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3 Tips To Manage Large Postgres Databases

Try these handy solutions to common problems when dealing with huge databases. The relational database PostgreSQL (also known as Postgres) has grown increasingly popular, and enterprises and public sectors use…

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Delegate Common Tasks With An Open Source Automation Tool

Rundeck is an open source software used to quickly automate manual tasks. Use it to create workflows consisting of commands, scripts, and APIs. A key precept for site reliability engineering (SRE),…

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Essential Tips And Tricks For Your First Tech Job

Starting a new job is daunting for anyone. Here’s how to navigate the early days at your first tech job. First days at work are scary. I still recall many…

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How I Use Ansible To Add A Feature To My Linux KDE Desktop

Follow this tutorial to see how I use KService and Ansible on my Linux KDE desktop. I run the KDE Plasma Desktop on my computer because it’s a flexible environment with lots…

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Manage OpenStack Using Terraform And Gitlab

Follow this tutorial to see how using GitLab can further enhance collaboration in your OpenStack cluster. One virtue of GitOps is Infrastructure as Code. It encourages collaboration by using a shared configuration…

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A 10-Step Guide For A Successful Hackathon

Follow this blueprint for planning, hosting, and managing a successful hackathon. Hackathons are easy. How much thought do you need to put into them anyway? Just set a date, and…

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Infrastructure from Code: the New Wave of Cloud Infrastructure Management

This overview of date and time values in MySQL will help you take advantage of temporal values in your database tables. Both new and experienced users of the popular MySQL…

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Engineering

Use Terraform To Manage An OpenStack Cluster

Terraform is a declarative language that can act as a blueprint of the infrastructure you’re working on. After having an OpenStack production and home lab for a while, I can…

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Technology

Google Blew It With Open Source Layoffs

The decision to cut people who built the foundation that supports Google’s open source and cloud successes seems incredibly shortsighted. Google has made impressive inroads against cloud leader AWS by aggressively open…

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Engineering

4 Open Source Technologies To Make Writing Easier

If you are getting started in technical writing, you might be interested in this list of open technologies that make technical writing easier. I teach university courses on the side,…

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Opensource

3 Tips To Manage Large Postgres Databases

Delegate Common Tasks With An Open Source Automation Tool

Essential Tips And Tricks For Your First Tech Job

How I Use Ansible To Add A Feature To My Linux KDE Desktop

Manage OpenStack Using Terraform And Gitlab

A 10-Step Guide For A Successful Hackathon

Infrastructure from Code: the New Wave of Cloud Infrastructure Management

Use Terraform To Manage An OpenStack Cluster

Google Blew It With Open Source Layoffs

4 Open Source Technologies To Make Writing Easier

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Accelerating the frontiers of scientific discovery: Google’s $40M commitment to the Genesis Mission

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Intel Invests €5 Billion to Expand Manufacturing in Europe

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