Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting-edge PC operating system, 300bps was a fast Internet connection, WordStar was the state-of-the-art word processor, and we liked it!
How Microsoft went from "Linux is a cancer." to "Microsoft Loves Linux."
It's been a long, strange trip but it's always driven by two motives: Making good products and money.
5 ways to avoid cloud waste
A big reason why we all use clouds these days is to save money from running our own server rooms and data centers. But, if you don't use clouds correctly, you can still lose money. Here's how to avoid those costly mistakes.
The new edge in edge computing
The Linux Foundation says networking, edge computing will overtake cloud computing by 2025. Why? And, exactly what will this new edge-based computing world look like?
Why Kubernetes is vital for your business
To manage moving all your server applications to the cloud in containers, you’ll need to do some container orchestration, that's where Kubernetes comes in.
Containers vs. virtual machines: How to tell which is the right choice for your enterprise
Just because containers are extremely popular doesn't mean VMs are out of date
How bad a boss is Linus Torvalds?
It depends on context. In the world of software development, he’s what passes for normal. The question is whether that situation should be allowed to continue.
Oracle, still clueless about security
Oracle Chief Security Officer Mary Ann Davidson let loose a long rant about people who dare to look into the security of the company’s products. Oracle quickly backed away from those remarks, but has it faced up to the fact that its...
Do you need a container-specific Linux distribution?
It's not enough to use containers, vendors argue that you need a specialized Linux distribution to back it.
2015 will be the year of container wars
Docker's getting all the container headlines, but, as we're going to see this year, there's a lot more to containers than just one company
Build your own Linux server on the cloud
In one hour, you can set up your own Linux server on Amazon's cloud. No kidding. It really is that easy. Here's how
Fedora, Mint, OpenSuse, Ubuntu: Which Linux desktop is for you?
The four top Linux distributions differ widely in their approach to the desktop. Here's how to figure out which is right for you