May 30, 2022Certification: A good way to build a solid career in open sourceOpen source software development was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which increased the number of remote work environments. Because of that, businesses required complex solutions for overcoming the barriers created by remote work, and interestingly, organizations hoping to gain a competitive edge and stay up-to-date chose open source technologies. According…Certification6 min readCertification6 min read
May 22, 2022The Future of Cloud-Native Observability and 5 Open Source Tools to Help You With Cloud-Native ObservabilityThe old ways of monitoring and managing applications have become inefficient due to the rise of cloud applications’ complexity and the sheer amount of processed data. To address this problem, observability comes into play. Observability refers to the ability to understand what is happening inside a system based on the…Cloud Native4 min readCloud Native4 min read
May 17, 2022What is the open source development model and what are the characteristics of open source contributors?Open Source Software (OSS) refers to a computer source code that is publicly available so that anyone can see, modify, and distribute it. OSS development happens in a decentralized and collaborative manner by open source communities. …Open Source7 min readOpen Source7 min read
May 17, 2022How can Open Source Help On the Interpretability of Machine Learning Models?Machine learning (ML) models are being increasingly used in different fields, such as financial services (e.g. stock price prediction), law (e.g. case summarization), and even medicine (e.g. drug development). Although ML models are very good at making predictions, they lack in explaining their forecasts so that humans can easily understand…Machine Learning3 min readMachine Learning3 min read
May 8, 20227 Open Source Tools to Test MicroservicesA hybrid architecture based on microservices and container-based infrastructure require different testing strategies since a microservice architecture relies less on in-process components and more on remote dependencies. That means that testing the connections between microservices becomes more time-consuming when there is more remote communication. Taking the time to test a…Testing4 min readTesting4 min read
May 8, 2022Fintech and Open SourceThe regulatory framework that financial services must comply with, complex payment architectures, and fraud are some of the reasons why financial services are difficult and expensive to build [1]. Banking as a service was created to address some of the hurdles of building financial services, by rebuilding existing financial products…Fintech4 min readFintech4 min read
Apr 5, 2022The importance of open source for blockchain technologiesBusiness networks use blockchains to track assets, record transactions, and keep track of their assets [1]. There are tangible and intangible assets (a house, car, cash, land), as well as intellectual property, patents, copyrights, and branding. …Open Source3 min readOpen Source3 min read
Mar 22, 2022Open Source Governance Models ExplainedWhether you want to contribute to open source projects or you want to have your own open source project, it is important to know/find out which project’s contributor has the authority to help you make a contribution, for example. In open source, this is called project governance. Project governance is…Open Source4 min readOpen Source4 min read
Mar 9, 2022Open Source: A way to help preventing rapid climate changeNever before in human history have we been richer, more advanced and powerful. Yet, we feel overwhelmed with rapid climate change. As we all know, climate change is widespread and intensifying. …Open Source Software4 min readOpen Source Software4 min read
Feb 23, 2022Bare-Metal Cloud ComputingYou might have already heard about “the cloud”. The term cloud refers to servers that are accessed over the Internet as well as the software and databases that run on those servers. Files and applications stored in the cloud can be accessed from almost any device because the computing and…Bare Metal Cloud4 min readBare Metal Cloud4 min read
