When we first heard about supercloud, we assumed it was yet another new cloud hype term with no substance – but we were wrong. (Yes, Silverlinings admits when we are wrong.) It’s true that the name “supercloud” sounds like hype, … Continue reading →

Linux 6.2 was released yesterday, and Linus Torvalds described the latest Linux kernel release as, “Maybe it’s not a sexy LTS release like 6.1 ended up being, but all those regular pedestrian kernels want some test love too.” For once, … Continue reading →

Akamai wants it own slice of the cloud pie. In an attempt to take some marketshare away from the “Big 3” cloud providers, this week, it launched the Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively distributed edge and cloud platform for cloud … Continue reading →

SEATTLE: At the first CloudNativeSecurityCon here, the good news is that cloud native computing has made creating and delivering software faster than ever. The bad news is the security problems are coming just as fast. In the first keynote, Priyanka…Read … Continue reading →

Well, I didn’t see that coming! The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently proposed a regulation banning employers from imposing non-compete “agreements” on their workers. That works for me. I’ve had to sign non-competes over the years, and I’ve…Read More

Column You probably knew Google’s ChromeOS is a Linux distribution. But, now, it’s running on more than Linux under the hood. I didn’t, and I’ve been covering Chrome OS like paint since the day it arrived. Today, your newer Chromebook … Continue reading →