IBM and Red Hat Leftovers
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IBM starts renting cloudy bare metal Linux almost-mainframes
IBM has taken a longer-than-usual stride towards making its proprietary hardware platforms cloudier, by offering bare metal LinuxONE boxes in the big blue cloud.
The LinuxONE servers use the same Telum processor IBM packs into its z16 mainframe but are designed solely to run Linux – Big Blue’s own z/OS is not allowed.
But IBM promotes LinuxONE as offering just about the same level of hardware resilience as mainframes. The former typewriter champion also asserts that the LinuxOne architecture teamed with Telum trounces x86 for compute density and energy consumption.
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No wizardry needed to use Ansible's magic variable 'hostvars'
Get past the illusion of hostvars being difficult and begin using them in your playbooks, tasks, and roles.
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Remote work: 3 pros and 3 cons
As a remote worker since 2014, I learned how to work remotely before most of the rest of the world did. Through trial and error and a lot of time, I improved my ability to set asynchronous expectations, form lasting bonds with colleagues I saw in person only once a year, and make internal decisions about distributed team structures and meeting formats.
I’ve experienced firsthand the benefits and challenges of operating remotely, such as hiring top talent from a global talent pool, leveraging the creative tensions that come with diverse perspectives, and boosting employee retention (which was likely due to the joy of designing work around your life rather than vice versa).
Being aware of remote work’s promises and pitfalls will help you, as a business IT leader, create new strategies and processes to optimize your team’s own remote experience.
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Red Hat Survey Surfaces Cloud-Native Cybersecurity Challenges [Ed: ContainerJournal has been hijacked by this nefarious group that's funded by Red Hat and now writes puff pieces about Red Hat, for Red Hat's site to cite as "press"]
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Sustainable Computing with Kepler (Podcast #17 w/ Huamin Chen)
The Red Hat podcast series continues with our sixth guest, Huamin Chen, senior principal software engineer, office of the CTO at Red Hat.
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Re:Role | Tech Support, Deconstructed
To some, working in technical support can seem equal parts stressful and mundane. But through building relationships, sharing knowledge, and practicing empathy for users, one can stretch beyond the help desk to become a trusted partner for customers as they navigate critical issues and business challenges.