBoss Enterprise Middleware teams continually harden and transform cutting-edge open source technology into well-tempered enterprise software products with unsurpassed quality, performance, and stability...
Practical Open Source Data Integration Case Studies & Implementation Examples Volume 2 by Talend
This document presents a few selected case studies, illustrating real-life implementations of open source data integration and its associated benefits. Over the past few years, open source has established itself as a key...
Manager's Guide to Oracle Cost Containment by EnterpriseDB Corporation
declining. IT has reduced spend on operating systems and application servers by systematically deploying open source alternatives (Linux and JBoss). However, recent studies show that IT views the database as the next priority for cost...
Oracle Compatibility Developer's Guide for DBAs & Application Developers by EnterpriseDB Corporation
makes it easy for enterprises with existing Oracle investments to enjoy the benefits and cost saving of an open source database. In today's challenging economic climate, organizations running Oracle are struggling to meet rising...
The perfect storm - Why now is the time for open source by Red Hat
Open source is recognized for its ease of use, high performance, and affordability, especially amidst turbulent economic...
Learn how Actuate has partnered with the Eclipse Foundation on Delivering a First Class Open Source BI Solution by Actuate
s senior director of product marketing, recently sat down with Perform Magazine to discuss the new world Open Source is opening up for Actuate and its customers. Download this whitepaper to see the future of open source at Actuate. With...
Understanding the Business Benefits of an Open Source SOA Platform by JBoss, a Division of Red Hat
and services. The second half of the paper provides insight into the JBoss Enterprise SOA platform. Open source has been proven particularly effective when implementing SOA. Using open source reduces the cost of tools while...
Sun™ Open Storage for MySQL™ Database Projects: Storage with Open Source Benefits by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
create a fast reliable infrastructure for less. Learn how to integrate Sun's software with MySQL open source software. MySQL database is an excellent example of open source software that provides the scalability, flexibility...
Practical Open Source Data Integration Case Studies & Implementation Examples by Talend
This document presents a few selected case studies, illustrating real-life implementations of open source data integration and its associated benefits. Over the past few years, open source has established itself as a key...
Using an Open Source SOA in an Enterprise Deployment: Reducing Costs, Lowering Risks, and Increasing Flexibility by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
This paper provides a brief overview of the benefits of open source and the business drivers behind its market momentum. The paper also describes Sun's modular, opensource approach to an...
Bloor Research - Data Integration Platforms Market Update by Talend
Talend is an open source provider of data integration products, it has a business model and organisation that more closely resembles that of...
Sun Microsystems Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Resource Center by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Choose from a variety of resources to learn how Sun's modular, open-source SOA platform can deliver freedom, flexibility, and reduced costs. Sun business integration offers a completely...
Linux Client Migration Cookbook, Version 2: A Practical Planning and Implementation Guide for Migrating to Desktop Linux by Red Hat
IT organizations large or small that are now considering a migration to Linux-based personal computers. For Linux, there is a tremendous amount of “how to” information available online that addresses specific and very...
Open Source Business Intelligence Costs and Benefits What You Need to Know by JasperSoft
This guide will help you understand the hidden and explicit costs associated with open source BI in comparison with familiar proprietary BI solutions. At the end, you should understand whether open source BI is a...
Hitting Your Numbers: Creating Sales Excellence with Commercial Open Source CRM by SugarCRM Inc.
paper discusses the benefits of having SugarCRM® as your CRM provider and how it is based on commercial open source software, which gives the product a variety of benefits over other CRM providers. It is already a given that a CRM system...
Is the Back Office Ready for a Technology Refresh by Transverse
caused by the legacy billing and business support systems in the service provider's back office.

Commercial open source is taking hold in enterprises outside of the telecom industry, managing mission critical operations for...
Sun Systems for MySQL x86 Performance: Speed, savings and simplicity on Sun Systems with Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
MySQL is clearly the biggest network player being used by Google, Wikipedia, and Facebook, and the open source price makes it ideal. Now you just need results. The Sun x86 servers come with the Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series inside...
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