The recent Ubuntu ground breaking improvements have left many scrambling to find a different reliable and not too “geeky” linux version, that would be more in touch with the modernity then stable Debian. Source: Tech
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Canonical shutters Ubuntu One cloud services
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UBUNTU LINUX DISTRIBUTOR Canonical has announced that it plans to shut down its Ubuntu One music sales and cloud storage services. Source: Tech
You Can't Have DevOps Without Open Source
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You probably think I’m going to talk about all the reasons why you should use open source tooling as the foundation for an effective DevOps culture in your organization, but that’s not what this is about. Not to marginalize the complexity of the challenges faced by the team I work with, but I have confidence…
Open Computing Accelerated Sharply in 2013
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Editor’s Note: This is a guest blog post by Adam Jollans, Program Director of Linux and Open Virtualization Strategy at IBM. Open computing has been steadily growing in enterprise acceptance and, in 2013, that trend accelerated sharply. Many factors contributed to the upward trajectory of open computing in the last year. However, there were three notable developments…
Books: Linux Troubleshooting Bible
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Useful book for Linux administrators, it talks about all the major Linux distros such as RedHat, Fedora, SUSE, and Debian Linux. Source: Tech
Yum Tips for Taking Charge of Package Management in CentOS
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An important aspect of administering a CentOS server is to understand its package management system and its various online repositories. Together they ensure you are always running a secure and updated server. CentOS uses the Yellow Dog Updater, Modified (yum) package manager to install and update software packages in RPM format from online software repositories.…
Steam Controller: Open and Hackable?
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The folks over at Valve Corporation have been busy. Just this week they have made three announcements regarding the future of their company; SteamOS, a linux-based operating system, Steam Machines , and the one we’re most interested in, the Steam Controller , an open controller. Source: Tech
Interview with Red Hat CIO Lee Congdon on the Changing Role of IT Leadership
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Lately it seems you can’t read a tech, business, or leadership blog without someone bringing up the changing role of the Chief Information Officer. The consumerization of IT—with employees bringing their own devices and basic IT services like processing, storage, and networking becoming easily purchasable—means that CIOs have an opportunity to do more than keep…
Nvidia seeks peace with Linux, pledges help on open source driver…
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Nvidia seeks peace with Linux, pledges help on open source driver – Torvalds isn’t yet ready to apologize for giving Nvidia the finger. Source: Tech
SUSE Cloud 2.0 Improves OpenStack Cloud Deployments
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Open-source OpenStack cloud-based technology advances with improved installer and integration with SUSE Studio for building Linux software appliances. Source: Tech