WHITE PAPER - Since its introduction nearly 10 years ago, Apache Lucene has become a competitive player for developing extensible, high-performance full-text search solutions. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Lucene 2.9.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Data Management | Enterprise Search Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - There are many ways that people come to the conclusion that they need a search application, and a variety of ways in which they can then proceed. Here are some of the steps that users often consider (or maybe should consider) before they're ready to start building an application.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Data Management | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Search Software | Open Source | Open Source Software

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides some ways to think about your enterprise search requirements from both technological and economic perspectives, explains why a Lucene/Solr-based approach can be optimal, and describes how Lucid Imagination can help you to design, develop, and deploy the necessary search solution.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Content Management | Enterprise Search Software | Enterprise Systems | Open Source | Open Source Software | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - Lucid Imagination brings market-leading expertise to open source enterprise search, and can help any organization quickly design and optimize search solutions based on Lucene and Solr.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Search Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Search Engines | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Apache Solr is the definitive application development implementation for Lucene, and it is the leading open source search platform. This white paper describes the new features and improvements in the latest version, Apache Solr 1.4.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: October 26, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Backups | Data Deduplication | Data Replication | Enterprise Search Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Search Engines | Software Upgrades

WHITE PAPER - Based on open source software and powerful Sun hardware technology, the Sun Business Intelligence Solution for Web Infrastructure provides an easy to manage, enterprise-class, and highly scalable Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing solution that features a low total cost of ownership.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Warehouses | Databases | Open Source Software

WHITE PAPER - This techncial paper explores a number of options for using Citrix XenServer to consolidate 32-bit workloads on both x86 and x64 Microsoft® Windows® platforms, with emphasis on best practices, tuning, and tips for a server based computing environment.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Best Practices | Citrix XenServer | Open Source Software | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - This project demonstrates the feasibility of using the Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage System as a repository for the MySQL™ database with the Pentaho Business Intelligence (BI) application. This proof-of-concept study provides steps to configure this setup, using Pentaho BI tools and MySQL database servers.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: April 29, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | MySQL | Open Source | Open Source Software | Storage Hardware

WHITE PAPER - Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, is committed to utilizing the principles of open source to provide enterprise-level security to its customers. This paper reviews open source software development principles and process and how those lead to more secure software.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Downtime | IT Management | Network Security | Open Source | Open Source Software | Security Infrastructure | Security Software | Vulnerability Management

WHITE PAPER - In this whitepaper, Enterprise Linux and Windows Server 2008 are compared over a six-year period, with various e-commerce configurations covering small, medium, and large business scenarios.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Downtime | Linux | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operating Systems | Productivity | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - This IDC White Paper takes an in-depth look at the use of Linux as a commercial solution in business-critical environments. It offers a deeper review of SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) and HP's portfolio of standards-based server solutions.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Published: July 23, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Systems | Linux | Linux Server Hardware | Open Source | Open Source Software

WHITE PAPER - The open source development model allows innovation to happen rapidly in all areas—including security. The Red Hat development process leads the industry in providing innovative and secure solutions, and includes a dedicated Security Response Team whose speed and reliability is among the best in the industry.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: September 24, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Database Administration | Linux | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operating Systems | Security Software | Vulnerability Management

WHITE PAPER - Evaluate the savings, performance, and overall value of a Red Hat Enterprise Linux deployment versus a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 deployment. In this whitepaper, the two systems are compared over a six-year period, with various e-commerce configurations covering small, medium, and large business scenarios.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: September 24, 2009


Topics:  Database Server Software | Downtime | Linux | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operating Systems | Productivity | Server Management | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - Independent tests performed under industry benchmark standards find that Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the leading platform for running web servers - as well as Java applications and other large-scale online transaction processing tools in popular use by Internet vendors.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: September 24, 2009


Topics:  Application Server Software | Java | Linux | Online Payments | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operating Systems | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | Web Server Software

WHITE PAPER - Download this white paper to learn about overcoming the technical challenges and misconceptions around delivering open source BI, as well as developing and maximizing the use of open source BI.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Dashboards | Data Warehouse Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Reporting Software | Web 2.0 | Web Development Tools