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Objective 704.1 of the DevOps Tools Engineer exam covers configuration management using Ansible. With a weight of eight, this is one of the most important topics on the exam. This should be reflected in the time and effort spent learning and practicing with Ansible. To use Ansible, some requirements need [...]

March 8 – 11, 2018 Linux Professional Institute (LPI) invites you connect with them at Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) taking place March 8 – 11, 2018 in Pasadena, California. LPI is thrilled to be supporting and showcasing again this year at SCALE. LPI will be hosting exam cram and [...]

The last few DevOps tools blogs focussed on container virtualization. One of the major benefits of containers is their incredibly fast startup time and their small overhead. However, containers are not suitable for every type of deployment. There are situations where real virtual machines are required. One of them [...]

While Docker and Kubernetes make it easy to start and manage containers, there must still be a base system hosting the containers. These systems form the infrastructure on which containers run and are covered by objective 702.3 of the DevOps Tools Engineer exam. Docker provides Docker Machine which supports setting up [...]

Tapping into the Australian open source community January 22 - 26, 2018 Linux Professional Institute (LPI) invites you to join us at Linux Conference Australia from January 22-26, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. LPI is thrilled to sponsor Linux Conference Australia. Linux.conf.au is a conference with a focus on Linux and the community [...]

Explore the issues and skills related to free software. Save on certifications. Linux Professional Institute (LPI) invites you to Open Rhein Ruhr November 4th and 5th in Oberhausen, Germany. The event, which is hosted at the  Rheinisches Industriemuseum, allows IT professionals to explore a broad range of free software-related topics within specialized [...]

Tap into the open source community. Enrol in a boot camp. Save on certifications. Linux Professional Institute (LPI) invites you to Ohio LinuxFest on September 29th and 30th in Columbus Ohio – one of North America’s most established open source events. Tap into the Open Source Community The event, in its 15th [...]

NASC, BiASC, and LPI Central Europe translate LPI‘s basic Linux exam The number of companies and institutions using open source across the globe is growing, making Linux skills an increasingly important part of many people's work routine. Certification of these skills is offered by Linux Professional Institute (LPI) – the [...]

Author: Jon maddog Hall. Some of my readers may know that I am the Chair for the Board of Directors of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI).  Like many things I do, this is a volunteer job, and I could not do it without help from many other volunteers. Founded in 1999, [...]

Many people do not know that the operating energy of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) comes from partnering with professional companies and community groups to spread the word about Free and open source Software and the need for solid education and certification on systems administration that is vendor and [...]