March 18, 2020
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I cut my teeth on mainframe computers. My first system administration language wasn’t — as you might guess from my Unix/Linux background — Borrne or C shell, but rather, IBM 360 mainframe Job Control Language (JCL). So, the notion that a DevOps system, such as Red Hat Ansible, could ever control a mainframe is a little mind-blowing. Sure, IBM mainframes have been using Linux for 20 years now, but DevOps on a mainframe? Really?
Really.
March 18, 2020
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Bad news here! Cute kitten there! Work alert here! Now that you’ve moved your work life to your home space you may find yourself overwhelmed with social networking distractions. I get it. I’ve been dealing with the constant beep, chirp, and tweet of social networking while working from home for 30 years. Dealing with all the interruptions isn’t easy.
Here’s how to get on top of at-home distractions while working.
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March 17, 2020
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In Linux and open-source circles, we’re fond of saying we’ve changed the world. And, well, we have changed the world. But, now, we, along with everyone else, face a new challenge: COVID-19.
Here are some of the open-source projects taking on the coronavirus.
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March 16, 2020
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Red Hat historically has had the best record of all the Linux companies in finding and fixing Linux and open-source security bugs. Here’s how the Raleigh, NC-based company does it.
First, Red Hat Product Security is in charge of both finding and fixing security holes. It doesn’t do this alone. The team works with other Linux and open-source companies and developers. Security in the Linux world isn’t done in secret, but with the full cooperation of all involved programmers.
March 13, 2020
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Over the years, I’ve done innumerable video conferences, webinars, and calls. But every time I’m still a little nervous. Here are battle-tested ways I and some friends and colleagues have found to do well at video — or, at least, not mess up too badly.
24 video conferencing tips to go from telecommuting zero to hero More>
March 12, 2020
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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 designed to work on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware. But, with its ability to handle petabytes of data, you’re most likely to use it on data-farms, data-centers, and clouds.