A truly effective cloud approach entails one that is built on open standards.
The award recognises Obsidian Systems' work as a Red Hat partner in SA over the past decade.
The panel discussion at the Virtual Data Centres Forum focused on the benefits of vendor-supported open source software.
Red Hat's address at the Virtual Data Centres Forum showcased the benefits of open source software and the importance of open standards.
There are significant advantages to organisations that use vendor-supported open source software, says Linux Warehouse.
SA may be behind the rest of the world in terms of vendor-supported open source software adoption, but things are changing, says Linux Warehouse.
Open source software avoids legal wrangles and allows innovation to grow.
The company walked away with the “Best Open Source Application” award for 2012.
It makes more sense to buy a support subscription for open source software than a right-to-use licence for propitiatory software, says Linux Warehouse.
Open Source Help provides free advice on issues related to the use of open source software in the enterprise.
Obsidian conducted the training and certification of the country's first four Red Hat Certified Architects.
The company has announced the expansion of three open source software and cloud computing initiatives.