IBM’s Power Play Aims to Disrupt Server Industry

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Last month IBM formally launched new POWER8-based Power Systems servers—the first generation of Power servers built on an open server platform. IBM’s open strategy for its Power Systems lineup does not come as a surprise to those who have followed this space closely over the last year.

Red Hat virtual event on June 10: Redefining the Enterprise OS

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OPEN HYBRID CLOUD & OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY The agenda for the Red Hat virtual event, Redefining the Enterprise OS, on Tuesday, June 10 at 11 a.m. (ET) contains 3 different tracks with something for everyone. Here are a few examples of sessions you could participate in during the event:   Your foundation for open hybrid cloud (business focus): Laying the right … Read More

Raspberry Pi software updates – what’s new

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It has been pretty quiet on the Raspberry Pi operating system since the rash of updates around Christmas/New Year. This is the wonderful and amazing automatic self-installing bundle of operating systems that is provided by the Raspberry Pi developers.

SUSE Delivers High Availability for OpenStack Cloud

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Help your customers maintain business agility by ensuring the availability of their cloud infrastructure. Many of your customers are choosing to adopt cloud computing to deliver on-demand access to the IT resources their employees need to rapidly respond to market opportunities. SUSE Cloud provides faster installation and easier administration of an OpenStack cloud while enabling customers to design their cloud based on their own unique IT infrastructure requirements. As part of SUSE Cloud’s robust installation framework that automates the set-up and ongoing management of the physical cloud infrastructure, it also delivers automated configuration and deployment of the cloud’s control plane cluster.

Red Hat virtual event on June 10: Redefining the Enterprise OS

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Join Red Hat on Tuesday, June 10 at 17:00 (SAST) for a unique and interactive virtual event focused on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® and its dramatic impact on the modern datacenter. The event is open and complimentary for all Red Hat customers, partners, and contributors so please reserve the time and join us on Tuesday, June 10 at 11am (ET) for the live event.

U.S. military UAVs migrate to Linux

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Raytheon is switching its UAV control system from Solaris to Linux for US military drones, starting with a Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter.

40% Italian public administrations uses open source

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Just over 40 per cent of Italy’s public administrations are using open source software solutions, the country’s National Statistical Institute, Istat, reports. Istat in March presented some of the results it took from its 2011 surveyof public administrations, focussing on their ICT use.

Dube Times Newsletter – Issue 9: Corporate Report Edition

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This quarterly newsletter is distributed on behalf of Dube TradePort Corporation in order to keep you updated with regard to our latest developments, achievements and happenings. We trust that you find Dube Times informative and a useful read. Please feel free to unsubscribe should you not wish to receive the newsletter in future. This is a special edition newsletter, click … Read More

Tesla Model S runs Linux

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While we’re testing the performance capabilities of the Tesla Model S by running it down the 1/4 mile in heads up races such as Tesla vs Corvette Stingray and Tesla vs Viper, others are digging deep into how the Tesla Model S functions internally.