April 28, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Red Hat takes on the hybrid cloud with its latest OpenShift Kubernetes distro
A popular belief in today’s business circles is that every company is now a tech company. Red Hat — the powerhouse Linux and cloud business — agrees. Nearly every industry, including healthcare, logistics, retail, financial services, government, education, and more, … Continue reading
April 27, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Micron speeds up SSDs with open-source database storage engine
Want to get the most from your database? Then you probably already use Database Storage Engines. Now, Micron Technology, a leading storage company, has announced the first open-source, heterogeneous-memory storage engine (HSE). This is designed for database management systems (DBMS)s … Continue reading
April 23, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Ubuntu 20.04 arrives with Linux 5.4 kernel and WireGuard VPN
As expected, Canonical has released the newest version of its Ubuntu Linux distribution, Ubuntu 20.04. This long-term-support (LTS) version is more than just the latest version of one of the most popular Linux distributions; it’s a major update for desktop, … Continue reading
April 22, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on NetApp to make stateful applications easier to do in Kubernetes
Most web applications are stateless. These don’t save client data from one session for the client’s next session. A stateful app is one that saves client data from one session to the next. There are advantages to both approaches. But … Continue reading
April 20, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Where’s my check? COBOL’s role in delay of stimulus and unemployment payments
The last thing you need when you’ve lost your job is to be unable to file for unemployment. Or, if you’re short on funds, to be stuck waiting for your stimulus check. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happened to many of … Continue reading
April 20, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Open-source firmware turns CPAP machines into coronavirus ventilators
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, we are woefully short of ventilators that can give the most gravely ill a chance for life. There are many efforts afoot to build more ventilators. Now, instead of building ventilators, a group of open-source … Continue reading