The Ultimate Guide to Open source
A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Open source.
What to know about Open source
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.
UK Open source News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Novatech becomes UK's first Proxmox Gold Partner in shift
Rising VMware renewal bills are pushing businesses to seek open-source alternatives, with Novatech now able to offer accredited Proxmox support.
llm-d 1.0 aims to cut AI inference costs for firms
Businesses deploying chatbots and AI agents could cut serving bills as the open source project adds production tools for shared infrastructure.
Micro:bit marks 10 years with digital wave at Hereford
The anniversary project brought 200 people together in Hereford, showing the tiny computer can make coding accessible to blind and sighted participants alike.
Novatech becomes the UK's first Proxmox Gold Partner
Higher VMware renewal costs are pushing British IT teams to reassess virtualisation suppliers, and Novatech is now positioned to help them switch.
Chainguard launches AI tool to find exploitable bugs
The beta service could help security teams cut noisy scanner backlogs by confirming only exploitable flaws in live software before fixes are issued.
Novatech becomes UK's first certified Proxmox trainer
The certification could help resellers fill a skills gap as VMware customers reassess virtualisation costs, licensing and vendor lock-in.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Open source
AI software development adds hidden governance costs
Broadcom launches TrueSource to bolster open source security
Setting the standard for safe, scalable AI
SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management
Google named Gartner cloud leader for ninth straight year
Featured News
ClearRoute launches runkora as global expansion accelerates
Developers can now try ClearRoute's runkora for free, as the consultancy seeks to convert interest in agentic AI into enterprise contracts.
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Expert Columns
Security Learnings from the Open Source Front Line
From AI That Answers to AI That Acts
AI closes vulnerability window as zero-day exploits surge
Simple but secure: solving blockchain's biggest UX challenge
How can banks adapt to the new, AI-driven economics of cybercrime?
What DeFi Actually Built and Why Traditional Finance Is Quietly Adopting It
The dominant dialect… and why ChatGPT thought I was a man
Why digital sovereignty is a myth
Generative AI fuels alarming surge in intimate image abuse
AI openness: From success to sovereignty
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Open source News
Google adds AI checks to 170-plus skills repository
The new review process should reduce broken skills and costly regressions as Google scales its Agent Skills repository past 170 entries.
Percona adds high-availability PMM to cut monitoring outages
Monitoring teams can now keep alerts flowing during server failures as Percona's PMM 3.10.0 adds high-availability support in Kubernetes.
llm-d 1.0 aims to ease production AI inference at scale
The release gives enterprises a steadier base for running agentic AI workloads in production, with lower infrastructure strain and less downtime.
Fleet launches AI governance push for endpoint GitOps
Endpoint teams could cut manual work and speed up fixes as Fleet's Git-based device management push won backing from Cisco and others.
Linux Foundation launches Agent Name Service for AI
The open standard aims to let organisations verify AI agents before they are trusted to act across networks, systems and services.
Nvidia donates OpenShell to CNCF as it backs agent scale
The move puts autonomous AI agents and GPU clusters under open source scrutiny as NVIDIA seeks to shape the Kubernetes stack around them.
Kyndryl says firms lag on AI readiness despite gains
Just 24% of organisations feel fully ready to manage external risks, even as 64% of leaders report positive returns from AI and machine learning.
Google Cloud donates three AI projects to CNCF Sandbox
The move puts Agent Substrate, gVisor and OpenRL under neutral governance as companies race to secure and scale automated workloads.
LF Energy gets USD $2.5 million for Europe's grids
Operators across Europe will gain open source tools to ease grid congestion as rising demand from renewables and electrification strains networks.
Red Hat & NVIDIA expand AI Factory with agent controls
Enterprises deploying autonomous AI agents may gain tighter safeguards as the two firms add runtime controls, governed inference and day-zero hardware support.
Thoughtworks urges tighter controls as AI agents spread
Companies are being pushed to secure, monitor and budget for AI systems as agents take on longer tasks and strain review processes.
ENTSO-E boosts data collections with PEMMDB platform
The new system cuts months of manual work for 40 transmission system operators and gives ENTSO-E real-time oversight of submissions across 36 countries.
LastBrowser launches open-source browser with Sidekick
Users wanting browser-based AI with tighter privacy controls can now try a free open-source option that limits what Sidekick can see.
Mistral releases open-weight ML4 for coding & cyber
The open model is aimed at regulated sectors needing on-premise control over code and cyber work, while benchmarking atop open rivals.
JFrog names nine winners of software supply chain awards
The inaugural prizes highlight a wider shift as large enterprises tighten oversight of code, AI models and other assets moving through development pipelines.
Google launches llm-d 1.0 for distributed AI inference
The open-source stack aims to cut latency and boost accelerator use for AI workloads that now arrive in bursts and compete with interactive requests.
Oracle launches AI security mesh with OpenAI to fix flaws
The service aims to help enterprises spot and repair vulnerabilities faster across cloud and on-premises systems, while keeping human approval in place.
Fortanix adds CNCF Confidential Containers support
Businesses handling sensitive AI data can now run Kubernetes workloads inside trusted execution environments with added attestation and key controls.
Alice helps train NVIDIA Nemotron models for safety
The collaborations aim to curb harmful behaviour in open AI models while preserving performance, as enterprises face growing prompt-injection risks.
Oracle launches AI registry for Fusion application setup
The registry could cut manual setup work for Oracle Fusion customers, while letting AI agents execute and test configurations with human oversight.
