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Open Source Jobs Report Shows More Openings, Fewer Takers

The Linux Foundation and learning platform edX on Monday released the latest open source jobs report which updates technology hiring since the last report two years ago. The research shows that, despite the pandemic, demand for open source technology skills continues to be strong. ...

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AvidXchange SVP Heather Caudill on the Quest to Ensure Customer Loyalty

With the shift to remote everything in the continuing wake of the pandemic, businesses must refocus on the essential question: what makes a customer loyal? ...

Manifesto Hatched to Close Gap Between Business and IT

The BizOps Coalition hopes to bridge the gap between technology investments and business outcomes through an effort called the BizOps Manifesto, which offers numerous guiding principles to help organizations achieve business outcomes based on trust, confidence, and collaboration ...

Open Source Defies Conflicts of Interest: Red Hat Tells All

Red Hat, a major provider of open source solutions, has never had a comprehensive document guiding associate participation in open source projects, until now. ...

Rural America Is the Next E-Commerce Frontier

Amazon reported recently that online grocery sales tripled during the pandemic. The company also saw a 160 percent increase in delivery capacity and tripled the number of Whole Foods pickup spots ...

The Strive to Survive a COVID-19 Holiday Shopping Season

The upcoming holiday season is looking a lot different than anyone would have suspected this time last year, as a result of the continuing pandemic. Holiday shoppers are forced to shift their buying habits, and merchants continue to struggle to find new processes to meet consumer whims ...

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Newest RoboLinux 11 Update Goes Far Beyond Typical Linux

RoboLinux is one of the most advanced desktop Linux distributions you can find. The latest release is even better, making it potentially THE best Linux variety available today for desktop users ...

Open Source Processes Driving Software-Defined Everything

The Linux Foundation (LF) has been quietly nudging an industrial revolution. It is instigating a unique change towards software-defined everything that represents a fundamental shift for vertical industries ...

Zoom’s Got Game for Poker Players

Mandatory stay-at-home restrictions and bans on small-group gatherings indoors are easing in some locales, but social distancing and face coverings are still a reality that makes card playing among friends a bit risky ...

Amazon, Microsoft Commit to New Linux Foundation Climate Finance Foundation

The Linux Foundation (LF) is deploying an old adage to get stuff done: follow the money. In this case it is to battle climate change ...

Supply and Demand: A Moving Target for E-Tail Marketers

Marketers estimate that 61 percent of students started the new school year where they ended last school year -- remotely. So why are retailers still featuring traditional school supplies online, offering discounts and promotions retroactively, rather than using real-time data to inform decisions? ...

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New Service Relays Customer Texts to In-Store Phone Lines

Toronto-based telecom company Unite Communications in July launched a subsidiary company called TextMeAnywhere to help retailers manage customer curbside pickup and other customer contact services during COVID-19 and beyond ...

Lack of Qualified Linux Talent Impedes Enterprise Move to the Clouds

Even in these changing times of shuttered shops and pandemic-driven corporate layoffs, a flood of tech jobs goes unfilled due to a lack of Linux skills among IT workers ...

Lenovo Expands Linux-Ready Computer Line

As the next step in its Linux expansion program, Lenovo on Wednesday announced the launch of Linux-ready ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs pre-installed with Canonical's popular Ubuntu technology ...

The Ease and Risk of Buy Now Pay Later Plans

Buy now pay later, or "BNPL" services are growing in popularity during the pandemic as they enable consumers to pay for purchases over a short time with no interest and a small starting payment. ...

Do’s and Don’ts for SMB Cybersecurity Safety

The stampede from offices to working from home has strained IT security teams to their limits. As a result, SMBs find they need to get more bang for fewer bucks to fight off cybersecurity threats ...

A Unique Moment in Time for E-Commerce

E-commerce is experiencing rapid growth with no sign of slowing down. Retailers and brands are finding that the new normal in retail and e-tail marketing is much like trying to hit a moving target. They have to take a refined aim and build in some lead time ...

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SugarCRM Adds AI to Sweeten the Customer Experience Pot

SugarCRM last month announced its acquisition of Node Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that leverages customer relationship management data and vast external sources. This marks the fourth acquisition by SugarCRM since the company's investment by Menlo Park-based Accel-KKR in August 2018 ...

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New MakuluLinux Distro Puts a ‘Shift’ in Your Computing Routine

Jacque Montague Raymer, developer and creator of the MakuluLinux family of distributions, on August 24 released a new distro that is inspired by a project he shelved several years ago ...

Consumers Buying In to Digital Wallets

Fueled by the ongoing pandemic, consumers are now more rapidly embracing the use of digital wallets and are buying digital gift cards for personal use ...

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