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Open Cloud Means APIs, Data and Code, Says Mickos

By Jennifer Cloer - October 5, 2012 - 1:17pm

Finland native, LinuxCon Europe keynoter and Eucalyptus Systems CEO  Marten Mickos took a few minutes to share his latest thoughts on what open cloud really means and what role Linux and open source software are meant to play in the technology shift being prompted by cloud computing. LinuxCon Europe takes place November 5-7, 2012 in Barcelona.

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Top Five Tech Jobs Point to Opportunity for Linux Pro's

By Jennifer Cloer - October 5, 2012 - 10:49am

There is good news being reported today throughout online, print and broadcast newsrooms: The U.S. unemployment rate has dipped to a four-year low to 7.8 percent, and staffing and consulting firm Robert Half International released its 2013 Salary Guide showing technology jobs will see the highest salary increases of any sector in the year ahead.

The Salary Guide reports the top five most lucrative tech jobs for 2013 are:

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Attention CEO’s: You Are in the Software Business. Now What?

By Jim Zemlin - October 4, 2012 - 2:11pm

Whether you’re Nissan or Toyota, Walmart or Nordstrom, NYSE or NASDAQ, you are in the software business. Every company today, regardless of whether or not they’re a “technology” company, is in the business of building software. Today’s consumers demand it.

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Open Source Cloud News Roundup: Week of Oct. 1

By Libby Clark - October 4, 2012 - 10:31am

Zenoss released a new report this week that predicts more than 50 percent open source cloud adoption among enterprises within five years.  In other open source cloud news, Rackspace has a new training and certification program for OpenStack, Citrix is building its IaaS platform and CloudStack is looking for speakers at its November conference in Las Vegas.  

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Greg KH: 5 Open Source Projects That Need Developers

By Libby Clark - October 3, 2012 - 8:35am

Who wouldn’t want to be a Linux kernel developer? Kernel developers work at the heart of the Linux operating system and contribute and work on code that runs the world's technology infrastructure.

The work is so rewarding it attracts contributions from thousands of developers each year who make up the thriving community.

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We Invite You to Share the World's Most Inspiring Linux Stories

By Amanda McPherson - October 1, 2012 - 9:57am

Linux inspires. It is enabling nearly every technology innovation of the 21st century and is supporting the growth of numerous industries from mobile to the cloud.  And, its reach goes far beyond these markets to also enable scientific discovery, smart cities, new companies and young students.

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Open Source Programs Aim to Meet Global Demand for Developers

By Jim Zemlin - September 28, 2012 - 6:54am

I recently wrote that to master technology, you must master software. It is software that differentiates one device or computing experience from another.

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Open Source Cloud Roundup, Week of Sept. 24

By Libby Clark - September 27, 2012 - 10:19am

The OpenStack Folsom release is out this week, along with a new cloud strategy announced by IBM. Also, OpenNebula's CEO pens an argument for innovation in the cloud through open source; Seeking Alpha reminds us what open source cloud platforms are up against; Red Hat's cloud evangelist tours Europe; and OSU Open Source Lab advocates using Ganeti for small to medium-size private cloud deployments. 

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Fluendo Advances Multimedia for Linux

By Jennifer Cloer - September 27, 2012 - 8:55am

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To Master Tech You Must Master Software -- And Open Source -- Even If You’re Apple

By Jim Zemlin - September 26, 2012 - 7:16am

During my keynote at LinuxCon, I showed a picture of five smart phones from five different manufacturers with their screens blacked

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