Another great week from the Apache community! Here's what happened: Support Apache –help secure the future of free, community-driven software. Every dollar counts. http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html ASF Board –management and oversight of the business and affairs of the corporation in accordance with the... [Read more...]
Posted at 02:20PM Jun 23, 2017 by Sally in General
Happy Friday from the Apache community! Here's what we've been up to over the past week: Support Apache –billions of users depend on Apache's free, community-driven software. Every dollar counts. http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html ASF Board –management and oversight of the business and affairs of the... [Read more...]
Posted at 01:02PM Jun 16, 2017 by Sally in General
Throughout May we promoted that we had been invited to have an Apache booth at the Open Expo in Madrid. The event took place on 1st June 2017 and was the first time that we had an Apache presence there. We received an invitation to the event because of a contact made at FOSDEM (so you can see how being at one event can lead to another!) In... [Read more...]
Posted at 11:26AM Jun 15, 2017 by sharan in General
Welcome to our monthly blog update about what is happening in Apache Community Development (ComDev)! This month we have lots of news about ApacheCon North America; share some links to some of the conference keynotes; deliver a co-ordinated Apache Way track alongside our Community one; get some feedback from a first time ApacheCon attendee; encourage you to... [Read more...]
Posted at 06:21AM Jun 14, 2017 by sharan in General
We are very excited to announce the release of Apache Samza 0.13.0. Samza has been powering real-time applications in production across several large companies (including LinkedIn, Netflix, Uber) for years now . Samza provides leading support for large-scale stateful stream processing with: • First class... [Read more...]
Posted at 06:09PM Jun 09, 2017 by nickpan47 in General
Apache OFBiz News May 2017 Welcome to our regular monthly round-up of OFBiz news. This month we have news about our new OFBiz release, we begin work on tidying up and re-structuring our wiki, work starts on improving end user documentation for our users and creating reports in OFBiz gets easier. Apache OFBiz 16.11.02 Released During this month the... [Read more...]
Posted at 03:59PM Jun 09, 2017 by sharan in General
Another week has passed with the Apache community collaborating in full force: Support Apache –help sustain your favorite Apache project for less than $14/day. Every dollar counts. http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html - new ASF VP Fundraising Kevin McGrail on his goals for the coming year https://feathercast.apache.org/2017... [Read more...]
Posted at 11:20AM Jun 09, 2017 by Sally in General
Real-Time SQL On Event Streams Mark Payne - @dataflowmark Apache NiFi has grown tremendously over the past 2 and a half years since it was open sourced. The community is continuously thinking of, implementing, and contributing amazing new features. The newly released version 1.2.0 of NiFi is no exception. One of... [Read more...]
Posted at 02:52PM Jun 06, 2017 by markap14@apache.org in Dataflow
by John Ament As the next line in the series of "Success at Apache", I had to think about what kind of blog post I wanted to write. Given my personal focus, it made sense to focus on new projects coming in and the incubator. When I'm not busy dreaming up new ideas and working on personal projects, I'm helping new... [Read more...]
Posted at 12:04PM Jun 05, 2017 by Sally in SuccessAtApache
Major release of the cornerstone of the Big Data ecosystem, from which dozens of Apache Big Data projects and countless industry solutions originate. Forest Hill, MD —5 June 2017— The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today... [Read more...]
Posted at 11:00AM Jun 05, 2017 by Sally in General
Hello, June! We're at the mid-year mark with ongoing activities from the Apache community: Support Apache –help sustain more than 300 freely-available Open Source projects and dozens of innovations in the Apache Incubator. Every dollar counts. http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html - new ASF VP Fundraising Kevin McGrail on his... [Read more...]
Posted at 11:53AM Jun 02, 2017 by Sally in General
The Apache ActiveMQ logo was created a few years ago. While the project continues to evolve, the logo needs to be updated to reflect current ActiveMQ technology. So, the PMC has discussed making a “Call For Entry” where you can submit a new ActiveMQ Logo. TL;DR: Make your Apache ActiveMQ logo submissions as a PR with your files towards in this... [Read more...]
Posted at 02:16PM Jun 01, 2017 by Clebert in ActiveMQ
Open Source Big Data machine learning platform in use at Cadent Technology and IBM Watson Health, among other organizations. Forest Hill, MD –31 May 2017– The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today that Apache® SystemML™... [Read more...]
Posted at 11:00AM May 31, 2017 by Sally in General
May is drawing to a close with many activities from the Apache community: Support Apache –Apache projects benefit billions of users for less than $14 per project per day. We appreciate your generous consideration: Every dollar counts. http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html ASF Board –management and oversight of the... [Read more...]
Posted at 01:39PM May 26, 2017 by Sally in General
Let me start with a small introduction of myself. My name is Stephen Downie and I have been working in the world of IT for only 2 months. Tom Barber, an ASF member and committer, recently got in touch and offered me the opportunity to retrain. I have previously worked for the last 20 years in retail and if I’m being honest hated 90% of my time at work, so I... [Read more...]
Posted at 07:45PM May 25, 2017 by sharan in General
One of the great things about Apache is that we're all about the individual (contributor). No one has higher rank/status over another. We're not pay-to-play: no-one can "buy" their way in. Titles are for organizational purposes only: a Vice President of a project doesn't carry any more weight than any other member of a project... [Read more...]
Posted at 10:00AM May 22, 2017 by Sally in General
Record-Oriented Data with NiFi Mark Payne - @dataflowmark Intro - The What Apache NiFi is being used by many companies and organizations to power their data distribution needs. One of NiFi's strengths is that the framework is data agnostic. It doesn't care what type of data you are processing. There... [Read more...]
Posted at 02:18PM May 21, 2017 by markap14@apache.org in Dataflow
Reporting in OFBiz and the new OFBiz Flexible Reports Reporting in OFBiz, a brief history Initially, OFBiz came with JasperReports as its main reporting tool. But due to licensing issues, it was removed when OFBiz became part of the Apache Software Foundation. OFBiz needed to generate reports so at that time only Apache FOP was available until... [Read more...]
Posted at 01:26PM May 20, 2017 by jleroux in General
We're wrapping up a great week in Miami at ApacheCon, with thanks to all our attendees, event sponsors, organizers, producers, staff, volunteers, and the greater Apache community of developers, users, and enthusiasts --we miss you already. Here's what happened this week: Support Apache –if Apache software has helped you, please consider... [Read more...]
Posted at 02:04PM May 19, 2017 by Sally in General