Most of us working with AIX know the IBM AIX Toolbox for Open Source Software. It’s a repository that gives us access to the open-source world. But have you ever looked closely…
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Intel x86, IBM Power, and Containers: A unified IT infrastructure
For some, what I’m about to describe might seem obvious. However, in my experience, many people still don’t fully understand how different technologies interact with each other and what their specific applications…
The Myth of Infinite Uptime in High Availability Systems
I often come across posts online where people boast about their system’s impressive uptime. “Server running without interruption for 5 years!” – sounds proud, right? But is it really a reason for…
Mastering SSL/TLS Certificate with OpenSSL
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) are cryptographic protocols that secure connections on the Internet. While SSL has been replaced by TLS, both protocols provide secure data transmission. [gspeech]…
IBM Creates Great Technologies, But What Happened to Them?
Today, I found out that IBM engineers created and contributed to adding support for LXC containers to the Linux kernel – a technology that became the foundation of modern containerization. Sounds impressive,…
Quantum Security: The Future of Data Protection in the Era of Quantum Computers
Quantum Security is a field within cryptography that combines quantum technology with the need to ensure a high level of security in computer systems. It is an emerging area aimed at developing…
PowerVC – Private Cloud on IBM Power Platform
Chat about PowerVC surprisingly starts with OpenStack, which is the core of PowerVC, and it is thanks to OpenStack that PowerVC has such a wide range of capabilities and evolves so dynamically.…
How much does Open Source Software and Free Software cost?
On October 4, 1985, the day after I was born, Richard Stallman founded the Free Software Foundation. If I believed in any esoteric nonsense, I’d say this marked me for life 😀.On…