September 12, 2014
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The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) announced on September 11 at the Cassandra Summit, the release of Apache Cassandra v2.1, the open-source, Big Data distributed database.
Cassandra gets a clean up and speed up in release 2.1. More>
September 11, 2014
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Want to keep your operating system on the straight and stable while at the same time using cutting edge development languages and programs? Then Red Hat has the tools for you with its beta release of Red Hat Software Collections (RHSC) 1.2.
Red Hat Software Collections 1.2 beta: New software for Linux developers. More>
September 10, 2014
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There are many ways to manage Linux systems. Some people still swear by shell scripts with their fine control. Others like high-level tools such as cPanel that enable them to control servers with broad strokes. But, for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) users, nothing beats Red Hat Satellite (RHS).
Red Hat Satellite 6 comes with improved server and cloud management. More>
September 9, 2014
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If you didn’t think that Google was deadly serious about taking out Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the top public cloud company and making sure that Microsoft Azure never has a chance to become a hybrid cloud power, think again. With the hiring of Red Hat’s former CTO Brian Stevens as its vice-president of cloud platforms, Google serves notice to the cloud world that Google wants to be number one cloud provider.
While not officially announced yet, Stevens’ LinkedIn profile lists his new title. Under Steven’s guidance,Red Hat became a major OpenStack power and led the way to bringing Docker containers to Red Hat.
Former Red Hat executive Brian Stevens lands at Google. More>
September 8, 2014
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I live in a mixed household. I use a Samsung Galaxy S5, my wife uses an iPhone 5s. Half of my friends use Android phones, the other half use iPhones.
So, I know both worlds. Unlike some knee-jerk smartphone fans, I can see there’s a lot of good in both major smartphone families. And, I can also see that it looks like the iPhone 6will have lots of neat, new features.
Here’s my fundamental problem with the iPhone. Over the years I kee
p seeing the same old blunders appearing over and over again in the iPhone line and its supporting software. So, excuse me if I can’t get as excited as some people do about the iPhone 6 and its top-of-the-line 5.5-inch display. For me to really excited about iPhones, I want Apple to once and for all take care of the following issues.
September 5, 2014
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On any given Sunday in the United States, professional football is the most popular sport of all. There’s only one problem. If you’re a cord-cutter (someone who’s left cable and satellite behind for internet television), you’re going to find it difficult to watch America’s favorite Sunday afternoon pastime. There are ways, however, you can still get your National Football League (NFL) fix.