The Ultimate Guide to Open source
A curated Kiwi edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Open source.
What to know about Open source
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.
Kiwi Open source News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Cybersecurity experts raise alarm after back-to-back data breaches
Schools and payroll users face heightened phishing and identity-theft risks after breaches exposed sensitive data at multiple firms.
Catalyst urges New Zealand to back local tech suppliers
With NZD $13 billion set to be spent on public technology, the firm says procurement reform could keep more taxpayer money and control at home.
Non-expert contributions look increasingly similar
Generative AI is driving experienced Stack Overflow contributors away as expert answers become harder to distinguish from chatbot replies.
Catalyst urges New Zealand to back local tech in procurement
New procurement rules could keep critical emergency and health systems in local hands, as Catalyst warns reliance on offshore vendors raises costs and risks.
WitFoo opens 100 million-record cyber attack dataset
Researchers can now train on live attack traffic after a new open-source dataset adds 100 million labelled security records from production systems.
New Zealand backs low-cost digital tools for factories
New Zealand funds expansion of low-cost factory tech scheme to help 180 manufacturers boost productivity and compete with digital rivals.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Open source
Broadcom launches TrueSource to bolster open source security
Cloudera named leader in Asia Pacific sovereign AI
Setting the standard for safe, scalable AI
SUSE named Gartner Leader for container management
Google named Gartner cloud leader for ninth straight year
Featured News
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
Filigran: Does your CISO know enough?
CISOs are under pressure to answer boardroom questions on exposure in minutes, as Filigran pushes CTEM and open-source validation tools.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
Future of AI is distributed infrastructure built on open source
Rising AI demand is exposing cloud bottlenecks, as firms eye in-house open source systems to cut costs and limit vendor lock-in.
Open source is powering the next generation of frontier AI
Rising inference demand and custom hardware needs are pushing AI infrastructure beyond standard cloud setups, boosting open source tools.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
ClickHouse customer base soars on back of AI demand
AI agents are driving a sharp rise in demand for the real-time data platform, which added 1000 customers early in 2026 to top 4000.
SUSE targets Australia's industrial edge to drive growth
Australian miners, shippers and utilities could be next to benefit as SUSE pushes edge computing and AI inference beyond data centres.
Expert Columns
From AI That Answers to AI That Acts
AI closes vulnerability window as zero-day exploits surge
Why AI infrastructure planning must happen now
AI is redefining what your PC can do
Why organisations in Asia Pacific are rethinking their AI deployment strategies
Biznet Gio scales cloud performance for AI era with AMD
Generative AI fuels alarming surge in intimate image abuse
Five hard truths about enterprise AI heading into 2026
2026: AI turns inward as virtualisation is rewritten
The next phase of AI infrastructure: consistency, cost and consolidation
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Open source News
JFrog names nine winners of software supply chain awards
The inaugural prizes highlight a wider shift as large enterprises tighten oversight of code, AI models and other assets moving through development pipelines.
Google launches llm-d 1.0 for distributed AI inference
The open-source stack aims to cut latency and boost accelerator use for AI workloads that now arrive in bursts and compete with interactive requests.
Oracle launches AI security mesh with OpenAI to fix flaws
The service aims to help enterprises spot and repair vulnerabilities faster across cloud and on-premises systems, while keeping human approval in place.
Fortanix adds CNCF Confidential Containers support
Businesses handling sensitive AI data can now run Kubernetes workloads inside trusted execution environments with added attestation and key controls.
Alice helps train NVIDIA Nemotron models for safety
The collaborations aim to curb harmful behaviour in open AI models while preserving performance, as enterprises face growing prompt-injection risks.
Oracle launches AI registry for Fusion application setup
The registry could cut manual setup work for Oracle Fusion customers, while letting AI agents execute and test configurations with human oversight.
Tracebit offers unlimited canary credentials to open source
Open-source maintainers can now spot stolen build secrets sooner, as Tracebit removes repository limits for public projects and widens free coverage.
scandiweb open-sources Expedio to speed up Magento stores
Merchants can now cut Magento page-load times without replatforming, as scandiweb makes Expedio's core freely available for open-source use.
Endor Labs adds BYOK support for AI security scans
The new option should ease approval hurdles for regulated firms that need AI code scans without handing source code to vendor-selected models.
Cloudera launches blueprints to move AI into production
Only 28% of enterprises have moved at least 40% of their AI pilots into production, according to Deloitte research cited by Cloudera.
Sonatype launches Nexus Repository Pro+ for AI screening
It blocks malicious or policy-breaking software and AI artefacts at intake, helping enterprises cut build failures, rework and release risk.
Island finds MicrosoftSystem64 campaign in GitHub repos
Developers may have been steered towards malicious code as at least 88 public GitHub repositories linked to a malware cluster surfaced in AI recommendations.
AMD & Intel join forces on PyTorch AI optimisations
Developers will get a single route for PyTorch CPU tuning across both chip rivals, reducing fragmentation as AI workloads move onto x86 systems.
Nvidia backs open standards for AI factory builds
The move could let data centre builders use common blueprints for high-power AI systems, easing deployment of racks up to 250kW.
Red Hat opens Singapore AI centre to scale deployment
The Singapore hub should help firms turn AI pilots into production systems faster, with engineering support and skills training across Asia Pacific.
Azul patches Java after eMudhra certificate compromise
The patch closes a gap that could let unpatched Java runtimes trust forged certificates on servers, containers and software pipelines.
SUSE unveils sovereign AI platform with NVIDIA tie-up
Enterprises will be able to keep AI agents and proprietary data inside their own infrastructure under the new SUSE-NVIDIA sovereign AI stack.
Red Hat expands NVIDIA tie-up on secure agentic AI
The update gives enterprises tighter controls over autonomous AI agents, with runtime security, governed inference and Day 0 support for new NVIDIA chips.
Percona launches Valkey-proxy to ease Redis migration
It could let firms shift from commercial Redis to open source Valkey without rewriting application code for clustered deployments.
Supply chain attacks rise as 215 flaws are exploited
Supply chain compromises helped actively exploited flaws to 215 in the first half of 2026, as attackers used trusted tools and platforms to steal credentials.
