Open Source
Discover expert analysis on open source with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Making the case for open source AI adoptionAnalysis Open source AI models often perform on-par with closed source options and could save enterprises billions in cost savings, new research suggests, yet uptake remains limited.
By Ross Kelly Published
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Open source: Why open ecosystems matterPresented by AMD
Supported Driving success with AI will require an industry-wide collaborative approach spanning the software and hardware domains
By Ross Kelly Published
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Developers face a torrent of malware threats as malicious open source packages surge 188%News Researchers have identified more than 16,000 malicious open source packages across popular ecosystems
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Developers are now packing codebases with automated codeNews While AI-generated code is helping to streamline operations for developer teams, many are overlooking crucial security considerations.
By Ross Kelly Published
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Meta faces new ‘open washing’ accusations with AI whitepaperNews The tech giant has faced repeated criticism for describing its Llama AI model family as "open source".
By Ross Kelly Published
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Redis unveils new tools for developers working on AI applicationsNews Redis has announced new tools aimed at making it easier for AI developers to build applications and optimize large language model (LLM) outputs.
By Ross Kelly Published
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Why we need a better understanding of open source softwareColumn Open source technology brings advantages to businesses but unless IT teams understand where code is coming from and how to maintain it, they face a number of unquantifiable risks
By Stephen Pritchard Published
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Open source security in the spotlight as UK gov publishes fresh guidanceNews The UK government has issued guidance on how organizations should manage their use of open source software components and mitigate supply chain risks.
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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DeepSeek open sourced its code repositories, and experts think it could give competitors a scareNews Challenger AI startup DeepSeek has open-sourced some of its code repositories in a move that experts told ITPro puts the firm ahead of the competition on model transparency.
By George Fitzmaurice Published
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86% of enterprise codebases contain open source vulnerabilitiesNews Research from Black Duck’s annual open source security report found 86% of codebases contained open source vulnerabilities.
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Flaws in a popular dev library could let hackers run malicious code in your MongoDB databaseNews A popular third party library of MongoDB could allow attackers to execute malicious code on company servers.
By Solomon Klappholz Published
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Want a return on your AI investment? Open source could be the key to successNews Organizations using open source AI tools are more likely to report a return on investment
By Nicole Kobie Published
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