Open Source Software White Papers

WHITE PAPER: In this app infrastructure white paper, learn how your data platform can better support the management of social, mobile, and big data apps, while simultaneously addressing your end users' demands.

Posted: 26 Jun 2014 | Published: 26 Jun 2014

WHITE PAPER: This course teaches system administrators and those responsible for managing a cloud how to implement a cloud computing environment using Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® OpenStack® Platform, including installation, configuration, and maintenance.

Posted: 20 May 2014 | Published: 20 May 2014

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the private cloud, what it can do for your business, and how you can get there with OpenStack, an open-source cloud platform.

Posted: 20 May 2014 | Published: 20 May 2014

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper will help you learn more about private cloud solutions and examines the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform as a cost-effective, open-source cloud solution for your business.

Posted: 20 May 2014 | Published: 20 May 2014

WHITE PAPER: In this course excerpt, you’ll find a guide to the basic architecture of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform and the step-by-step process to install it.

Posted: 20 May 2014 | Published: 20 May 2014

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the results of an IDG Quick Poll of CIOs regarding their stance on OpenStack deployment, highlighting the ways in which these companies plan to use this technology and the top barriers to OpenStack deployment.

Posted: 20 May 2014 | Published: 20 May 2014

WHITE PAPER: Consult this white paper to find out if open source BPM is right for your organization. You'll get an in-depth look at the benefits of open source software and BPM tools, and learn how using a single platform for BPM and business rules management (BRM) can benefit you.

Posted: 13 May 2014 | Published: 31 Jul 2013

WHITE PAPER: In this report from Forrester Research, Inc., explore the various challenges that modern application developers face and learn why savvy dev teams are considering open source BPM as an alternative to hand-coding and as a viable way to overcome these issues.

Posted: 12 May 2014 | Published: 31 Mar 2014

WHITE PAPER: Explore the following white paper to join analytics pioneer, Tom Davenport, as he reveals the findings of how big data fits into the data and analytics infrastructure of 20 large organizations. Find out how these companies are handling big data, the tools and skill sets used to maximize ROI, and what the future holds with analytics 3.0.

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 | Published: 21 Apr 2014

WHITE PAPER: Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) is quickly becoming an attractive option for companies looking to streamline application development and deployment. Automated, standardized workflows can make deployment much faster than ever before.In this resource, explore the features and benefits of an open-source PaaS for developers, operations, and CIOs.

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 | Published: 30 Nov 2012

WHITE PAPER: In the application server market, open source technology has grown in popularity and is becoming an increasingly viable solution for many companies. With their latest release, Red Hat claims that JBoss (open-source) is now equivalent to the mainstream Java Enterprise Application Servers. How true is this?

Posted: 14 Mar 2014 | Published: 04 Dec 2012

WHITE PAPER: This brief resource introduces an open source software platform that includes Hadoop components for distributed processing and big data management.

Posted: 21 Jan 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

WHITE PAPER: View this resource to get an in-depth look at open source integration, explore deployment criteria for integration software, and discover specific tools that can help you with your open source integration strategy.

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 | Published: 31 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: Check out this informative paper to learn how to prepare for IT-as-a-Service (ITaaS) with the right storage architecture. Discover some of the must-have storage attributes of a private cloud infrastructure and the emerging role of open standards. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 | Published: 30 Aug 2013

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper takes a careful look at two of today's most popular topics: open source application software and moving to the cloud.

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 | Published: 18 Sep 2013

WHITE PAPER: How does Red Hat Enterprise Linux stack up to the competition? This white paper offers an overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux as compared to Microsoft Window Server 2008 in terms of scalability, operational costs, and more.

Posted: 30 Aug 2013 | Published: 30 Aug 2013

WHITE PAPER: Open source options are taking the pain out of business process management (BPM), and putting the value of BPM within reach of more companies and projects. But is open source BPM the right move for you? Read on now to find out.

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 | Published: 13 Aug 2013

WHITE PAPER: This Forrester Total Economic Impact™ report unveils how one solution provides LAN-speed collaboration between distributed teams, giving them the feeling that they're all working in the same room. View now to uncover how this solution helped one global software engineering company enjoy a 357% ROI with a payback period of less than two months.

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2013

WHITE PAPER: Check out this informative resource for key deployment criteria of open source software and learn how you can leverage open source software for a variety of integration projects, including data center integration, SOA initiatives, and middleware strategies.

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 | Published: 31 Mar 2013

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper for an overview of JBoss Enterprise BRMS – an open source system that automates decisions by using simple rules development, access, and change management. Learn about the features and benefits of this system, as well as why BRMSs are important for the success of your business.

Posted: 07 May 2012 | Published: 20 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Every business rules management system (BRMS) migration project requires detailed planning to ensure success. When you are ready to embark on your BRMS migration, read this technical white paper to arm yourself with the necessary information and tools for planning and implementing your move successfully.

Posted: 20 Apr 2012 | Published: 20 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to fully understand the need for data services in today’s organizations. Then, learn why the best approach to fulfilling your data services needs might come in form of open source SOA – a cost-effective strategy for seamlessly integrating data services into your business.

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 | Published: 19 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: IBM Rational Team Concert software can help simplify, automate and govern the delivery process. Based on the open standards Jazz platform, it offers a lean collaborative application life cycle management (ALM) solution with integrated planning, work-item tracking, version control, build management and reporting.

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this comprehensive white paper on Adobe CRX to learn how this enterprise content management (ECM) platform provides developers with a stable, open, well-documented and extensible content and query model.

Posted: 02 Mar 2012 | Published: 02 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Existing approaches to data management prevent many businesses from harnessing the value of the huge volumes of data generated by today's Web-oriented, virtualized, real-time applications. Read this paper to learn how to meet increasing demands for immediate information with the modern data management products of the VMware vFabric platform.

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011