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Open Source for You, August 2019.

Interfacing Python with the SQLite Transactional Database Engine.

Machine Learning API Libraries that are Helping the IoT.

Quantum Computing: A Revolution in Computing is On the Way.

'The Pillars Of Open Source Are Community, Transparency And Collaboration'

Open source software is the catalyst for most innovations happening in today’s digital world. As technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain become ubiquitous, the demand for open source solutions is expected to grow phenomenally in the near future. Ameeta Roy, director, solution architecture at Red Hat India and South Asia, shares her thoughts on the trends, challenges and technologies in this domain with Ankita K.S. from the EFY Group. She also talks about the hiring trends, as well as Red Hat’s developer and academic partnership programmes that help build a stronger community. Excerpts follow….

6 mins

'The 2017 Linux Kernel Development Report Ranks Us Among The Top 5 Organisations In The World, In Terms Of Contributions To The Linux Kernel'

Developing the most relevant solutions for its customers is of utmost importance to IBM’s Linux Technology Center in India. This requires constant interaction and collaboration with them, in order to improve continuously and innovate constantly. In an exclusive chat, Dipankar Sarma, distinguished engineer, Linux Technology Center IBM India, talks about the Center’s role with respect to Linux and its impact on IBM Power Systems, among other things, with Rahul Chopra, editorial director, EFY Group.

9 mins

Recherche Tech Uses Open Source Technologies To Power Education In India

Recherche Tech LLP, a three-year-old software company based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, is striving to take the lead in applying innovative, affordable and inclusive open source solutions in the educational segment. Its first commercial product is ‘My sCool Server’, a unique all-in-one education technology solution built using open source technologies. Ideal for schools, colleges and trainers, My sCool Server is a feature-packed device for powering computer labs, smart classrooms and offline content e-libraries.It is packaged with some of the best free educational tools available such as Sugar, GCompris, the early math content of Khan Academy, as well as several engaging open source games and colourful storybooks from Pratham.In an exclusive interview with the OSFY Bureau, Jigish Gohil, co-founder and chief product architect, Recherche Tech LLP, talks about the product, the company’s sales strategy, the open source ecosystem, and how the firm built a business around it.

6 mins

Monet DB - The Column-Store Pioneer

Persistence of data is what makes application software usable. Data persistence has come a long way from simple file based storage to the latest sophisticated distributed databases. This article explores an efficient database system called MonetDB, the primary feature of which is column based storage. MonetDB also comes loaded with support for various languages such as Python, Ruby, R and PHP.

6 mins

BigchainDB: A Popular And Powerful Database For Blockchain

Blockchain technology offers decentralised control, where no one has any ownership or control over the network; and a tamper-proof environment, where nothing gets deleted from network storage. It also has the ability to create and transfer assets on the network without reliance on a central entity. Blockchain storage, however, requires a powerful database, and this is where BigchainDB comes in.

10+ mins

Open Source Databases: Enablers For IoT Applications

With billions of devices generating trillions of bytes of data, it is crucial for enterprises to be able to organise, store and work with all of it. In this context, databases play a crucial role. The important parameters for choosing the right database for IoT applications are scalability, availability, the ability to handle huge amounts of data, high processing speed and schema flexibility, integration with varied analytical tools, security, and costs.

8 mins

Cosmos DB: Microsoft's New Globally Distributed And Horizontally Scalable Database Service

Data is gold in today’s world. But it has no value unless it is processed, manipulated and used to derive useful insights. Databases enable the handling of data, and there are many out there to choose from. Cosmos DB has a lot going for it, as readers will discover in this article.

3 mins

Ethereum: Look Out For This Secure Cryptocurrency

Ethereum is the foundation for a new era of the Internet. According to its website, Ethereum will enable an Internet where money and payments are built in; an Internet where users can own their data, and your apps don’t spy and steal from you; an Internet where everyone has access to an open financial system; and an Internet built on neutral, open-access infrastructure, controlled by no one company or person.

6 mins

Machine Learning API Libraries That Are Helping The Iot

In this article we learn how machine learning (ML) can make things better when it comes to a complex concept like the Internet of Things (IoT).

3 mins

Quantum Computing: A Revolution In Computing Is On The Way

Quantum computing is the use of quantum-mechanical phenomena such as entanglement and superposition to perform computation. It can help solve tough challenges and certain computational problems much faster than classic computing architectures.

7 mins

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