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Why open source software and open standards are crucial to the future of software development

Dynatrace

Open source software has become a key standard for developing modern applications. From common coding libraries to orchestrating container-based computing, organizations now rely on open source software—and the open standards that define them—for essential functions throughout their software stack.

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Safeguarding our most trusted software with open source technology

Dynatrace

Have you ever wondered if open source is secure? Episode 55 of Tech Transforms tackles these security reservations about open source code. Magill explains how government agencies can securely use open source code. If so, you are not alone. Make sure to stay connected with our social media pages.

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What is software composition analysis? How SCA helps reduce risks associated with open source software

Dynatrace

The growing popularity of open source software presents new risks associated with vulnerable libraries. In response, organizations have adopted additional security tools, such as software composition analysis, that scan code libraries for vulnerabilities. What is software composition analysis?

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Three ways to optimize open source contributions

Dynatrace

Because open source software (OSS) is taking over the world, optimizing open source contributions is becoming an essential competitive strategy. OSS is a faster, more collaborative, and more flexible way of driving software innovation than proprietary-only code. However, open source is not a panacea.

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Building an Open-Source Observability Toolchain

DZone

Open-source software (OSS) has had a profound impact on modern application delivery. It has transformed how we think about collaboration, lowered the cost to maintain IT stacks, and spurred the creation of some of the most popular software applications and platforms used today. For more: Read the Report.

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2019 Open Source Database Report: Top Databases, Public Cloud vs. On-Premise, Polyglot Persistence

Scalegrid

Ready to transition from a commercial database to open source, and want to know which databases are most popular in 2019? We broke down the data by open source databases vs. commercial databases: Open Source Databases. Popular examples of open source databases include MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB.

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Scale DevOps and SRE with open source Keptn

Dynatrace

Andreas Grabner, DevOps Activist at Dynatrace, took to the virtual stage at the recent Dynatrace Perform conference to describe how the open source Keptn project automates the configuration of observability tools, dashboards, and alerting based on service-level objectives (SLOs). SLOs are a great way to define what software should do.