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The Future Of Linux: Evolving Everywhere

Serdar Yegulalp | InfoWorld | July 15, 2013

Cemented as a cornerstone of IT, the open source OS presses on in the face of challenges to its ethos and technical prowess Read More »

The Most Popular Cloud Operating System Is...

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | CIO Engage | March 23, 2014

OK, if you know anything about the cloud, you're going to say the most popular cloud operating system is Linux. With the exception of Microsoft Azure with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012, the most popular client operating system family on clouds is indeed Linux. But, can you guess what seems to be the most popular guest Linux on clouds?

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The Open Source Behind gov.uk Revealed

DJ Walker-Morgan | The H (h-online.com) | February 1, 2012

While the UK government's plans for wider adoption of open source have been uneven in their application, the new beta version of the gov.uk web site should give proprietary software vendors and contractors pause for thought, as it is almost entirely built on or with open source.

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

Jim Zemlin | Linux.com | September 26, 2012

But there is a corollary: To master technology you must master open source. The real leaders in tech are understanding that to go it alone and develop software in a company cloister is foolish, expensive and time intensive.
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Top 5 Reasons The Ubuntu Linux Phone Might Make It

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | January 11, 2013

True, Ubuntu on the phone has many obstacles in its way, but it also has many things going for it as well. Read More »

Ubuntu 13 Challenges Windows 8

Maria Korolov | Network World | July 1, 2013

Ubuntu is becoming a viable desktop replacement for Windows in certain enterprise scenarios Read More »

Ubuntu Launches OpenStack Interoperability Lab

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | November 6, 2013

Canonical and its partners will certify Ubuntu OpenStack cloud compliant hardware and software. Read More »

Ubuntu Linux Enters The Smartphone Wars

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | January 2, 2013

Instead of going after both the tablet and smartphone market, Canonical is bravely starting 2013 by trying to become a major player in the smartphone market with an upcoming version of Ubuntu Linux. Read More »

Ubuntu Superphone Fundraiser Rakes In $1M On Debut

Klint Finley | Wired | July 22, 2013

Canonical — makers of the Ubuntu distribution of Linux — is asking geeks to collectively cough up $32 million dollars in the next month to crowdfund a smartphone that could serve as a laptop replacement. Supporters have already pledged over $1 million in the first five hours of the fundraiser. Read More »

UK's Security Branch Says Ubuntu Most Secure End-User OS

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | January 17, 2014

CESG, the UK government's arm that assesses operating systems and software security, has published its findings for ‘End User Device’ operating systems. The most secure of the lot? Ubuntu 12.04. Read More »

USM Wins Top Award At MyGOSS Awards 2012

Press Release | Universiti Sains Malaysia's Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (USM) | November 26, 2012

Universiti Sains Malaysia's Advanced Medical and Dental Institute for the i-Care2x product, a solution using i-Care on the Ubuntu operating system, won the top award at the Malaysian Government Open Source Software (MyGOSS) Awards 2012 today. Read More »

VistA: From Start To Go In 5 Minutes

[The] original two to three day process of trying to take home VistA EMR from yester year is now something that can be completed in the time it takes for you to walk to the nearby coffee shop for a refill and return to your office. Thanks to the extraordinary engineering work of Chris Edwards (a developer for KRM Associates and Certification Manager at OSEHRA), all of the "tough decisions" are made for you. Read More »

VMware Brings Suse Linux To New Cloud Service

Joab Jackson | Computerworld | August 27, 2013

Users of Suse Linux can purchase a fully supported version of the OS directly from VMware by year's end Read More »

Why Businesses Can’t Ignore The Growing Linux Trend

Seth Robinson | The VAR Guy | May 3, 2016

It used to be a clear sign of geekiness. People who were into Linux would rave about its benefits and flexibility…as long as you knew how to install your own OS, dig around for the hardware drivers you needed, and be a master of command-line instructions. For a world building technical literacy through more user-friendly front-end systems, Linux was a niche reserved for technology enthusiasts...

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Why The Operating System Still (Kind Of) Matters

Derrick Harris | GIGAOM | April 26, 2014

Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth has been beating the Linux drum for years — particularly around the Ubuntu distribution that Canonical develops and supports — but his message, and that of much of the Linux community, has taken more of an OpenStack tone lately. Shuttleworth came on the Structure Show podcast this week to tell us when Linux still matters and when it’s the cloud — OpenStack, Amazon Web Services or otherwise — that’s driving the ship in IT.

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