The Ultimate Guide to Open source

2026 · American Edition

Open source software represents a collaborative approach to software development, where code is made freely available for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. This transparency fosters innovation and allows developers from all over the world to contribute, improve, and adapt technology to meet evolving needs. The open source movement has become a cornerstone of modern IT infrastructure, driving advancements in cloud computing, containerisation, artificial intelligence, and more.

Our collection of recent stories under the 'Open source' tag offers insights into how open source technologies are influencing industries and enterprises globally. From major tech companies embracing open source frameworks and partnerships to government initiatives enhancing accessibility and security, these articles highlight the expansive role of open source in promoting flexibility, interoperability, and cost-effective solutions.

By exploring these stories, readers can learn about emerging trends such as Kubernetes and container adoption, AI integrations in hybrid clouds, evolving security practices for open source projects, and the dynamic partnerships shaping the future of cloud-native computing. Whether you're a developer, business leader, or technology enthusiast, delving into these narratives will deepen your understanding of how open source continues to drive innovation and transform the digital landscape.

American Open source news
Analyst Insights
Check Point wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for WAF
Frost & Sullivan · Open source · Firewalls
Last week
Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents
Gartner · Open source · PAM
This month
DigiCert posts record ARR after Valimail acquisition
IDC MarketScape · Open source · SaaS
Last month
SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT
Gartner · Open source · Virtualisation
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
People.ai links SalesAI to MCP for trusted CRM data
Gartner · Open source · CRM
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Expert columns
Generative AI fuels alarming surge in intimate image abuse
By Theodora Skeadas of Humane Intelligence
Last month
The next phase of AI infrastructure: consistency, cost and consolidation
By Bianca Lewis of OpenSearch Software Foundation
Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
Integrating AppSec for efficient DevSecOps
By Steven Zimmerman of Black Duck
Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
Golden age of human imagination
By Mykhailo Kovetskyi of Portal.ai
Tue, 15th Jul 2025
Interviews
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Discussing Unified Communications
Last week
Grafana: Turning data chaos into developer efficiency and CFO savings
Discussing Cloud Services
Last month
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
Discussing Intelligent systems
Last month
Commvault SHIFT New York outlines deeper cloud recovery
Discussing Cloud Services
Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Helm 4 marks 10 years with major features for Kubernetes
Discussing Cloud Services
Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Recent news
People.ai links SalesAI to MCP for trusted CRM data
About Customer Relationship Management
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Endor Labs buys Autonomous Plane for container security
About Virtualisation
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
CIQ advances Rocky Linux with NIST post-quantum step
About Firewalls
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
BoodleBox brings Nvidia Nemotron AI to 1,300 campuses
About EduTech
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Ransomware hits record high as Qilin tops threat list
About Malware
Sat, 17th Jan 2026
Bloomberg backs AuthZEN with funding to boost cloud security
About IT Department
Fri, 5th Dec 2025
Falco adds threat analysis features with Stratoshark integration
About Cloud Security
Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Aqua Security unveils Trivy Partner Connect to boost open source
About Virtual machine
Tue, 8th Jul 2025
AMD unveils Instinct MI350 GPUs & Helios to spearhead open AI
About Energy efficient
Fri, 13th Jun 2025
Ensono boosts IT efficiency with Red Hat Ansible automation
About Collaboration
Wed, 21st May 2025
in-toto reaches CNCF graduation, boosting software supply chain
About Transparency
Thu, 24th Apr 2025
CloudBolt buys StormForge to boost Kubernetes optimisation
About Management
Fri, 4th Apr 2025
GitHub Action compromise affects over 23,000 repositories
About Security vulnerabilities
Thu, 20th Mar 2025
T-Mobile & Red Hat align to modernise telco cloud
About Unified Communications
Thu, 20th Feb 2025
Percona announces enterprise support for Valkey users
About Support
Thu, 6th Feb 2025
Heligan launches new strategic advisory & risk unit
About Business Intelligence
Yesterday
Elastic adds Prometheus ingestion & PromQL in Kibana
About Virtualisation
Last week
IP Fabric launches MCP server for network operations
About Firewalls
Last week
Claude Code can leak secrets in public npm packages
About Data Protection
Last week
LevelBlue warns of GhostOps risk from rogue AI agents
About Data Protection
Last week
Job moves
Agentic AI foundation names David Nalley as Board Chair
Move at Lenovo
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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