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Dell readies Ubuntu Linux laptop for developers

May 9th, 2012 · No Comments

Dell has been on good-terms with Linux vendors for ages. The Austin, Texas-based company was the first major original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to ship an Ubuntu Linux PC. Long before that, Dell was shipping Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) on its server lines. Now, Dell is renewing its Linux [...]

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Tags: Business · Canonical · Dell · Development · Infrastructure · Laptop · Linux · Open Source · Operating System

Linux servers keep growing, Windows & Unix keep shrinking

March 15th, 2012 · Comments Off

In 2011, we saw, according to IDC’s latest Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, factory revenue in the worldwide server market grew for Linux while it shrank for Windows and Unix. What I find especially interesting about this is that IDC doesn’t measure when you or your company install Linux on a bare-metal server or a re-purposed [...]

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Tags: Business · Cloud Computing · Dell · HP · IBM · Infrastructure · Linux · Operating System · Oracle · Server · Unix · Windows

The Army goes Android

December 28th, 2011 · Comments Off

The U.S. military stands to be stuck in its way when it comes to technologies. For ages the only smartphone you could use in Department of Defense (DOD) operations was a Blackberry. Now, as first reported by Stars and Stripes, you can use your Android phone and tablet on DOD business and with DOD networks. [...]

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Tags: Business · Dell · Google · Infrastructure · Linux · Operating System · SmartPhone · Tablet

Apple without Jobs: Winners and losers

August 25th, 2011 · Comments Off

Some people are still in denial. They think that Steve Jobs retiring as Apple’s CEO won’t change Apple much. I beg to differ. I think it changes everything. Further, I think it changes far, far more than just Apple’s role in the world. You don’t replace a Steve Jobs easily. Actually, you can’t replace him [...]

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Tags: Apple · Business · Dell · Google · HP · Management · Microsoft

Canonical & Dell bring private Ubuntu Clouds to Servers

February 2nd, 2011 · Comments Off

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux has partnered with Dell to bring its Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) to business users on Dell’s PowerEdge C2100 and C6100 rack servers. UEC is made up of Ubuntu server instances running on the open-source Eucalyptus cloud platform. This Ubuntu cloud system is designed to work as a private cloud, [...]

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Tags: Business · Canonical · Cloud Computing · Dell · Infrastructure · Linux · Operating System