DevOps and Open Technologies
Why the Linux Kernel is Still Important
Last year, the Linux kernel turned 30. If you’re someone who’s been immersed in the Linux world since Y2K like I am, it may feel a bit surreal that so much time ...
Secure Software Summit: The State of OSS Supply Chain Security
The open source software (OSS) supply chain is under attack. As evidenced by the recent Log4Shell vulnerability, the OSS supply chain is increasingly a focus for attackers seeking to exploit weak links ...
TikTok Shuns Russia | War on Patent Trolls | Chrome is ‘Faster than Safari’
Richi Jennings | | Apple, ByteDance, Good words shall gain you honor but good deeds shall gain you friends, non-practicing entities, Patent assertion entities, Patent trolls, Patents, Russia, The Long View, TikTok, UkraineIn this week’s The Long View: ByteDance restricts TikTok in Russia, Unified Patents escalates the fight against trolls, and Google Chrome beats the magic 300 ...
Why the Built World Needs Standard APIs
Lately, new ESG initiatives have come front-and-center as companies seek to contextualize and limit their business's impact on the environment. This is especially true for the built world—a term that refers to ...
Linux Foundation Lists Top Open Source Libraries
The Linux Foundation today published a report that provides access to eight lists of the top 500 open source libraries being used by organizations as part of an ongoing effort to help ...
Ukraine Asks for DNS Censorship | Ukraine Snapchat Staff Danger | #BoycottKaspersky?
Richi Jennings | | DNS, ICANN, If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality, Kaspersky Lab, Looksery, Russia, Sanctions, Snap, Snapchat, The Long View, UkraineIn this week’s The Long View: Censoring the Russian internet, Snap fears for hundreds of Ukrainian employees, and Eugene Kaspersky acts like a **** ...
Akamai: Buying Linode | Firefox: Not OK | Gone: Google Vaccine Mandate
Richi Jennings | | Akamai, careers, COVID-19, Failure is the foundation of success—and the means by which it is achieved, Firefox, Gecko, Great Resignation, Linode, Mozilla, remote workers, The Long View, WFH, work from homeIn this week’s The Long View: Linode bought by Akamai, Firefox market share “measly,” and Google brings staff back to the office ...
Without a Universal Language, Business Systems are Doomed
Imagine a world without DevOps. Everything that could be automated isn’t. Any job you dream up isn’t possible and, instead, you have to dig 10 to 15 clicks deep into a friendly ...
Updating and Managing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
Infrastructure-as-code (IaC), often embodied by open source Terraform, is an essential ingredient to cloud and cloud-native strategies. But without the ability to scale, secure and manage IaC, you very quickly experience drift ...
Netlify Leverages GraphQL to Simplify Access to Backend Services
Netlify this week added a Netlify Graph tool to its portfolio that makes backend services available to developers via a single click. The tool aims to simplify DevOps teams' access to those ...
The Past, Present and Future of OpenStack
OpenStack, described as the world’s most widely deployed open source cloud software, will mark its 12-year anniversary milestone later in 2022. In September 2012, the OpenStack Foundation launched as an independent organization ...
IBM ‘is Ageist and Sexist’ | IBM Mainframe-aaS | IBM Vaccine Mandate
Richi Jennings | | ageism, careers, cloud and mainframe, COVID-19, Devops for z/OS, Great Resignation, ibm, IBM Cloud, IBM Wazi, mainframe, mainframe security, remote working, The Long View, Those who know do not speak; those who speak do not know, WFH, work from home, z/OSIn this week’s The Long View: IBM’s employment practices get held up to scrutiny, IBM z/OSaaS breaks cover, and IBM encourages staff back to the office ...
