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Getting the most out of open source without sacrificing security

CIO

Open source has seen a great deal of momentum among mainframers, making collaboration easier and providing greater transparency. But for all of its benefits, open source is not without risks. By its very nature, open-source code is accessible to whoever wants to see it—including potential attackers.

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Serverless Stack raises $1M for open-source application framework

TechCrunch

Open-source framework startup Serverless Stack announced Friday that it raised $1 million in seed funding from a group of investors that includes Greylock Partners, SV Angel and Y Combinator. Instead, Serverless Stack connects directly to the cloud for the ability to debug applications locally, he added.

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Which open source startups rocketed in 2022?

TechCrunch

A new report shines a light on the world of commercial open source software (COSS) startups, including which ones are growing fastest, which are raising cash and even which universities are most popular among COSS founders. Runa previously backed a number of companies with open source foundations such as Nginx , MariaDB and N8n.

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Why Modernizing Mainframe Development Needs Secure Open Source

CIO

One technology that modern mainframes need is secure open-source software. Four years ago, the Linux Foundation’s Open Mainframe Project introduced Zowe , a first-of-its-kind open-source framework based on z/OS, making it easier than ever to connect the gap between modern applications and the mainframe.

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LLMOps for Your Data: Best Practices to Ensure Safety, Quality, and Cost

Speaker: Shreya Rajpal, Co-Founder and CEO at Guardrails AI & Travis Addair, Co-Founder and CTO at Predibase

Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT offer unprecedented potential for complex enterprise applications. However, productionizing LLMs comes with a unique set of challenges such as model brittleness, total cost of ownership, data governance and privacy, and the need for consistent, accurate outputs.

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The Significance of Open Source Software in the Digital-First Future Enterprise

CIO

As per the recent IDC InfoBrief “The Significance of Open Source Software in the Digital-First Future Enterprise”, open source software (OSS) is an important driver of enterprise digital innovation and provides greater agility, performance and security compared to proprietary software. Learn more about SUSE here.

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Oligo raises $28M to secure open-source libraries at runtime

TechCrunch

Oligo Security , a Tel Aviv-based startup that focuses on runtime application security and observability to detect and prevent open-source vulnerabilities, is coming out of stealth today and announcing that it has raised a total of $28 million in seed and Series A funding. This, ideally, cuts down on unnecessary alerts.

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The Advantages of Free and Open-Source Software Vs. Open-Core Software

Instaclustr commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a custom study to assess application development decision-makers’ understanding of the benefits of using open-core software vs. free and open source software (FOSS). Check out the findings!