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Tim Carroll

Senior Director of Product Development

Tim Carroll is a senior leader at Perforce Software, influencing product development and guiding innovation across the portfolio, including OpenLogic, Zend, SourcePro, IMSL, Akana, and Gliffy brands. He brings more than 25 years of experience in software development, including over a decade as Director of Software Development at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Throughout his career, Tim has focused on promoting open source adoption and strategy. He was a founding member and served for 10 years on the Board of Directors of the Apereo Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the use of open source in higher education. He also helped establish the Java Special Interest Group (JASIG) project incubation process and oversight group, which was later adopted and implemented at Apereo. Tim has written and presented on topics ranging from Hadoop administration and Linux migration strategies to open source lifecycle management and governance. He is particularly motivated by providing software solutions that enable people to look beyond solved problems, and mobilizing resources to overcome new interesting obstacles.

Latest Content from Tim Carroll

Lightweight Linux: Benefits, Use Cases, and Enterprise Considerations Blog

Lightweight Linux: Benefits, Use Cases, and Enterprise Considerations

In this blog, our expert explains the difference between lightweight Linux distributions and other Linux distros, assessing pros and cons, use cases, and considerations for deployment.
Operating Systems
What Is Apache HBase? HBase Features, Use Cases, and Alternatives Blog

What Is Apache HBase? HBase Features, Use Cases, and Alternatives

Apache HBase is a NoSQL open source distributed database built on top of Hadoop. Learn about HBase architecture, use cases and HBase alternatives in this blog.
Hadoop
AngularJS CVE 2022-25844: Impact and Mitigation Steps Blog

AngularJS CVE 2022-25844: Impact and Mitigation Steps

Learn about CVE 2022-25844, a high severity vulnerability that impacts AngularJS 1.7 and higher, and how to protect your applications from an exploit.
AngularJS, Security
AngularJS Vulnerabilities: How to Assess AngularJS CVE Severity Blog

AngularJS Vulnerabilities: How to Assess AngularJS CVE Severity

AngularJS went end of life in 2021. In this blog we explore AngularJS vulnerabilities, how to assess AngularJS CVE severity, and long-term support options to stay secure.
AngularJS, Security
Proactive Open Source Lifecycle Management Blog

Proactive Open Source Lifecycle Management

Explore proactive software lifecycle management for OSS and what OpenLogic experts recommend as best practices.
Open Source, Operating Systems
What Is the Cyber Resilience Act? Blog

What Is the Cyber Resilience Act?

An overview of the Cyber Resilience Act, its implications, controversy, and impact on open source software and organizations.
Security
When to Choose Kafka vs. Hadoop Blog

When to Choose Kafka vs. Hadoop

In this blog, our expert discusses why teams might select Kafka vs. Hadoop for data management infrastructure as part of their Big Data strategy.
Apache Kafka, Hadoop
Patching CentOS: What You Need to Know Blog

Patching CentOS: What You Need to Know

Get tips on how to patch CentOS (supported and EOL versions) and patching best practices to ensure CentOS is protected against CVEs.
Operating Systems, Security
Apache Ambari vs. Cloudera Manager Blog

Apache Ambari vs. Cloudera Manager

In this blog, our expert compares two Hadoop management tools: Apache Ambari, which is open source, and Cloudera Manager, which is a commercial offering.
Hadoop, Databases