Chef Offers a Recipe for the Open Source Cloud

Editor’s note: I spoke with Opscode CTO Chris Brown last week in advance of his keynote panel, “IaaS vs. PaaS: Composable primitives for building in the cloud,” at CloudOpen, Aug. 29-31 in San Diego. Opscode is also offering a Chef 101...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 17, 2012

LinuxCon Keynote Q&A: The OSS Behind a Tweet

The roster of keynote speakers for this year’s LinuxCon North America and CloudOpen events is mind blowing. I’ve got my favorites marked on my schedule and am excited to share a recent conversation I had with one of them. Twitter’s Open...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 12, 2012

Open Cloud Roundup: Top Headlines Week of July 9

This week the open cloud news headlines feature the OpenNebula 3.6 release, a new cloud controller plug-in for OpenStack and an interview with Rackspace’s Lew Moorman on APIs and the open cloud, among other things. OpenNebula quietly keeps...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 12, 2012

Lew Moorman: Open Cloud Key to Modern Networking

Rackspace President Lew Moorman made a splash late last month with his talk at GigaOM’s Structure conference on vendor lock-in and the cloud. He argued that simply cloning proprietary APIs doesn’t solve the compatibility problem for...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 10, 2012

HP Public Cloud Aims to Boost OpenStack Customer Base

Hewlett-Packard is one of several high profile companies working to deploy public and private clouds on the OpenStack platform. HP has announced plans to become a platinum member of the OpenStack® Foundation and has played a key role in...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 3, 2012

New Open Cloud Computing Forum on Linux.com

Linux.com has started a new forum for community members to discuss cloud computing and the open cloud. Just like the Linux Foundation’s upcoming CloudOpen conference in August, the forum is intended to help highlight the people, projects...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 28, 2012

Open Cloud Roundup: Top Headlines Week of June 25

Red Hat dominates the open source cloud news this week with a string of product launch and acquisition announcements from the Red Hat Summit in Boston and the ensuing commentary from the blogosphere. Red Hat: Keep clouds open, like Linux...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 28, 2012

Survey: SMBs Prefer Debian on File Servers, Seek Cloud Backup Options

Small and medium-sized businesses prefer Debian over Red Hat and CentOS for operating their file servers, according to a survey released Monday by cloud storage network provider Symform. The survey of 100 companies with Linux file servers...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 26, 2012

Why We're Fighting for an Open Cloud

A few months ago I announced a new Linux Foundation conference called CloudOpen built to spotlight and advance the conversation on the open projects, companies and technologies that make up cloud computing. I am pleased to announce the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 21, 2012

How to Get a Discount on Embedded Linux Training in Silicon Valley this July

The Linux Foundation’s embedded development training has helped companies like Compunetix with their transition to Linux and allowed individuals (even 13-year engineering veterans) to expand upon their existing knowledge of embedded. We’re...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 21, 2012

Open Cloud Roundup: Top Headlines Week of June 18

GigaOM’s Structure conference on cloud computing this week has provided companies with an opportunity to publicy discuss their visions for the cloud and make related announcements. The Linux Foundation had its own announcement this week as...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 21, 2012

How to Land the Best Linux Job

What are the best Linux jobs and how do you get one? I think a lot of people would agree that Linus Torvalds has a pretty good Linux job, but that’s just one position and not one I think he wants to give up any time soon. If you’re...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 20, 2012

Announcing the Finalists in Our 2012 T-shirt Design Contest

Congratulations to the five finalists in The Linux Foundation’s 2012 “Inspired by Linux” T-shirt Design Contest! This year we received just shy of 90 contest entries and competition for the finalists was tough. A special thanks to the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 20, 2012

2012 Linux Foundation T-shirt Design Contest Finalists

Congratulations to the five finalists in this year’s “Inspired by LInux” T-shirt Design Contest! We received dozens of creative and inspiring entries, so many thanks to those who entered their artwork for consideration. Now it’s time for...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 18, 2012

Role of a Linux Kernel Maintainer

At LinuxCon Japan a few weeks ago I gave a talk entitled, “Linux Kernel Maintainers, What they do and how you can help them.” The video of the talk is now online here if you want to see what I said, and the full slides, and text of what I...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 18, 2012

Brazilian Government Consultant Increases Knowledge with Linux Training Opportunities

Peter Senna Tschudin is both an authoritative teacher and an eager student. Working as a consultant implementing and developing free softwarefor the Brazilian government, he’s required to have a vast knowledge of the technical intricacies...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 13, 2012

Linux Scholarship Submissions Open, Expanded Enterprise Linux Training Available

Today we are launching the 2012 Linux Training Scholarship Program. This is the second year we’ll award scholarships to attend Linux Foundation Linux training courses in what is now becoming an annual program. As Linux becomes more...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 12, 2012

OpenRelief Launches Open Source Disaster Relief Drone

We’ll never forget last year’s LinuxCon Japan conference, which took place shortly after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in March. As the country still reeled from the disaster, LinuxCon presenters discussed how open source...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 7, 2012

Open Cloud Roundup: Top Stories this Week

Microsoft, Red Hat, HP and Oracle all had big cloud announcements this week that highlight the growing trend toward enterprise cloud computing. Companies are shopping for hybrid clouds of public and private platforms and don’t want to be...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 7, 2012

Training and Certification

Open Compliance Training Data Sheet

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The Linux Foundation | Jun 6, 2012

Indie Linux Developer Tries New Open Source Fundraising Model

What’s wrong with Linux? Software developer Bryan Lunduke has often lectured on this topic on his podcast, the Linux Action Show, and at conferences. (This has earned him a contingency of critics in the open source community, he says, as...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 5, 2012

Samsung Joins Linux Foundation as Platinum Member

We are pleased to announce that Samsung is joining The Linux Foundation at the Platinum level. This is the highest level of support at The Linux Foundation and represents Samsung’s commitment to and understanding of the value of Linux and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 5, 2012

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The Linux Foundation | Jun 1, 2012

IPv6 Creates Opportunity for Linux in Embedded Computing: A Case Study

We recently profiled Compunetix, who delivers audio conferencing solutions to military agencies and their move from a proprietary embedded OS to Linux. Their migration was precipatated by a mandate by the U.S. Department of Defense that...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 1, 2012

Open Cloud Roundup: Top Stories of the Week

I’m pinch-hitting on this weekly column for our Digital Content Editor Libby Clark just one more week before she returns to the office. Stories topping the list this week include Fedora 17 and its focus on open cloud integration, Mary Jo...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 31, 2012