Reviews

Running agents with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

AgentCore delivers an enterprise-grade infrastructure and operations layer for deploying and managing AI agents at scale, with a few wrinkles.

By Martin Heller

Mar 12, 202620 mins

Amazon Web ServicesGenerative AIIaaS

Why use Ansible for automation and orchestration

Ansible is a widely applicable automation platform with particular strengths in devops and network automation

By Martin Heller

May 7, 2018 7 mins

Cloud Computing Devops Open Source

25 simple tools for building mobile apps fast

Low-code and no-code development tools give business users and developers a fast track to mobile app success

By Martin Heller and Peter Sayer

Apr 6, 2018 17 mins

Development Tools Mobile Development Web Development

Cosmos DB review: Database for a small planet

Multi-model Azure database combines global reach and a choice of five consistency models, allowing you to trade off cost for consistency

By Martin Heller

Mar 12, 2018 13 mins

Databases Microsoft Azure SQL

Cosmos DB review: Database for a small planet

Multi-model Azure database combines global reach and a choice of five consistency models, allowing you to trade off cost for consistency

By Martin Heller

Mar 12, 2018 13 mins

Cloud Computing Data Management Development Tools

Review: Neo4j supercharges graph analytics

When it comes to tracking relationships, Neo4j is faster, more flexible, and more scalable than relational databases

By Martin Heller

Feb 19, 2018 13 mins

Analytics Databases SQL

Review: 6 slick open source routers

DD-WRT, Tomato, OpenWrt, OPNsense, PFSense, and VyOS suit a wide range of devices and networking needs

By Serdar Yegulalp

Feb 1, 2018 13 mins

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

TensorFlow review: The best deep learning library gets better

At version r1.5, Google's open source machine learning and neural network library is more capable, more mature, and easier to learn and use

By Martin Heller

Jan 22, 2018 11 mins

Data Science Development Tools Machine Learning

CockroachDB review: A scale-out SQL database built for survival

CockroachDB is a distributed SQL database built on top of a transactional and consistent key-value store that can withstand datacenter failures

By Martin Heller

Jan 4, 2018 13 mins

Cloud Computing Databases SQL

8 boutique cloud service providers you should know

Sometimes, the big guys are just too big. If you want a personal, custom, industry-specific managed cloud service provider, try these

By David Linthicum

Jan 3, 2018 10 mins

Cloud Computing

Top 5 open source tools for MySQL administrators

Look to these excellent tools to improve CLI and web admin, SQL queries, schema migration, and replication and recovery in your MySQL environment

By Michael Coburn

Dec 13, 2017 10 mins

Databases Open Source SQL

Which API management tools work best?

Discover what real users think of API management solutions

By IDG Connect

Nov 16, 2017 1 min

APIs Careers Software Development

Users review CA Release Automation and IBM UrbanCode Deploy

Developers and IT pros reveal their favorite features of two leading release automation tools, and where these tools fall short

By IT Central Sta

Nov 8, 2017 5 mins

Development Tools Devops Software Development

Review: H2O.ai automates machine learning

Driverless AI really is able to create and train good machine learning models without requiring machine learning expertise from users.

By Martin Heller

Nov 6, 2017 13 mins

Analytics Data Science Machine Learning

Review: The best Linux distros for Docker and containers

Alpine Linux, CoreOS Container Linux, RancherOS, Red Hat Project Atomic, and VMware Photon OS compared.

By Steven Nuu00f1ez

Oct 30, 2017 10 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

NoSQL standouts: The best key-value databases compared

Aerospike, Hazelcast, Memcached, Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB, and Redis put different twists on fast and simple data storage

By Serdar Yegulalp

Oct 27, 2017 16 mins

Cloud Computing Databases Software Development

CoreOS review: Linux for containers and Kubernetes

CoreOS Container Linux provides a safe, consistent, and reliable foundation for container clusters—but it’s not easy

By Steven Nuu00f1ez

Oct 23, 2017 8 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

QlikView vs. Tableau: Which is best for you?

This IT Central Station report compares real users? feedback on QlikView and Tableau

By IDG Connect

Oct 12, 2017 1 min

Analytics

Bossie Awards 2017: The best networking and security software

InfoWorld picks the top open source software for protecting networks and their users

By Victor Garza and Fahmida Rashid

Sep 27, 2017 7 mins

Malware Phishing Technology Industry

Bossies 2017: The Best of Open Source Software Awards

InfoWorld celebrates the leading open source projects for software development, cloud computing, machine learning, data storage and analytics, and security

By Doug Dineley

Sep 27, 2017 3 mins

Databases Machine Learning Technology Industry

Bossie Awards 2017: The best cloud computing software

InfoWorld picks the best open source software for building and managing cloud infrastructure

By Martin Heller, Serdar Yegulalp and Andrew C. Oliver

Sep 27, 2017 5 mins

Devops IaaS Open Source

Bossie Awards 2017: The best software development tools

InfoWorld picks the top open source software for building systems and applications

By Serdar Yegulalp, Andrew C. Oliver and Jonathan Freeman

Sep 27, 2017 7 mins

Development Tools Mobile Development Web Development

Bossie Awards 2017: The best databases and analytics tools

InfoWorld picks the best open source software for large-scale search, SQL, NoSQL, and streaming analytics

By Martin Heller, Andrew C. Oliver and Steven Nuu00f1ez

Sep 27, 2017 7 mins

Databases Open Source SQL

Bossie Awards 2017: The best machine learning tools

InfoWorld picks the best open source software for machine learning and deep learning

By Martin Heller and Andrew C. Oliver

Sep 27, 2017 6 mins

Analytics Machine Learning Open Source

What do users really think of application performance management solutions?

Read real users’ feedback on application performance management solutions courtesy of IT Central Station

By IDG Connect

Sep 14, 2017 1 min

Devops Software Development

NoSQL standouts: The best key-value databases

Aerospike, Hazelcast, Memcached, Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB, and Redis put different twists on fast and simple data storage

By Serdar Yegulalp

Sep 13, 2017 13 mins

Data Management Development Tools Open Source

Review: Domo is good BI, not great BI

Domo delivers on data sources and visualizations, but is harder to use and overpriced compared to Tableau, Qlik Sense, and Microsoft Power BI

By Martin Heller

Sep 11, 2017 8 mins

Business Intelligence Data Visualization SaaS

Review: Red Hat does Docker the hard way

Project Atomic pours Kubernetes and Red Hat engineering into a state-of-the-art container host, but be prepared to roll up your sleeves

By Steven Nuu00f1ez

Sep 5, 2017 9 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

Users review the top cloud data integration tools

IT Central Station members weigh in on Informatica Cloud Data Integration, Dell Boomi AtomSphere, IBM App Connect, and SnapLogic

By IT Central Sta

Aug 31, 2017 6 mins

Cloud Computing Data Management

Review: VMware’s Photon OS shines for Docker containers

Optimized for the VMware hypervisor, Photon OS is an easy-to-use container OS with all the advantages of virtual hardware

By Steven Nuu00f1ez

Aug 28, 2017 5 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

FileMaker Pro: Simple app dev, easy cloud deployment

FileMaker Pro 16 makes it easy to build simple database-driven apps for desktop, web, and iOS, but scalability is limited

By Martin Heller

Aug 21, 2017 9 mins

Databases Mobile Development Web Development

IBM QRadar vs. Splunk: Which analytics platform is best for you?

This IT Central Station report compares real users’ feedback on IBM QRadar and Splunk

By IDG Connect

Aug 17, 2017 1 min

Analytics

RancherOS: A simpler Linux for Docker lovers

Rancher Labs takes the container paradigm to its final destination with a completely Dockerized operating system

By Steven Nuu00f1ez

Aug 16, 2017 9 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

Read real users’ feedback on cloud monitoring solutions courtesy of IT Central Station

By IDG Connect

Aug 10, 2017 1 min

Cloud Computing

The best JavaScript testing tools for React

How to choose the right test runner, test framework, assertion libraries, and add-on tools for your React project

By Jonathan Freeman

Jul 31, 2017 10 mins

App Testing JavaScript Web Development

The best JavaScript testing tools for React

How to choose the right test runner, test framework, assertion libraries, and add-on tools for your React project

By Jonathan Freeman

Jul 31, 2017 10 mins

App Testing JavaScript Web Development

Which Docker container monitoring solutions work the best?

This IT Central Station report is based on real users’ feedback on Docker container-monitoring tools

By IDG Connect

Jul 27, 2017 1 min

Software Development

Review: Google Cloud Spanner takes SQL to NoSQL scale

Google Cloud Spanner achieves horizontal scalability, strong consistency, and five nines availability as a service, at a price

By Martin Heller

Jul 24, 2017 15 mins

Cloud Computing Databases SQL

Review: Google Cloud Spanner takes SQL to NoSQL scale

Google Cloud Spanner achieves horizontal scalability, strong consistency, and five nines availability as a service, at a price

By Martin Heller

Jul 24, 2017 15 mins

Careers Cloud Computing Technology Industry

Review: Windows Server containers are new and strange

Microsoft’s Docker-driven container feature works as advertised, but comes with a steep learning curve

By Brien Posey

Jul 17, 2017 8 mins

Careers Small and Medium Business Software Development

Review: Alpine Linux is made for Docker

Stripped-down Linux distribution shines for containers and appliances, but you have to earn it

By Steven Nuu00f1ez

Jul 10, 2017 9 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

Review: OutSystems makes React apps drag-and-drop easy

Low-code application development platform lowers the bar to building web apps, mobile apps, and responsive mobile hybrid apps

By Martin Heller

Jul 3, 2017 13 mins

Development Tools Mobile Development Web Development

Review: Appian aces low-code dev, at a price

Appian Platform allows business users to create simple forms apps, and developers to enhance them with workflows

By Martin Heller

Jun 26, 2017 12 mins

Development Tools Mobile Development Web Development

Review: The 6 best password managers

Look to these Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, and web tools to make your passwords stronger and your online life easier

By Tim Ferrill

May 25, 2017 19 mins

Security Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Review: The 10 best JavaScript editors

Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code, Brackets, and Atom rise to the top, but several others are worth considering

By Martin Heller

May 17, 2017 22 mins

JavaScript Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Review: Tableau takes self-service BI to new heights

Tableau strengthens its case with cross-database joins, browser-based authoring, and geo-analysis improvements

By Martin Heller

May 12, 2017 11 mins

Analytics Business Intelligence Data Visualization

Business chat review: Slack vs. Teams vs. HipChat vs. Yammer

The 800-pound gorillas Microsoft and Google are taking on the niche providers Slack and Atlassian that created this market, but you need more than size to win

By Galen Gruman

May 10, 2017 16 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development