Paul Sawers

photo of The 20 hottest open source startups of 2024 image A new report showcases the 20 top-trending open source startups around the world, more than half of which are closely aligned with AI. The report is the handiwork of European venture capital firm Runa Capital, which has operated the Runa Open Source Startup (ROSS) Index since 2020. The Index serves quarterly…

A trio of cloud industry veterans have launched a new company with the mission of modernizing configuration data management.

photo of Cloud veterans launch ConfigHub to fix ‘configuration hell’ image A trio of cloud industry leaders have launched a new company with the mission of modernizing software configuration data management. Emerging from stealth today with $4 million in funding, ConfigHub is the handiwork of CEO Alexis Richardson, founder of cloud-native container management platform Weaveworks; CTO…

A fledgling open-source startup that's setting out to tackle API sprawl in the GraphQL ecosystem has secured the backing of e-commerce giant eBay.

Paul Sawers 5 min read A fledgling open source startup that's setting out to tackle API sprawl in the GraphQL ecosystem has secured the backing of e-commerce giant eBay.

The Wikimedia Foundation says bandwidth consumption for multimedia downloads has surged by 50% since January, 2024.

An interview with Jim Zemlin, who talks about open source AI and taking a 'portfolio approach' to Linux Foundation projects.

photo of Jim Zemlin on taking a ‘portfolio approach’ to Linux Foundation projects image The Linux Foundation has become something of a misnomer through the years. It has extended far beyond its roots as the steward of the Linux kernel, emerging as a sprawling umbrella outfit for a thousand open source projects spanning cloud infrastructure, security, digital wallets, enterprise search, fintech,…

The Linux Foundation has become something of a misnomer through the years. It has extended far beyond its roots as the steward of the Linux