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March 12, 2020
by sjvn01
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Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 arrives

Do you need really serious software-defined storage to handle petabytes of data? Then, Red Hat, with the latest edition of Red Hat Ceph Storage (RHCS), has the technology you need. RHCS is based on the Nautilus version of the Ceph open-source storage project. It’s … Continue reading →

March 11, 2020
by sjvn01
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Linux Foundation open sources disaster-relief IoT firmware: Project OWL

Have you ever been in a disaster? I have, and you probably have, too. One of the worst things about them is that, when you need help, you can’t get it because communication links fall apart. That’s when The Linux … Continue reading →

March 9, 2020
by sjvn01
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Linux and open-source conferences: List of what’s canceled or going virtual

In the next eight weeks, I had five business trips to cover open-source and Linux tradeshows. Now, I have none. Looking farther ahead, I have seven more shows this year. I doubt any of them will be held in real … Continue reading →

February 26, 2020
by sjvn01
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AI comes to the Edge with SolidRun and Gyrfalcon’s AI inference server

Do you need AI video smarts on the edge? Then, SolidRun, a developer and manufacturer of high-performance edge computing hardware, and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip manufacturer Gyrfalcon Technology has a server for you: The Arm-based, Linux-powered Janux GS31 AI inference server. AI comes to the … Continue reading →

February 20, 2020
by sjvn01
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Red Hat OpenStack lives on in a new release

SUSE may have given up on the OpenStack Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud, but Red Hat hasn’t. The Raleigh, N.C.-based company has just released its latest OpenStack distribution, Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOP) 16. Red Hat OpenStack lives on in a new release More>