Understanding the basics of virtualization is a good skill to possess in an age when it seems like everything is going virtual or to the cloud. While Virtualbox may cut it for hobbyists, VMware is the numero uno vendor when it comes to virtualization. If you ask me, VMware is Read More
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (RHEL 9) is the latest iteration of the solid Linux OS that powers thousands of Linux servers and workstations at a gazillion companies and organizations worldwide. So how to quickly verify if the version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS you’re running is the latest Read More
Getting a good handle on IP commands will prove useful if you’re managing a Linux box. Although ifconfig was deprecated and replaced with ip several years ago, some folks sill use ifconfig. But it’s good to be aware of the basic ip commands when you’re managing a Linux server. Here Read More
Large corporations like Google, Amazon, Oracle and countless other businesses have long recognized the benefits of Linux and enthusiastically adopted the operating system as the core of their IT infrastructure and data centers. But average consumers (the ones reliant on Windows or OS X/Mac computers) have largely shied away from Read More