

Serdar Yegulalp
Senior Writer
Serdar Yegulalp is a senior writer at InfoWorld, covering software development and operations tools, machine learning, containerization, and reviews of products in those categories. Before joining InfoWorld, Serdar wrote for the original Windows Magazine, InformationWeek, the briefly resurrected Byte, and a slew of other publications. When he's not covering IT, he's writing SF and fantasy published under his own personal imprint, Infinimata Press.


Review: 7 data recovery tools for every data disaster
From resurrecting lost photos to recovering RAID arrays, these utilities can bring your data back from the dead.

Ubuntu Wily Werewolf trots out easy-install OpenStack
The latest version of Canonical's Linux distribution features a streamlined OpenStack installer, along with the LXD hypervisor and telco-strength networking
GitLab one-ups GitHub with open source enterprise code hosting
GitLab is targeting the enterprise, but will its open source allure be enough to win developers away from GitHub?
IBM snaps up StrongLoop to add Node.js smarts to Bluemix
IBM's acquisition of StrongLoop, a major force in Node.js development, enriches cloud support for Node and bolsters its IoT initiative.
Review: VirtualBox 5.0 vs. VMware Workstation 11
VirtualBox 5.0's new features add ease and flexibility, but VMware Workstation 11 leads in performance and convenience.
Review: VirtualBox 5.0 vs. VMware Workstation 11
VirtualBox 5.0's new features add ease and flexibility, but VMware Workstation 11 leads in performance and convenience

Docker Content Trust steps up container security
Docker Content Trust seeks to provide a standard security framework for Docker images, via open source key-sharing.
IT job gains: Not as bright as they appear
IT job growth for July is softened by revised Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for the last couple of months.
Microsoft throws open the doors for Cloud Foundry on Azure
The first public preview of support for Cloud Foundry on Azure is available now, with support for the on-prem version of Azure to come later.
Java at 20: The JVM, Java's other big legacy
The virtual machine that runs Java is also the runtime for new languages -- some quite unlike Java.
Java at 20: JVM, Java's other big legacy
The virtual machine that runs Java is also the runtime for new languages -- some quite unlike Java
New Office 365 features appease the cloud-wary
With a slate of new management, encryption, and data-security features for Office 365, Microsoft hopes to eliminate excuses for not using the cloud.
VMware bestows new container powers upon vSphere/vCloud
The Project Photon and Project Lightwave containerized app technologies are aimed primarily at existing vSphere and vCloud Air users
Docker 1.6 caters to dev and ops alike with new features
The newest release of Docker includes an all-new framework for distributing Docker images, and logging options to satisfy ops folks along with devs.

Nginx's new version goes beyond Web serving
Nginx Plus Release 6 adds high availability and expanded load balancing to appeal to a wider audience
Language forks bring new power to programming
From Hack to Cython, inventive forks are pushing popular programming languages in new directions.
Language forks bestow new power on programming
From Hack to Cython, inventive forks are pushing popular programming languages in new directions
Microsoft: Docker for Windows Server is right around the corner
Microsoft will demo Docker Engine on Windows Server, one of several upcoming container-centric initiatives by both Microsoft and Docker, at the BUILD conference.

CoreOS's Tectonic shift: Enterprise-grade container management
Tectonic, the enterprise distribution of CoreOS's container management stack, leverages Google's Kubernetes -- and a round of Google venture capital.