Tag: Linux

May 10, 2019

Linux is a fantastic operating system, and as a result, it’s the go-to choice for many power users or those who simply don’t care for Windows 10. Given some of the major issues Microsoft’s latest OS has — such as […]

July 30, 2018

With the launch of Chrome 68 last week came a new feature called Page Lifecycle Interface. It allows the browser to better optimize system resources by pausing websites that are inactive and restarting them when needed. Page Lifecycle is inspired […]

June 14, 2018

Linux is built for tinkering and experimentation, which means it’s always morphing and changing. New distros are popping up all the time, because all it takes is a little bit of determination, time and effort to create a custom operating […]

April 26, 2018

In an effort to improve security of IoT devices, Microsoft announced Azure Sphere, an end-to-end solution for Internet-connected microcontrollers (MCUs), during the April 2018 RSA infosec conference. Azure Sphere is organized around a three-layer architecture composed of hybrid microcontrollers running […]

September 11, 2017

Is Microsoft “the only doing serious innovating with Linux?” That’s Jessie Frazelle’s contention. Frazelle, who rose to prominence in the developer community with Docker and later Google Cloud, made the bold claim to justify her departure to Microsoft. On its face it […]

July 5, 2017

Yesterday, I sat in a coffeeshop and installed two Linux distributions on my Windows development PC. They weren’t virtual machines or dual-boot systems, and I didn’t have to go through the usual route of finding download pages and uncompressing installer […]

May 5, 2017

The Linux Foundation has launched the EdgeX Foundry, a new project aimed to build an open framework for IoT computing and an ecosystem of interoperable components. The EdgeX Foundry aims to foster the model of edge computing, where enabled devices […]

May 5, 2017

Linux containers have taken infrastructure computing by storm. What started with Linux VServer, OpenVZ, cgroups, and LXC has gained momentum with the rise of Docker. You can think of a container as a lightweight VM that virtualizes the Linux kernel […]

May 2, 2017

Linus Torvalds has been busy working on the latest version of the Linux kernel, and now it’s finally here. Linux kernel 4.11 has been released, and it offers a range of fixes and new features. You can get a full […]

April 14, 2017

Gravitational, maker of a software-as-a-service support system built with Kubernetes, has released the latest open source iteration of a key part of that system. Teleport, an SSH server that provides support teams with a simpler way to remotely manage server […]

April 11, 2017

Yesterday I wrote a story about millions of Samsung IoT that are vulnerable to attacks due to zero-day security holes. I have been extremely critical of IoT vendors ignoring the importance of updates and security, putting millions of users at […]

March 29, 2017

Linux is one of the best operating systems around, but no OS is perfect. All operating systems end up having bugs of one kind or another, including your favorite Linux distributions. A writer at MakeUseOf has listed six reasons why […]

March 10, 2017

Sysdig, which makes monitoring solutions for containers, has released an open source project that watches containers — and the rest of a Linux system as well — for unwanted activity. Sysdig’s Falco project scans Linux system calls and compares them […]

March 9, 2017

You’re walking down a dark alley, late at night, when suddenly someone jumps out and forces you to hand over your passport, credit cards, and the keys to your car. This is a decent analogy of what using the internet […]

November 17, 2016

Those who wondered what it would be like to run Microsoft SQL Server on Linux now have an answer. Microsoft has released the first public preview of the long-promised product. Microsoft also wants to make clear this isn’t a “SQL […]

September 14, 2016

Microsoft edged another step toward making Azure Service Fabric open source. The company released not the long-awaited Service Fabric source code but the next best thing: an official, supported release of Service Fabric on Linux. In an today’s announcement, Microsoft […]

August 19, 2016

Microsoft’s open source train has pulled into a most unexpected stop. PowerShell, the company’s flagship command-line environment for automation and systems management, will be released as an open source project and ported to Linux and MacOS. That’s reason enough for […]

July 7, 2016

Software-defined storage – and hyper-converged infrastructure – provider Storpool has added some incremental improvements to its product, such as Cloudstack integration and boosting scalability to 20,000 volumes and snapshots per cluster. The provider has chosen to hold back on offering […]

May 25, 2016

The latest release of OpenQM introduces integration with Python.QpenQM is a high-performance, self-tuning database supporting MultiValue applications on Linux, Windows Server, and IBM AIX. The latest release, OpenQM 3.4-6, boosts technical support from Zumasys, to help organizations keep keep their […]

May 25, 2016

A major vulnerability in CoreOS Linux Alpha has been patched, with the issue limited to versions 104x.0.0 of the distribution. In the blog post Major Remote SSH Security Issue in CoreOS Linux Alpha, Subset of Users Affected the CoreOS Security […]