open source technology news from FierceCIO

The National Institute for Computational Sciences, a joint project between the Oak Ridge National Lab and the University of Tennessee, provides computing resources to researchers nationwide. The Read more...

Use of open source software in the enterprise is on the rise, according to a four-year survey by Zenoss Inc. Of 950 respondents at the annual USENIX Large Installation System Administration Read more...

It's a good year to be in the market for open-source technology. This week's ComputerWorld.com surveyed what's out there and found plenty of cool new items coming onto the market from browsers and Read more...

Small and mid-size businesses must make smart investments to stay competitive, but like every enterprise, they will face tightening IT budgets in 2009. There are cost-effective, state-of-the art Read more...

Gartner looked into its crystal ball for this year and found plenty of changes coming in IT. The world is changing pretty fast and this will mean smaller tools to do the job and new directions for Read more...

For CIOs, the governance of open source can be very tricky. Governance of open-source technology is critical; without knowing how it was obtained and how it's being used, companies can get sued Read more...

Depending on what you read, open source is either the end-all-be-all or the worst thing an enterprise can embrace. It's an interesting dynamic, given the increasing pressure on IT to deliver more Read more...

Becoming a leading E-tailer is no mean feat given the competitiveness in every industry today. But as one shoe seller's story relates, success can be achieved if you keep the technology simple and Read more...

The debate over what's free, what shouldn't be free and how open source technology should be shared is a topic that's getting hotter by the minute, as various experts and noted techies are taking Read more...

While reducing cost is a big lure for using open source technology, a panel of CIOs believe that there are greater benefits that can be achieved and that more organizations should consider using Read more...