The Ultimate Guide to Open source
A curated Irish 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.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Open source
IDC survey flags networking bottlenecks for agentic AI
Datadog named Gartner observability leader for sixth year
Grafana Labs named leader in Gartner observability report
Google tops Gartner's AI infrastructure magic quadrant
EDB named Forrester Leader in multimodel data platforms
Featured News
The Yahoo Boys: From prince inheritance emails to dating site scams
F-Secure's Laura Kankaala explains how the Yahoo Boys scam culture has evolved from advance-fee emails into sextortion and romance fraud.
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
AI demand is pushing cloud providers towards GPU-as-a-service models, with efficiency and utilisation emerging as key differentiators.
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Check Point Technologies: On vigilance, Mythos and beyond
AI-driven vulnerability scanning is forcing firms to rethink complacency as Check Point says existing defences still help against Mythos.
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
The new tools aim to help firms spot faulty AI outputs and data risks sooner as production deployments outpace monitoring methods.
Expert Columns
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
The Yahoo Boys: From prince inheritance emails to dating site scams
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Check Point Technologies: On vigilance, Mythos and beyond
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Recent Open source News
Agent Island 1.7.1 improves local Claude Code monitoring
Developers can now track Claude Code sessions more reliably on their own machines, with Agent Island 1.7.1 fixing local monitoring on macOS and Windows.
Hugging Face hit by AI agent intrusion in production
Autonomous AI agents breached internal systems and exposed limited datasets and credentials, prompting Hugging Face to urge users to rotate tokens.
ASC-IT launches Darkmoon for private AI pentesting
The platform lets security teams run AI pentests without exposing customer infrastructure data to external models.
FIS joins Anthropic cyber security project with Mythos 5
For thousands of banks and payments firms, the trial could help spot software flaws before they disrupt critical financial systems.
Airbus picks Scaleway for sovereign cloud services
The tie-up gives Airbus an extra layer of protection for sensitive industrial data as Europe's sovereignty push reshapes cloud buying decisions.
MathWorks launches open-source tools for MATLAB AI agents
Engineers can now let AI agents run and refine MATLAB workflows directly, with MathWorks releasing open-source tools for controlled execution and validation.
Google tests AI agents on short film-making project
The experiment showed AI crews can coordinate across files and roles, but still stumble on timing, continuity and safety filters.
Google brings BigQuery SQL cells to open-source notebooks
Notebook users can now query local pandas data with SQL and pass results back to Python, reducing data shuffling in analytics workflows.
GitLab 19.2 adds AI tools for security & workflows
The update aims to cut review bottlenecks by auto-fixing vulnerable dependencies and surfacing code flaws scanners often miss.
SecurityBridge launches SAPMAP to map attack paths
Security teams can now trace how one SAP flaw could spread across finance, payroll and supply chains, with access tightly restricted.
CleanStart launches Clean Libraries to secure AI code
Developers face earlier checks on risky open-source dependencies as AI coding tools speed up software assembly and raise supply chain concerns.
Targeted open source malware attacks on developers soar
Malicious package advisories jumped from 21 in 2023 to 1,576 in 2025, as attackers increasingly target developers before code reaches production.
Sber updates GigaChat with audio model for voice tasks
A lighter open-source release could help developers build voice tools that detect emotion, summarise long recordings and support multiple languages.
Devolutions & Telegraph Ventures back Mizo in AI push
The minority stake should help Mizo speed up AI ticket automation for managed service providers seeking to cut frontline support costs and delays.
Nvidia touts Nemotron for specialist business AI uses
Healthcare, legal and search firms are cutting AI costs and keeping data in-house by tuning Nvidia's open Nemotron models for niche tasks.
CI&T & Mistral strike Latin America AI partnership
Enterprise customers in Latin America could gain more control over AI deployment as CI&T and Mistral team up on private model stacks.
Apache Ossie joins incubator to standardise metrics
Aiming to cut conflicting analytics results, the project will now be governed by the Apache Software Foundation after support topped 50 organisations.
AWS Builder Centre expands with free sandbox workshops
Free workshop sandboxes should make it easier for developers to try AWS training without a personal account, credit card or cleanup.
Scaleway buys Qarnot to boost European HPC platform
European firms needing secure, low-carbon compute gain a bigger home as the deal expands cloud, AI and dedicated HPC services under one roof.
Featherless launches fixed-fee GLM 5.2 private cloud
Engineering teams could cut AI coding bills by more than USD $1.46 million a year as Featherless offers GLM 5.2 on fixed-fee private cloud.