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The Ultimate Guide to Open Source Databases

Percona

The use of open source databases has increased steadily in recent years. Past trepidation — about perceived vulnerabilities and performance issues — has faded as decision makers realize what an “open source database” really is and what it offers. What is an open source database?

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Application vulnerabilities: Important lessons from the OWASP top 10 about application security risks

Dynatrace

Vulnerable and outdated components This is another broad category that covers libraries, frameworks, and open source components with known vulnerabilities that may not have been patched. The OWASP also has an extensive list of free tools for open source vulnerability detection.

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Dynatrace Application Security protects your applications in complex cloud environments

Dynatrace

In our increasingly digital world, the speed of innovation is key to business success. Open source has also become a fundamental building block of the entire cloud-native stack. Why cloud-native applications, Kubernetes, and open source require a radically different approach to application security.

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What is Greenplum Database? Intro to the Big Data Database

Scalegrid

Greenplum Database is an open-source , hardware-agnostic MPP database for analytics, based on PostgreSQL and developed by Pivotal who was later acquired by VMware. High performance, query optimization, open source and polymorphic data storage are the major Greenplum advantages. Open Source. Major Use Cases.

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Container security: What it is, why it’s tricky, and how to do it right

Dynatrace

Application developers commonly leverage open-source software when building containerized applications. In fact, the market research firm Forrester says that the average container image is comprised of 70% open-source software.[1] 1] And unfortunately, open-source software is often fraught with security vulnerabilities.

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Why vulnerability management enhances your cloud application security strategy

Dynatrace

Key takeaways from this article on vulnerability management for cloud application security: Today’s cloud apps with their fast innovation cycles and frequent use of open-source libraries must address a gap for runtime vulnerability management in production environments. Dynatrace news. Contextual insight.

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Davis Security Advisor extends Dynatrace Application Security with automatic vulnerability prioritization

Dynatrace

At the same time, cloud-native technologies and open-source software have introduced a new level of speed and complexity. To reduce their backlogs, some companies focus on the most popular open-source components, and some only address vulnerabilities that appear after a certain date.