| | November 20166CIOReviewCopyright © 2016 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewNOVEMBER 30 - 2016Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 NOVEMBER 30 - 2016, Vol 05 SE 112 - Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com OPEN SOURCE SPECIALCIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesAaron Pierce Ava Garcia Judy ChristinAlex D'Souza Chithra VijayakumarNiko AltonLawrence Tselawrence@cioreview.comT: 510-565-7628VisualizersDave BrownManaging EditorJeevan GeorgeEditorialK. Manoj KumarToday, the open source momentum that powers smartphones, applications, datacenters, operating systems, big data and cloud computing is in-fact offering the resources for future innovation on a platter. Deemed as ground zero, the open source juggernaut has cast its net wide, laying the foundation for a remarkable acceleration in enterprise technology development, fueling the dreams of developers.With all major players in the fray, the open source ecosystem has presented the likes of Hadoop, Docker and Kubermetes and a host of new entrants to improve efficiency, and interoperability within the systems. Numerous new open source projects are underway to tackle the complexities of a new world which presents containers, microservices, and distributed systems. Gathering into its fold the trends and challenges of the mobile world, open source development frameworks such as Apache Cordova, and Configure.IT deftly handles the development of cross platform mobile apps, alongside a vast variety of open source tools supporting the evolving technologies.Though open source has weathered its critics and trounced its detractors, the community has to tackle a new set of challenges clouding the horizon. For instance, although open source code runs the programs in cloud software, the end user is at times unable to control the operation of the program or the data fed into it. Likewise, even though the environment of smart appliances and IoT which utilize embedded software is ripe for open source, the difficulty in controlling the software embedded in the devices presents as an impediment to software freedom. Challenges abounding in open source projects' success necessitate a value-added redistribution by third-party vendors. Furthermore, security and management practices have to keep pace with the speed of open source development and adoption.However, each time the brilliant minds behind open source software's popularity have always circumvented obstacles to present innovative solutions. Today, estimates point that most non open source applications comprise a substantial percentage of open source components. Nevertheless, the need to formulate strategies for governance and security right from code to production is a prerequisite.We hope this special edition on open source will offer valuable insights that will help you ascertain the rewards of upholding open source software.Let us know your thoughts.Jeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comCode on a Platter
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