Hacker News with Generative AI: Enterprise Software

Agent Mesh for Enterprise Agents (solo.io)
From mainframes to microservices, enterprises have evolved their software architectures to meet growing demands for scalability, flexibility, and adaptability. Today’s reality demands more than just distribution or decomposition. In a world of real-time market shifts and ever-rising customer expectations, businesses need systems that can reason, adapt, and act on their own. This is the promise of agentic systems.

Microservices, Enterprise Software, Agent-Based Systems

24 points by pj3677 1 day ago | 5 comments

More than 100 public software companies are getting 'squeezed' by AI (businessinsider.com)
A foundational shift is underway in enterprise software, and it's being driven by generative AI.

Generative AI, Software, Business, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software

5 points by bradac56 5 days ago | 2 comments

Cohere Launches Embed 4 (cohere.com)
Embed 4 delivers state-of-the-art accuracy and efficiency, helping enterprises securely retrieve their multimodal data to build agentic AI applications.

Generative AI, AI Applications, Enterprise Software, New Releases

96 points by rekovacs 11 days ago | 48 comments

Are .NET 4.x and JDK 8.x the "zombie" runtimes of enterprise software? (ycombinator.com)
I've noticed a strong parallel between Microsoft's .NET Framework 4.x and Oracle's JDK 8.x series. Even though newer versions keep rolling out — .NET Core, .NET 6/7/8, JDK 11/17/21 — these older versions just won’t die.

.NET, Java, Enterprise Software

68 points by pyeri 16 days ago | 91 comments

The Goldilocks zone of software stability (microsoft.com)
I’ve learned that the enterprise product support folks talk about the “Goldilocks zone” of software stability.

Software Stability, Enterprise Software, Software Development

7 points by signa11 16 days ago | 0 comments

Rocky Linux from CIQ – Hardened (ciq.com)
Rocky Linux from CIQ - Hardened presents a trusted, compatible version of Enterprise Linux that is delivered securely, always up to date, and proactively protects apps and services from malicious threats.

Linux, Security, Enterprise Software, Open Source

30 points by LaSombra 38 days ago | 48 comments

SUSE Displays Enhanced Enterprise Linux at Susecon (thenewstack.io)

SUSE, Linux, Enterprise Software, Conferences

15 points by CrankyBear 43 days ago | 2 comments

New React Native Framework for Enterprise (grabbou.xyz)
We're building a new React Native Framework for Enterprise that integrates with your existing infrastructure

React Native, Mobile Development, Enterprise Software

12 points by thymikee 52 days ago | 1 comments

From Records to Agents: The Overlooked Revolution in Enterprise Software (sperand.io)
Enterprise software’s evolution isn’t about replacing humans with AI. It’s about transforming static records into autonomous, goal-seeking entities that can navigate across systems, organizations, and data repositories.

Enterprise Software, Artificial Intelligence, Business Transformation

22 points by sebg 59 days ago | 14 comments

Factory – The Agentic Command Center for Building Software (factory.ai)
The hard part of coding isn’t the code, it’s everything else. The hard part is spending months trying to find all the hidden dependencies and broken APIs and mismatched versions. The hard part is the understanding, planning, negotiating, re-prioritizing, and documenting. Enterprise software development is hard because combing through the labyrinth of outdated docs and tech debt is like trying to untangle all the rivers of the world once they’ve already flowed into the ocean.

Software Development, Enterprise Software, Tools, DevOps, Agile

20 points by 23d 60 days ago | 2 comments

Async-first meta framework for building enterprise-grade multi-agent systems (github.com/eggai-tech)
EggAI Multi-Agent Meta Framework makes it easy to build enterprise-grade multi-agent systems with quality-controlled output, using an async-first, distributed and composable architecture. It provides:

Multi-Agent Systems, Enterprise Software, Artificial Intelligence, Frameworks

3 points by kojiwakayama 73 days ago | 1 comments

Canonical announces 12 year Kubernetes LTS (canonical.com)
Canonical’s Kubernetes LTS (Long Term Support) will support FedRAMP compliance and receive at least 12 years of committed security maintenance and enterprise support on bare metal, public clouds, OpenStack, Canonical MicroCloud and VMware.

Kubernetes, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Security

46 points by gpi 74 days ago | 49 comments

Workday cuts nearly 2k employees (techcrunch.com)
Enterprise HR platform Workday is the latest tech company to announce layoffs in recent weeks.

Layoffs, Tech Industry, Enterprise Software, HR

11 points by uladzislau 79 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Distr – open-source distribution platform for on-prem deployments (github.com/glasskube)
Distr is the easiest way to distribute enterprise software to customer-controlled or shared-responsibility environments.

Open Source, Software Distribution, Enterprise Software, On-Premise Deployments

117 points by louis_w_gk 87 days ago | 23 comments

Red Hat Woos VMware Shops with OpenShift Virtualization Engine (nextplatform.com)
Broadcom’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware in November 2023 and the subsequent changes to venerable virtualization company’s business model and pricing have rankled many long-time enterprise users, a situation that has been highly publicized despite assertions by Broadcom and VMware executives that such reports are little than FUD – short for fear, uncertainty, and doubt.

Virtualization, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Cloud Computing, Acquisitions

119 points by rbanffy 100 days ago | 72 comments

The Untouched Goldmine of F# (rm4n0s.github.io)
F# secret superpower that no one has discovered for 30 years, and it will change its popularity in enterprise software

Programming, F#, Enterprise Software

38 points by rmanolis 104 days ago | 56 comments

Featbit: Enterprise-level feature flag platform that you can self-host (github.com/featbit)

Software, Feature Flags, Open Source, Self-Hosting, Enterprise Software

10 points by nateb2022 118 days ago | 1 comments

What's SAP? (2019) (retool.com)
What's SAP? And why is it worth $163B?

Business, Software, Enterprise Software, Technology

7 points by hundredwatt 119 days ago | 0 comments

Google support third-party tools in Gemini Code Assist (techcrunch.com)
Google on Tuesday announced support for third-party tools in Gemini Code Assist, its enterprise-focused AI code completion service.

Google, AI, Code Completion, Enterprise Software, Third-Party Tools

24 points by nancy_le 129 days ago | 3 comments

Scaling Breakthrough: EPAS 17 Scales Twice as Well, Thanks PostgreSQL (enterprisedb.com)
Thanks to the open-source community that maintains PostgreSQL, the release of EDB’s Postgres Advanced Server (EPAS) 17, and its advancements in scaling efficiency have set a new benchmark, nearly doubling the performance capabilities of its predecessor, EPAS 16.

Databases, PostgreSQL, Open Source, Performance, Enterprise Software

13 points by dougcalobrisi 144 days ago | 4 comments

Workbrew makes open-source package manager Homebrew enterprise-friendly (techcrunch.com)
A trio of former GitHub executives and engineers have founded a new startup that brings the benefits of one of the most popular open source package managers to the enterprise.

Open Source, Enterprise Software, Package Management, Startups

14 points by woodruffw 158 days ago | 2 comments

Red Hat Reveals Major Enhancements to Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (zdnet.com)
Only weeks after Red Hat released Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI, the company rolled out the next version: RHEL AI 1.2.

Red Hat, Linux, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software

15 points by CrankyBear 187 days ago | 4 comments

K1 Buys MariaDB (prnewswire.com)
K1 Investment Management, LLC ("K1"), one of the largest investors in small-cap enterprise software companies, today announced the completion of its tender offer to acquire 100 percent of the issued ordinary shares of MariaDB plc (NYSE: MRDB) ("MariaDB"), a leader in enterprise database solutions.

Acquisitions, Database, Enterprise Software

101 points by Vloeck 227 days ago | 90 comments

Why isn't Apple attacking the enterprise market? (ycombinator.com)

Apple, Enterprise Software, Business Strategy

21 points by edgefield 252 days ago | 41 comments

Show HN: Bolna – build and ship enterprise grade voice AI in minutes (github.com/bolna-ai)

Artificial Intelligence, Voice AI, Enterprise Software, Show HN

5 points by xan_ps007 256 days ago | 2 comments

Canonical's 'distroless' Linux images are a game-changer for enterprises (zdnet.com)

Linux, Containers, Security, Enterprise Software

55 points by CrankyBear 302 days ago | 80 comments

Slack wants to become the 'long-term memory' for organizations (computerworld.com)

Slack, Business Communication, Enterprise Software, Memory Management, Artificial Intelligence