The Ultimate Guide to Open source

2026 · Asian Edition

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.

Asian Open source news
Analyst Insights
Check Point wins Frost & Sullivan recognition for WAF
Frost & Sullivan · Open source · Firewalls
Last week
Capsule Security raises $7 million to guard AI agents
Gartner · Open source · PAM
This month
DigiCert posts record ARR after Valimail acquisition
IDC MarketScape · Open source · SaaS
Last month
SUSE buys Losant to boost open source industrial IoT
Gartner · Open source · Virtualisation
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Dell adds Nutanix AHV support to its Private Cloud
Gartner · Open source · Storage
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Expert columns
Biznet Gio scales cloud performance for AI era with AMD
By Biznet Gio and AMD
Last month
Generative AI fuels alarming surge in intimate image abuse
By Theodora Skeadas of Humane Intelligence
Last month
Australia eyes open AI infrastructure for 2026 era
By Alexey Navolokin of AMD
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Five hard truths about enterprise AI heading into 2026
By Daryush Ashjari of Nutanix APAC
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
2026: AI turns inward as virtualisation is rewritten
By Matthew Oostveen of Pure Storage
Thu, 11th Dec 2025
The next phase of AI infrastructure: consistency, cost and consolidation
By Bianca Lewis of OpenSearch Software Foundation
Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
Paying a fortune to comply with software licences? Time for enterprises to rethink their ITAM strategy
By Simon Taylor of Azul
Wed, 8th Oct 2025
Integrating AppSec for efficient DevSecOps
By Steven Zimmerman of Black Duck
Fri, 3rd Oct 2025
Golden age of human imagination
By Mykhailo Kovetskyi of Portal.ai
Tue, 15th Jul 2025
Java Independence is now a board-level priority - Driving cost savings, cloud efficiency and strategic agility
By Scott Sellers of Azul
Fri, 27th Jun 2025
Interviews
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
Discussing Unified Communications
Last week
Grafana: Turning data chaos into developer efficiency and CFO savings
Discussing Cloud Services
Last month
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
Discussing Intelligent systems
Last month
Commvault SHIFT New York outlines deeper cloud recovery
Discussing Cloud Services
Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Helm 4 marks 10 years with major features for Kubernetes
Discussing Cloud Services
Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Recent news
Singapore, Shenzhen trial cross-border data platform
About Data Protection
Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
Agnes AI tops 5m users, launches open-source SEA LLM
About App Store
Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Ant International powers SME growth with AI fintech
About Small Business
Wed, 14th Jan 2026
ADLINK pairs ABOS with modules to meet IoT security rules
About Semiconductors
Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Mitsubishi Electric becomes Linux Foundation gold member
About Cloud Services
Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Indosat hailed among top Southeast Asia workplaces
About Firewalls
Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Sirisoft & Red Hat champion automation for AI-ready IT
About Virtualisation
Wed, 7th Jan 2026
VPBank completes major Temenos upgrade on Red Hat OpenShift cloud
About Virtualisation
Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Indosat launches AI semantic search with Google Cloud support
About Marketing
Sat, 23rd Aug 2025
Exclusive: OCBC's 20-year data & AI innovation journey
About Insurance
Tue, 19th Aug 2025
Akamai releases Defenders' Guide 2025 for APJ region
About Malware
Wed, 12th Feb 2025
ZTE's Meng Wei Elected Chairman of LF AI & Data
About Community
Thu, 15th Jun 2023
Why personalised CX will pay off for Asia's banks
About Cloud Services
Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
Alibaba Cloud backs Singapore SMEs during COVID-19 struggles
About Digitisation
Wed, 26th Aug 2020
Skilled employment in tech roles to boost Thailand 4.0
About Employment
Tue, 17th Dec 2019
Cloud to drive next wave of DX in Indonesia
About Cloud Services
Wed, 21st Nov 2018
Acronis and CloudLinux release data security solution
About Cloud Services
Fri, 26th Jan 2018
Indonesian cloud hosting firm Dewaweb to provide CloudLinux web server security
About Cloud Services
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
Inspur signs up to ONOS project for stronger data center SDN
About OpenStack
Fri, 1st Sep 2017
Nec Corporation: Trial reviews feasibility of KDDI's integrated platform
About Cloud Services
Wed, 10th May 2017
Job moves
ZTE's Meng Wei Elected Chairman of LF AI & Data
Move at The Linux Foundation
Thu, 15th Jun 2023
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