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By Roy Schestowitz Created 23/12/2020 - 4:21am Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 23rd of December 2020 04:21:11 AM Filed under Red Hat [1] Server [2]

Red Hat unveils common Kubernetes platform for Windows and [3]

Red Hat has announced the general availability of its common Kubernetes foundation for Windows and Linux container workloads: Red Hat OpenShift Support for Windows Containers.

Containers allow organizations to package and run Windows and Linux applications on- premises and in the cloud. With Red Hat?s new service, enterprises can simultaneously manage Linux and Windows-based containerized workloads, eliminating the need for parallel software processing across hybrid cloud environments.

Six courses to build your technology skills in 2021 [4]

The new year is a great time to be thinking about your career and where you want to take it. Why not take advantage of the opportunity to learn new sought-after skills with IBM courses? You can enroll free of charge, work at the time and pace that?s right for you, and open up brand new career opportunities in 2021.

Oracle Linux 8: Oracle VM VirtualBox made easy with short training videos[5]

A popular tool for developers and users creating cloud and local applications without the overhead of using a full server environment, Oracle VM VirtualBox runs on standard x86 desktop and laptop computers. It allows users to set up multi-platform virtual machine environments for software development, testing, and general purpose (OS) virtualization, with optional runtime encryption. Software engineers can develop for cloud native environments from within Oracle VM VirtualBox VMs directly on their Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and Oracle Solaris machines, making it easier to create multi-tier applications with just a standard laptop.

Oracle VM VirtualBox also enables users to create and update virtual machines locally, including the OS and applications, and then package them into an industry standard file format for easy distribution and cloud deployment in conjunction with Oracle Linux KVM, or other server virtualization solutions. Oracle VM VirtualBox allows users to run nearly any standard x86 OS hosting applications that are not available natively on their systems.

Fedora 34 Planning To Make Use Of -OOMD To Improve Low Memory Experience - Phoronix[6]

At the end of November systemd 247 released with the new Out-of-Memory Daemon (systemd-oomd) and for the Fedora 34 release next year that will likely be enabled by default for all spins.

Systemd-OOMD aims to improve the Linux low-memory / OoM experience and is based on code originally written by Facebook for their Linux servers and then adapted for Linux desktop memory pressure scenarios. Systemd-OOMD allows monitoring for resource contention and can kill opt-in processes when the memory/SWAP pressure is above a predefined threshold.

IBM To Acquire Finnish Cloud Firm Nordcloud [7]

MontaVista Enhances MVShield For CentOS Service [8]

MontaVista Software LLC is renewing its commitment to providing MVShield for CentOS Service for both existing and new customers interested in securing high-quality support and maintenance services for their products and platforms on long-term maintained CentOS minor releases.

Despite the recently announced change in the CentOS Project?s strategy to focus future development on the CentOS Stream at the end of 2021, MontaVista will continue to provide long-term branch maintenance services uninterrupted and unchanged.

10 lessons from sysadmins adapting to change in 2020 [9]

While 2020 will certainly be remembered for elections, protests, and most of all, the COVID- 19 pandemic, a lot of other things changed in 2020, including a whole lot of cool changes in technology. Through it all, we could count on system administrators to do what they do best. Perhaps more so than ever, as we all moved from physical offices to working from home. We generated more load than ever on our infrastructure as more users relied on virtual private networks and videoconference tools to get their daily work done.

A Custom Kubernetes Scheduler to Orchestrate Highly Available Applications[10]

As long as you're willing to follow the rules, deploying on Kubernetes and air travel can be quite pleasant. More often than not, things will "just work". However, if one is interested in travelling with an alligator that must remain alive or scaling a database that must remain available, the situation is likely to become a bit more complicated. It may even be easier to build one's own plane or database for that matter. Travelling with reptiles aside, scaling a highly available stateful system is no trivial task.

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