Tag: linux

DevOps Deeper Dive: SUSE Sets DevOps Course

Mike Vizard | November 11, 2019 | cloud-native, container as a service, containers, kubernetes, linux, openshift, platform-as-a-service, red hat, SUSE

There was a time when SUSE was considered to be the second-biggest force driving the adoption of Linux in the enterprise, after Red Hat. Then came an odyssey to rival any epic ...

How App Stores Are Addressing Fragmentation in the Linux Ecosystem

Martin Wimpress | September 17, 2019 | AppImage, application delivery, Debian package, Flatpak, linux, software developers, spotify

According to DistroWatch, 273 Linux distributions are currently active, with another 56 dormant and 521 discontinued. While some of these have shared underpinnings, it still makes for an extremely varied landscape for ...

How to Transition to Become a DevOps Engineer

Conor Delanbanque | August 15, 2019 | AWS, DevOps engineers, DevOps practices, DevOps training, linux, Python, scripting, software development

You’ve either heard the buzzword or you’ve seen the extensive list of rewarding aspects that come with being a DevOps engineer. Whatever the reason you’re here, this guide should help with taking ...

CircleCI Extends CI/CD Reach to Windows Platforms

Mike Vizard | August 7, 2019 | CI/CD, circleCI, continuous delivery, continuous integration, DevOps tooling, linux, microsoft, windows

CircleCI today announced it will make available its continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) platform available on a variety of Windows platforms. Matt Wyman, vice president of product for CircleCI, said the ...

Linus Torvalds Sees Lots of Hardware Headaches Ahead

Mike Vizard | June 25, 2019 | hardware, KubeCom + CloudNativeCon + Open Source Summit China, Linus Torvalds, linux, processors, speculative execution

Linux founder Linus Torvalds, today at the KubeCon + CloudNative + Open Source Summit China conference, warned attendees that managing software is about to become a lot more challenging, largely because of ...

Which Desktop OS Is Best for DevOps?

Chris Tozzi | June 3, 2019 | containers, devops tools, linux, macOS, operating systems, windows

Which operating system (OS) is best for DevOps engineers to use on their workstations? That's a weighty question. Talk about which OS is "best" for any purpose is always controversial. I'm not ...

Why Unikernels Are Great for DevOps

Ian Eyberg | March 20, 2019 | continuous deployment, linux, shift left security, unikernels, virtual machines

DevOps tooling seems to be in a never-ending state of self-transformation. The continuing evolution of infrastructure and the tools that go with it are forever creating new ecosystems. On the infrastructure side, ...

Helping the Little Guy: The Power of Open Source Software for Startups

DJ Das | February 28, 2019 | linux, open source software, oss, source code, startups

It’s no secret that open source software holds many benefits for businesses looking to reap the rewards of these innovative, collaborative and incidentally free efforts of developers around the world. Even major ...

Dependency Based Build Promotes the Freedom to Program

Bob Reselman | September 21, 2018 | code, ibm, linux, mainframe, programming, pull request

Whenever I want to be amazed, all I need to do is reflect on the fact that the continuing development of the Linux operating system is done essentially by a community of ...

SUSE Preps Independent DevOps Path

Mike Vizard | July 6, 2018 | acquisition, EQT, linux, micro focus, SUSE

Once SUSE completes a separation from Micro Focus sometime next year, the goal for the again independent company will be to drive continued investments in a range of open source technologies that ...