| The
constant war between open source and proprietary technology ceases to
end, and with ever improving tools the battle grows fiercer. However, it
won't be wrong to say that open source is clearly leading the way when
it comes to innovative technology so much so that 2014 might just be
the year of open source computing. Furthermore, it's only obvious that
even proprietary technology cannot deny the tremendous functionality of
oepn source for the results speak for themselves. 2014 is also the year
when the battle enters an all new arena with proprietary firms pouring
in their resources into open source development while open source
companies shaping their revenue models. |
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The open source movement is
undoubtedly swallowing the proprietary world. Here are 5 ways in which
it is likely to tranform and shape our future in 2014:
1. Data storage clustering
-Thanks to the immense capabilities of open source technology, datacenters will cluster together their storage systems and grow rapidly.
-The technology will allow us to clone entire storage systems, bringing new database servers online within minutes.
-This ability is particularly crucial as our digital universe is expanding rapidly.
2. Proprietary software companies go open source
-You heard that right! The trend has already begun!
-Currently Oracle has at least 14 active open source initiatives. Further it has become a corporate sponsor of the OpenStack Foundation, and aims to integrate OpenStack capabilities into its products and cloud services.
-IBM has already announced that it would invest $1 billion into Linux and open source innovation.
-To add to it, mighty rival Microsoft has open sourced its Azure cloud server design through Facebook’s Open Compute Project.
-The US government's OpenSource.gov is helping departments seamlessly migrate to open source technology.
3. High performance computing
-The next generation of high performance computing clusters will be courtesy open source.
-Their high speeds will provide the ability to parse huge volumes of data in mere milliseconds.
4. Mobile development
-Joomla, Convertigo, Dream Factory, OpenMEAP, and many others already allow developers to build their product, get it to market quickly and scale.
5. Universities teaching open source
-Twenty-two prominent universities including the likes of Stanford, MIT, Berkley, and Carnegie Mellon have teamed up with Facebook and provide students with academic credit for working on open source projects.
1. Data storage clustering
-Thanks to the immense capabilities of open source technology, datacenters will cluster together their storage systems and grow rapidly.
-The technology will allow us to clone entire storage systems, bringing new database servers online within minutes.
-This ability is particularly crucial as our digital universe is expanding rapidly.
2. Proprietary software companies go open source
-You heard that right! The trend has already begun!
-Currently Oracle has at least 14 active open source initiatives. Further it has become a corporate sponsor of the OpenStack Foundation, and aims to integrate OpenStack capabilities into its products and cloud services.
-IBM has already announced that it would invest $1 billion into Linux and open source innovation.
-To add to it, mighty rival Microsoft has open sourced its Azure cloud server design through Facebook’s Open Compute Project.
-The US government's OpenSource.gov is helping departments seamlessly migrate to open source technology.
3. High performance computing
-The next generation of high performance computing clusters will be courtesy open source.
-Their high speeds will provide the ability to parse huge volumes of data in mere milliseconds.
4. Mobile development
-Joomla, Convertigo, Dream Factory, OpenMEAP, and many others already allow developers to build their product, get it to market quickly and scale.
5. Universities teaching open source
-Twenty-two prominent universities including the likes of Stanford, MIT, Berkley, and Carnegie Mellon have teamed up with Facebook and provide students with academic credit for working on open source projects.
Author : Shivam Kotwalia, CodeKill
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