Most of us know the phrase “operating system” in the context of our computers and phones. An operating system is an underlying framework that manages the applications and software we use every day.

Ten years ago, I was running a stakeholder-focused company using a traditional operating system that tracked our key performance indicators in pursuit of goals and, of course, profit. On paper, ...

Today’s operating systems are more sophisticated and feature-rich than ever before, which makes them substantially more useful to the enterprise but also adds to security vulnerability—unless the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joe McKendrick covers how technology moves markets and careers The term “business operating system” has been bandied around for ...

Developers talk a lot about “immutability.” Outside the technical world, it usually means something negative: unmoving, inflexible, and entrenched. However, in the technical field, these features ...

Embedded system developers have a wide range of operating systems available to them today. Of course, the most straightforward operating system is to have no operating system! However, many systems ...