January 18, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How to replace Windows 7 with Linux Mint
Many of you are Windows 7 users. I get it. Windows 7 just works. But the clock is ticking for Windows 7. In less than a year, Windows 7’s free support ends. Come that day, you’ll have a choice: You can … Continue reading
January 16, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on MongoDB “open-source” Server Side Public License rejected
MongoDB is an open-source document NoSQL database with a problem. While very popular, cloud companies, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), IBM Cloud, Scalegrid, and ObjectRocket has profited from it by offering it as a service while MongoDB Inc. hasn’t been able to monetize it to the same … Continue reading
January 14, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on How enterprise IT pros can contribute to open source projects
When I first wrote about open source software in the 1990s, I regularly had to explain its virtues. Many businesses—particularly large companies—were frightened by what they saw as open source’s weaknesses, such as the lack of “one neck to wring” … Continue reading
January 14, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on DevOps for the hybrid cloud: Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4
With the growth of the cloud and containers, DevOps has become increasingly important. Old-school sysadmin methods and means simply aren’t up to managing server instances that can spin up at a moment’s notice when needed. Red Hat knows that better than many companies, so … Continue reading
January 9, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Inside Ubuntu’s financials
Before being purchased by IBM, Red Hat was a public company, so we know in great detail about its financial results. Ubuntu‘s parent company, Canonical, its main Linux rival, however, is a private company, so we know far less about how much money it makes and … Continue reading
January 8, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Microsoft tries to take on the Chromebook once more
If I were in charge of Microsoft, besides fully embracing Linux for the desktop, I’d give up on trying to challenge Google’s Chromebooks with lightweight versions of Windows. It hasn’t worked before, and it won’t work now. Microsoft tries to take … Continue reading