IBM unveils developer friendly open source cloud projects
July 23, 2015
Grazed from CloudTech. Author: James Bourne.
IBM is ramping up its commitment to open source technologies by releasing a new platform which enables developers to build cloud applications. The platform, called developerWorks Open, allows developers to not only download the code but have access to blogs and videos, comprising a global network to accelerate development projects.
IBM has had more than 20 years in the open source computing biz, becoming a main player in projects such as Apache, Linux and Eclipse. Big Blue is a platinum member of the OpenStack foundation, which announced a partnership with Google earlier this month. The company is also spearheading a project called Academic Initiative for Cloud, where the next generation of developers will be equipped with IBM’s platform as a service offering Bluemix…
More than 200 universities in 36 countries have signed up for the initiative, meaning cloud development curricula can potentially reach more than 20,000 students…
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