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SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 will soon be available with new enterprise disk-to-disk backup capabilities. At SUSECon in Prague, Linux-power SUSE introduced the latest version of its software-defined storage program, SUSE Enterprise Storage 5. Accordinging to SUSE, this new release features enhanced ease of management, improved performance and expanded features including new disk-to-disk backup capabilities for enterprise customers.

Atari will soon launch a $250 “Ataribox” gaming console that runs a customizable Linux stack on an AMD CPU with Radeon, and provides media player features. Atari’s return to the gaming console business after a 20-year absence was confirmed by the company in June, and the first images were teased in July.

The Open Source Initiative announced on Tuesday that Microsoft had recently become Premium Sponsor of OSI, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting Open Source software.

In a previous article, I explained the process for setting up Cacti, which is a great program for graphing just about anything. One of the main things I graph is my internet usage. And, it's great information to have, until there is internet activity you can't explain.

MariaDB Galera is a multi-master cluster for MariaDB. In this tutorial, we will explain how to setup MariaDB Galera Cluster 10.1 with 3 nodes running on Ubuntu 16.04 server. We will also test database replication between all the nodes.

Mirantis's new Mirantis Cloud Platform's Container-as-a-Service functionality expands beyond private OpenStack clouds to run Kubernetes on the public Amazon Web Services cloud.

With only two days left until the upcoming Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) operating system hits the Final Beta milestone, developers are still working on adding finishing touches to this release, and they've again improved the Ubuntu Dock.

Next release promises nice offline features, Matlock before bedtime Microsoft has shed light on next year's preview of Office 2019, talking up the new productivity suite as a boon for those who may prefer to work outside of the cloud.…

Red Hat made its first billion in revenue largely based on Linux, but as the company continues to evolve, a lot of future growth is likely to come from its OpenShift Kubernetes container business.

Microsoft reiterates its intention to only offer 'protection' (or indemnification) for GNU/Linux users who pay Microsoft monthly fees while going further and hinting that it may send additional patents to trolls

Aaeon unveiled two fanless mini-PCs based on its Up Squared (Apollo Lake) and Up Core (Cherry Trail) SBCs, featuring up to 64GB eMMC. Following up on last December’s UP-GWS01 gateway mini-PC, which was based on Aaeon Europe’s original community-backed Up Board, Aaeon announced a similar “UPS-GWS01” model based on its Intel Apollo Lake-driven UP Squared (Up2) SBC.

One day at work, we were discussing the Go programming language in our work chatroom. At one point, I commented on a co-worker's slide, saying something along the lines of: "I think that's like stage three in the seven stages of becoming a Go programmer." read more

4.14 rc2 tarball trapped the unwary with missed patch Linus Torvalds is not noted as having the most even of tempers, but after a weekend spent scuba diving a glitch in the latest Linux kernel release candidate saw the Linux overlord merely label the mess "nasty".…

whereami is a small nifty tool which allows you to lookup your geolocation information using freegeoip.net

In this article, I'll explain how Redfish and Ansible can be used together to fully automate, at large scale, systems management tasks from one central location, significantly reducing complexity and helping improve the productivity of IT administrators. read more

Engines are important, both in cars and in browsers. That’s why we’re so revved up this morning – we’re releasing the Beta of a whole new Firefox, one that’s powered...

Manjaro Deepin 17.0.5 is the latest release of manjaro deepin developed by Manjaro Community, this release featuring the brand-new Deepin Desktop Environment 15.4.1 packages with some more Manjaro specific customization and fixes.

Another Linux-based gaming system is coming, this time from Atari. The Ataribox will run on an AMD processor and it sounds quite interesting.

Everybody's a critic, but today, we're asking you to evaluate yourself. How sharp are your programming skills? In the world of open source programming, you'll readily find people of all different skill levels. In fact, that's one of the best parts about it—beginners can gain valuable experience, while more seasoned developers have the opportunity to give back in the form of not only code, but mentorship as well. In a healthy project community, having contributors who span a spectrum of ability levels isn't a bug, it's a feature. read more

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