IBM launches Open Source Cloud Guide for developers

IBM has released the Open Source Cloud Guide, which highlights various use cases that are important in hybrid cloud environments. It features the important open source projects in these areas, and discusses how various clouds are using open source in their offerings.

“As both the cloud and open source landscapes evolve, we saw a need for a guide to highlight important aspects of hybrid cloud and multi-cloud development—and their corresponding open source services,” IBM said.

According to an O’Reilly survey that IBM commissioned in 2020, developers who want to build cloud applications should work on honing their open source skills instead of only focusing on developing skills for a proprietary cloud. Because every major cloud platform uses open source software in its infrastructure, developing skills related to open technology makes developers more desirable to potential employers and helps developers compete in hybrid environments.

Todd Moore, vice president, open tech, and Chris Ferris, CTO, open tech from IBM noted that the survey highlighted that the most desired of the open source skills are around Linux (containers), artificial intelligence and machine learning, and data storage.

“This got us thinking: How do those skills translate exactly to developing for hybrid cloud environments, inclusive of the major cloud providers? What open source technologies are most used? The purpose of the Open Source Cloud Guide is to answer those questions,” reads the IBM developer blog.

Developers can discover more and contribute to the guide on GitHub.