January 24, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on OpenStack–uh Open Infrastructure? OpenDev?–remains popular
If you read the OpenStack User Survey Report you’ll find OpenStack, the open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud, is growing ever more popular. But at the same time OpenStack‘s branding is getting a little confusing. While the IaaS cloud name remains the same, its branding … Continue reading
January 21, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on The virtuous circle of cloud adoption
It just turned 2019 and people are still saying the cloud is “just someone else’s computers.” Excuse me, I lost sight of my keyboard because my eyes were rolling too hard. Fortunately, that antediluvian attitude is disappearing from IT departments. … 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 10, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on TriggerMesh brings AWS Lambda serverless computing to Kubernetes
Serverless computing‘s poster child software is Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Lambda. It only has one little problem: You can use it on AWS. If you’re wedded to AWS, that’s not a problem, but if you want to use it on another … 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 3, 2019
by sjvn01
Comments Off on The top 5 Linux and open-source stories of 2018
Last year was among the best of times for Linux and open-source. It was also the worst of years. The top five Linux and open-source stories tell it all. The top 5 Linux and open-source stories of 2018 More>