Practical Technology

for practical people.

September 23, 2014
by sjvn01
0 comments

To Cloud or Not to Cloud: Answering the CIO’s Top 5 Questions

Yes, storing information in the cloud can be scary. Just ask Jennifer Lawrence! But, just because bad password management can open the door to both personal and corporate secrets doesn’t mean that your CIO should reject the cloud as a data repository.

There are many good reasons why you should invest in the corporate cloud.

Let’s start with item zero: Security isn’t a problem specific to the cloud. Security is a human problem.

To Cloud or Not to Cloud: Answering the CIO’s Top 5 Questions. More>

September 18, 2014
by sjvn01
0 comments

Microsoft heads back to the desktop

Microsoft has flopped on smartphones and tablets. At the same time, its Windows 8.x has continued to be such an abject failure, with a mere 13.4% share of the PC market, that it’s trailing even legendary fiasco Vista in market acceptance.

So what’s Microsoft to do?

Why, go back to its old playbook and kill profits entirely in the hope of regaining market share. Back in 2009 when Linux-powered netbooks were cutting into Windows’ market share, Microsoft brought back XP Home and almost gave it away. Simultaneously, Microsoft pushed Windows 7 out the door as fast as possible to replace Vista.

Microsoft heads back to the desktop. More>

September 11, 2014
by sjvn01
0 comments

Red Hat Software Collections 1.2 beta: New software for Linux developers

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
by sjvn01
0 comments

Red Hat Satellite 6 comes with improved server and cloud management

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
by sjvn01
0 comments

Former Red Hat executive Brian Stevens lands at Google

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>