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The Apache Log4j Project is among the most deployed pieces of open source software, providing logging capabilities for Java applications. There was a lot of media hype and misinformation about the project and a series of vulnerabilities in the open source technology at the end of 2021...

The latest release of open source Kafka data streaming technology brings a series of new features that provide users with usability improvements for real time data queries.

The open source technology moves beyond its roots to enable a full data platform as data moves from one source to another for operations, business intelligence and analytics.

Open source database vendor is improving on capabilities introduced in MongoDB 5.0, with an update that continues the company's push to support operational and analytics workloads.

An open source cloud data lake platform is finding adoption at large organizations including Uber, Walmart and Disney+ Hotstar as the demands of data scale grow.

The Litmus chaos engineering project reaches a new level of maturity in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation as usage and features grow.

The open source Rust programming is being integrated into Linux and application tooling to provide better security and efficiency.

The newly created PHP Foundation will help fund and support the continued development of the open source PHP programming language.

The open-source Apache CloudStack project’s second major milestone release of 2021 improves storage and Kubernetes integration for the cloud platform.

A particular area of interest for both enterprise and cloud users is always security and to that end, Linux 5.14 will help with several new capabilities. Mike McGrath, vice president, Linux Engineering at Red Hat told TechCrunch that the kernel update includes a feature known as core scheduling, which is intended to help mitigate processor-level vulnerabilities like Spectre and Meltdown, which first surfaced in 2018.

Among the new features in open source database update is one for virtual tables that will help operators to improve performance and optimize operations.

At the Kafka Summit Europe virtual conference on May 12, several major corporations outlined how they are using Kafka, as new options emerge to make it easier to operate and deploy Kafka.

Open source database vendor previews a series of upcoming improvements as Redis users at RedisConf 2021 provide insights into how they are using the technology today.

Users of the open source Dgraph Labs' graph database technology as varied as a nonprofit Christian missionary platform and a financial data services firm are employing graph systems in a variety of applications they say are not achievable with traditional databases.

The open-source cloud infrastructure project continues to benefit from a high volume of contributors as the new Wallaby release improves compute, networking and security.

DevOps brings operations and development closer together, but with GitOps that whole process can be accelerated.

There is no shortage of challenges and competition in the open source database market, but Aiven CTO Heikki Nousiainen sees opportunities for growth.

The distributed SQL database vendor is out with a new version of its CrateDB database that brings improved security and management features for on-premises and cloud deployments.

Data integration and data loading efforts could get easier to execute, as open source DFDL project becomes a Top-Level Project at the Apache Software Foundation.

The open-source Rust programming language has a new home and governing body to direct the project's growth and future direction.