Stop Downloading Google Cloud Service Account Keys!
TL;DR: Generating and distributing service account keys poses severe security risks to your organization. They are long-lived credentials…
Linux Kernel 5.8 “The Biggest Release of All Time” is Finally Available Now
Linux 5.8 is one of the biggest releases of all time as pointed out by Linus Torvalds. However,…
What Containers and Kubernetes Mean for Colocation Data Centers
At first glance, it may seem that there’s little impact, but containers make applications more portable, making infrastructure…
TLS/SSL Explained: TLS/SSL Terminology and Basics
In this post, we take a look at symmetric and asymmetric encryption, the various types of cipher techniques,…
Missing Photoshop on Linux? Use PhotoGIMP and Convert GIMP into Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is not available for desktop Linux. GIMP is the best alternative to Adobe Photoshop on Linux.…
XFS / EXT4 / Btrfs / F2FS / NILFS2 Performance On Linux 5.8
Given the reignited discussions this week over Btrfs file-system performance stemming from a proposal to switch Fedora on…
5 modern alternatives to essential Linux command-line tools
Gain new benefits by improving your old command-line tools with updated alternatives. In our daily use of Linux/Unix…
Getting started with socat, a multipurpose relay tool for Linux
If you need an advanced sysadmin tool for your toolbox, this is the one. Socat allows for bidirectional…
Amazon launches cloud service to help non-coders build apps
Amazon’s cloud unit on Wednesday announced the introduction of Honeycode, a service that non-coders can use to write…
How to Make Ubuntu Look Like macOS in 5 Easy Steps
Customization is one of the main reasons why I use Linux. There is no end to the kind…
It’s The End Of Infrastructure-As-A-Service As We Know It: Here’s What’s Next
A decade ago, running virtual machines (VMs) in the cloud was state-of-the-art. It made cloud migration relatively simple:…
VMware Cloud Director Vulnerability Allows Data Center Takeovers
The vulnerability has been fixed with an upgrade, but unpatched systems risk the deletion of databases and virtual…