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How Red Hat Does Open Source: From GNOME to OpenStack

Red Hat's Mark McLoughlin currently holds the title as the top OpenStack developer in the world by volume of code commits, but he wasn't always a cloud guy.


Tags: OpenStack Grizzly, OpenStack, open source, Cloud, Red Hat, cloud computing

The Secret to OpenStack's Cloud Success? Gravity

The Executive Director of the OpenStack Foundation explains what it takes to build a platform ecosystem.


Tags: open source, OpenStack, OpenStack Summit, Cloud, OpenStack Foundation, cloud computing

Dell Partners with SUSE Linux for OpenStack

The new Dell SUSE Cloud Solution, Powered by OpenStack takes aim at private clouds.


Tags: cloud computing, Dell PowerEdge, OpenStack, SUSE Linux, open source, SUSE, Dell, PowerEdge, Cloud

Red Hat Launches Open Source OpenStack RDO

Linux vendor's new OpenStack distribution aims to make it easier to get up and running on the open source cloud.


Tags: Cloud, cloud computing, open source, Red Hat, OpenStack, OpenStack RDO

OpenStack Grizzly Cloud Poised for Enterprise Release

Linux leader Red Hat details open source innovation in the latest OpenStack cloud platform release.


Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, OpenStack, open source, Red Hat, OpenStack Grizzly

Red Hat Taps Former Microsoft Exec as New Server Virtualization Chief

Radhesh Balakrishnan hired away from Microsoft to help spur Red Hat's role in virtualization and the cloud over the coming years.


Tags: Microsoft, server virtualization, Red Hat, virtualization, Cloud, RHEV, open source, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, OpenStack, cloud computing

OpenSUSE 12.3 Advances Linux Servers

OpenSUSE may be moving from MySQL to the open source MariaDB, but don't expect SUSE Linux Enterprise to do the same.


Tags: Linux server, open source, openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, servers, Linux, MySQL, MariaDB

IBM Opens Up to OpenStack for Enterprise Cloud Foundation

Big Blue tabs the open source cloud platform as the base for all of its cloud computing offerings.


Tags: IBM, open source, OpenStack, OpenStack Foundation, Big Blue, Cloud, cloud computing

Linux 3.8 'Unicycling Gorilla' Accelerates Server Filesystems

Linus Torvalds walks away from Intel 386 chip support as Linux moves ahead.


Tags: open source, Linux server, operating system, Linux 3.8, server operating system, Linux

Red Hat Updates OpenShift PaaS

The Linux vendor releases OpenShift Enterprise 1.1 as plans for converged cloud server offerings continue to ramp up.


Tags: OpenStack, OpenShift, Red Hat, PaaS, cloud computing, open source

Piston Cloud Raises $12.5 Million for OpenStack Cloud Tech

Open source OpenStack cloud vendor gets a little help from Cisco in a new round of funding.


Tags: OpenStack, Piston, cloud computing, open source, VMware, hybrid cloud, Cisco

Nebula Aims to Deliver OpenStack Cloud Control

The CEO of the cloud computing startup explains why his company's approach will make it easier to get started with OpenStack and why contributing to open source is important.


Tags: Nebula, IaaS, open source, cloud control platform, Cloud, OpenStack

Dreamhost Looking to Contribute Back to Linux

Dreamhost's CEO elaborates on the evolving role of Linux use at his hosting company.


Tags: Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu, Linux, servers, open source, server

Dell Pushes ARM Servers to Open Source Apache Project

Dell helps out the Apache Software Foundation with the donation of a new Calxeda ARM-powered server.


Tags: Apache HTTP Server, ARM, Dell, Apache, Apache Software Foundation, open source, Calxeda

What's on the Horizon for the OpenStack Grizzly Cloud?

As the open source cloud project continues to grow,  new projects could land in the next release.


Tags: Grizzly, OpenStack Grizzly, OpenStack Summit, OpenStack, Folsom, open source

Ubuntu 12.10 Linux Delivers OpenStack Folsom Cloud

The latest Linux release adds a variety of new cloud-focused server tools.


Tags: OpenStack, Ubuntu LTS, open source, Linux, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Server, Cloud

VMware vSphere Embraces OpenStack

VMware CTO Steve Herrod tells OpenStack that he want to join the party.


Tags: OpenStack Summit, cloud computing, VMware, VMware vSphere, open source, OpenStack, Cloud

OpenStack Open Source Cloud Distributions Take Shape

Ubuntu, SUSE and Red Hat explain how the nascent market for packaged cloud server distributions is beginning to shape up.


Tags: Cloud, Ubuntu, open source, SUSE, distribution, OpenStack, Red Hat, cloud computing

Ubuntu Helps Accelerate OpenStack Deployments

Mark Shuttleworth details what it takes to deliver OpenStack in production, in 3 minutes or less.


Tags: Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu, Cloud, Ubuntu Server, cloud computing, open source, OpenStack

Cisco Debuts Its Own OpenStack Distribution

The networking hardware giant releases a key open source cloud distribution.


Tags: Cisco, Cloud, cloud computing, open source, OpenStack

Red Hat Integrates OpenStack with Linux Platform and Management Tools

With OpenStack Folsom now officially available, Red Hat reveals how it's putting the open source cloud technology together for an Enterprise release.


Tags: PaaS, IaaS, OpenStack, RHEL, open source, Red Hat, cloud platform

Can OpenStack Overcome Its Cloudy Climate?

Will political in-fighting and dissent over open and closed cloud platform alternatives prevent cloud providers from helping make the cloud enterprise a reality?


Tags: OpenStack, open source, VMware, Cloud Providers, Cloud

OpenStack Foundation Aiming to Advance the Open Cloud

The incoming Executive Director of the group responsible for overseeing OpenStack's development provides insight into the foundation's official launch and the challenges that lie ahead.


Tags: Cloud, OpenStack, hybrid cloud, open source, OpenStack Foundation

Facebook's Open Compute Plans to Remake Servers

The social networking site’s lead systems engineer details his company's approach and plans for changing server infrastructure.


Tags: Open Compute, servers, Facebook, open source

Apache Deltacloud Hits Open Source Cloud Server Milestone

Different cloud server technologies all come together and get abstracted in Deltacloud 1.0.


Tags: Red Hat, Cloud server, Apache, deltacloud, Cloud, Apache Deltacloud, open source

Rackspace Finally Goes Public with OpenStack Cloud Servers

After more than two years of promoting the open source OpenStack project, Rackspace is finally ready to deliver it for its own cloud customers.


Tags: Rackspace, OpenStack, Cloud, cloud computing, open source

Open Source OpenStack Moving Forward as Folsom Nears

Is it officially the summer of OpenStack?  Work on governance as well as technology continues to accelerate.


Tags: Cloud, OpenStack, cloud computing, Folsom, open source, OpenStack Foundation

Red Hat Puts a Price on Open Source OpenShift PaaS

After months of free for all access, Red Hat starts the process of making money from its PaaS platform.


Tags: open source, Red Hat, OpenShift, PaaS, Cloud

SUSE Linux Building Commercial Open Source OpenStack Offering

The new OpenStack private cloud will take full advantage of SUSE Studio and cloud management capabilities.


Tags: open source, cloud management, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux, private cloud, OpenStack

NASA Ditching Open Source OpenStack? Not So Fast

While Amazon boasts that NASA is saving $1M by moving to AWS, the truth is a bit more complex.


Tags: Cloud, OpenStack, Piston, open source, NASA, Amazon Web Services, Amazon, servers, AWS

Puppet Partners with EMC on Open Source Razor

New provisioning tool takes aim at bare metal server deployments.

 


Tags: server, Puppet, Puppet Labs, Bare Metal Provisioning, Servers & Services, Razor, open source, EMC, Bare Metal

New Version of NGINX Open Source Web Server Available

Highlights of NGINX version 1.2.0 include flexible configuration options for proxy redirects, improved load balancing and extended DNS resolver configuration.


Tags: server, open source, web server, Nginx

Editor's Note: A Time for Change at ServerWatch

ServerWatch Senior Managing Editor Amy Newman looks back on her 13 years of steering the site through industry and publishing changes, and welcomes a new editor on board.


Tags: ftp server, open source, server hardware, web server, server software, virtualization, Apache

Citrix Walks Away from OpenStack, Moves to Apache CloudStack

Citrix kills its commercial OpenStack efforts, claiming it wasn't Amazon compatible; OpenStack execs disagree.


Tags: open source, Apache, Citrix, OpenStack, Cloud.com

13 Free Network and DNS Tools

These 13  free network and DNS tools will go a long way toward helping you administer, troubleshoot, manage and secure your network.


Tags: DNS, networking, open source, open source software

OpenStack Debuts TryStack

Open source cloud computing platform gets a new on-ramp with TryStack effort.


Tags: Rackspace, OpenStack, open source

Nginx Passes Microsoft for Active Web Server Share

Latest Netcraft stats show Microsoft losing its No. 2 spot for the first time. And at No. 1? Yup, still Apache.


Tags: open source, Netcraft, web server, Apache HTTP Server, IIS, Nginx, Apache

Server Virtualization Buying Guide -- Xen Server

Citrix XenServer may not be the most advanced or robust server virtualization platform, but organizations with simple virtualization requirements or those looking for a supplementary virtualization solution will be more than satisfied with it.


Tags: open source, Citrix XenServer, Xen, hypervisor, Buying Guide, Citrix, Cloud.com, virtualization, XenServer

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Enters Testing

No, that's not a typo. Sure, Red Hat's flagship Linux is at the 6.2 version, but that doesn't mean development is over on the 5.x series.


Tags: red hat linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, open source, OS, RHEL, Red Hat

Red Hat Revamps JBoss Portal and Operations Network

New releases advance content delivery and middleware server management.


Tags: middleware, open source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat, JBoss

OpenLogic CloudSwing PaaS Tracks Costs

Multi-language and enterprise features debut in latest entrant in the Platform-as-a-Service space.


Tags: PaaS, open source, cloud computing

Opscode Brings Chef to Windows

The open source server configuration management tool makes the leap to Windows, enabling automation for both Linux and Windows.


Tags: Windows, Opscode, configuration management, open source tool, open source

Zend Debuts PHPcloud

New cloud service for PHP developers takes flight with tools to help build and test cloud applications.


Tags: open source, cloud computing, Zend, PHP

Engine Yard Brings JRuby to Cloud

Java on Ruby implementation takes a big leap forward enabling deployment of production supported cloud.


Tags: Ruby on Rails, cloud computing, open source, Java

Piston Computing Secures OpenStack

A new take on OpenStack debuts with automated deployment and security baked in.


Tags: open source, OpenStack, cloud computing, KVM

Puppet Enterprise 2.0 Expands Configuration Management

Configuration management tool gets new reporting user interface and  faster synchronization.


Tags: EC2, vCenter, open source, virtualization, Puppet Labs

OpenStack Diablo Open Source Cloud Platform Accelerates High-Availability

Identity, networking, management and high-availability get a boost in new release of open source cloud platform.


Tags: high availability, Rackspace, open source, cloud computing, OpenStack

10 Secure Linux Distributions You Need To Know About

If security is a primary concern for you (it should be), introduce yourself to 10 secure Linux distributions ready to work in any environment from small to enterprise to cloud.


Tags: distribution, open source, Linux distribution, security , Linux

HP Joins OpenStack

HP joins Dell, Citrix, Cisco, Ubuntu and more than 86 other vendors in the land-grab rush for open source stack superemacy.
Tags: Ubuntu, Dell, OpenStack, open source, HP

WS02 Updates Middleware Servers

Moving messages from .NET to Java platforms get easier with new middleware messaging engine.
Tags: open source, WSO2, CEP, middleware, open source software

Citrix Adopts OpenStack for Project Olympus

Citrix formally announces the name and direction of their OpenStack open source cloud virtualization stack initiative
Tags: virtualization, OpenStack, Citrix, open source

5 Reasons to Engage the Open Virtualization Alliance

Connect to this list of heavy hitters in your push toward KVM-based virtualization on any scale.
Tags: HP, Red Hat, open source, open source software, open virtualization alliance

Red Hat Debuts CloudForms and OpenShift for Cloud Deployment

New solutions for creating and managing clouds announced, but they're not all open source -- yet.
Tags: open source, cloud computing, Red Hat

Pretty Python Plotting With CairoPlot

Data aficionados constantly on the lookout for better ways to display charts and graphs will appreciate CairoPlot, Python-based plotting software pretty enough to impress even the most jaded Mac user.
Tags: open source software, open source, Python

Is UNIX Cheaper Than Linux?

A recent HP-commissioned Forrester Consulting survey finds this to indeed be the case for some enterprises holding fast to their OS of choice despite Linux's steady move upstream. Are they the last holdouts or an indicator that UNIX still has much to offer?
Tags: server os, Linux, Unix server, OS, open source

Use Logger to Write Messages to Log Files

Want a quick and easy way to write to system logs? Check out logger, an shell utility that works with syslog. Don't let its ease of use cause you to overlook its value.
Tags: Linux, open source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, open source software, log management

5 Key Things to Know About Debian 6.0 'Squeeze'

Wrap your arms around the five biggest changes in the latest release of Debian -- everything you need to know about version 6 of the open source server OS.
Tags: open source server, Debian, open source, server os, Linux

But What About NetWare?

The Novell acquisition moves forward. Is anyone wondering what the future of NetWare will be? Is there a future for NetWare?
Tags: OS, open source, Novell

Dell Partners With Ubuntu for Linux Cloud Computing Technology

Dell is now set to integrate Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud on PowerEdge servers.
Tags: cloud computing, open source, Ubuntu, Canonical, Dell

More Yum Plugins: Security and Package Priority

Yum Plugins make it easy to extend the open source tool's functionality. The security plugin and the priorities plugins are a great place to start.
Tags: open source software, open source tool, open source, tip of the trade, security

Using Powertop to Lower System Power Usage

If you've been wondering what's sucking the life out of your Linux laptop's battery or driving those higher electric bills in the server room, be sure to check out Powertop. The popular Linux tool profiles systems to help determine which programs are using the most power.
Tags: open source, tip of the trade, open source tools, open source software, power management

Google Speeds Up the Web with Apache Web Server Module

Google exec details how new mod_pagespeed open source module accelerates web server traffic for Apache Web Server users and why Go Daddy's millions of users are going to get a speed boost as a result.
Tags: open source, apache web server, Google, Apache, Go Daddy

Setting Up an Open Source Server, Firewall and Router on Endian, Part 1

There are numerous open source server, firewall and router and projects, but few, like Endian, are also Linux distros that can turn any system into both a full-featured network and Internet security appliance. We step through a basic Endian config, including setting up the Internet connection and creating a local network, and then setting up the OpenVPN server.
Tags: firewall, router, server, open source

OpenStack Delivers First Release of Cloud Computing Tech

An effort originally started by NASA and Rackspace three months ago is now releasing production-ready code as outside contributions pour in.
Tags: open source, Rackspace, cloud computing, NASA, open source software

Make GNU Screen Your Default Shell

GNU Screen is incredibly helpful, but like any tool, it must be running to be of use. Rather than starting a job and thinking, 'I wish I'd started Screen first,' why not configure Screen so it starts by default when you log in to your server? Here's how.
Tags: tip of the trade, open source, GNU, open source tool, screen

Open Source Software Shortcut -- Escaping SSH With '~'

SSH's escape character may be one of its best kept secrets. Using '~' can suspend a session as well as a host of other escape sequences. Learn how to get the most out of these open source software shortcuts.
Tags: escape characters, SSH, open source, open source software, OS

PuTTY in Your Hands: Open Source Software Mail Solutions

Mutt and PuTTY are a great open source combo for managing mail, but they're not without their failings. Here's a quick tip for using PuTTY to fix problems with line-drawn characters in Mutt.
Tags: open source software, open source, mail server, OS

Oracle Squelches Open Source Spirit

Has Oracle replaced Microsoft as public enemy No. 1 when it comes to enterprise operating systems? Some in the OpenSolaris community believe so.
Tags: Microsoft, Oracle, OS, OpenSolaris, open source

Single vs. Double Quotes in Bash

When using Bash, the decision to use single quotes or double quotes depends on exactly what you want to do. Find out what each does and when to use them.
Tags: bash, open source, OS, tip of the trade, open source software

Uniform Server: A Free Open Source Web Server Tool

Uniform Server is a free open source WAMP package for Windows that combines open source web server tools.
Tags: Web Server Tool, open source, web servers, web server

GoGrid Continues Open Source Cloud Push With Partner Program

A new partnership program is expected to help the company deliver open-source cloud computing to the masses.
Tags: SaaS, cloud computing, Cloud, open source

Open Source Software Projects That Changed the World

From open source software to projects there have been a number of releases that literally have changed the world.
Tags: open source server, open source software, open source, open source servers

An In-Depth Look at Red Hat Cloud Computing

A detailed look at Red Hat's cloud computing strategy and how it compares to Canonical's offering.
Tags: Red Hat, cloud computing, open source, Canonical

Open Source and Cloud APIs

Emerging open source APIs help to evolve the cloud.
Tags: open source servers, API, open source, cloud computing

Ubuntu Server Adoption on the Rise

The Ubuntu Server market share is small compared with Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux but deployment is rising.
Tags: open source server, open source software, open source, open source servers