Practical Technology

When I was a wet-behind-the-ears Unix user and programmer, the go-to response to any tech question was RTFM, which stands for “Read the F… Fine Manual.” Unfortunately, this hasn’t changed for the Linux and open-source software generations. It’s high…Read More

I like Ubuntu Linux 24.04 Long Term Support (LTS), aka Noble Numbat. It’s running well on my 2020-era Dell Precision 3451, which is powered by an Intel 8-core 3GHz i7-9700 CPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. Also: 10 things I always do after…Read More

SUWON, South Korea — Dan van der Ster, CTO of CLYSO and Ceph Executive Council member, said in an OpenInfra Summit Asia keynote speech that as of 2023, “82% of open infrastructure users reported that they’re using Ceph” for data storage. In the…Read More

Red Hat has officially launched Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) AI into general availability. This isn’t just another product release; it’s a truly useful AI approach that RHEL administrators and programmers will find exceptionally helpful. RHEL AI…Read More

Are you ready for some football? The season kicks off today, Sept. 5, in Kansas City with the Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens, and will close on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9, when my Pittsburgh Steelers will take on… Hey, a guy can dream, OK? Until…Read More

Suwon, South Korea: Quite discreetly, the OpenInfra Foundation and the open-source projects it promotes (such as OpenStack, and the Kata Containers, virtual machines (VM) as containers) are changing the world. That became clear to everyone who…Read More