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Belonging: What Oracle LAD’s D&I program is about

“The launch of Diversity Committee, where everyone can work by their selves in the thematic pillars, and where they can propose ideas and make real actions, made the transformation more significant for all employees.” (Colombian employee, Internal Survey, 2019). Diversity … Read more

Xen Virtualization and Cloud Computing #04: Containers, OpenStack, and Other Related Platforms

Previous articles in this series introduced virtualization, discussed how Xen’s architecture provides it, and covered interesting Xen features. This article looks at some other platforms with which Xen interacts: containers and OpenStack. Virtualization, containers—or both? Containers are a mechanism for … Read more

Xen Virtualization and Cloud Computing #03: Key Features of Xen

The previous articles in this series introduced virtualization and showed how Xen is designed to provide it efficiently. Here we’ll delve into some interesting features and their importance. A larger list can be found at the appropriate project page on … Read more

Xen Virtualization and Cloud Computing #02: How Xen Does the Job

This is the second article in a series. The first introduced virtualization and the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). This article explains how Xen uses different types of virtualization to achieve efficient isolation of virtual machines (VMs). Hardware and operating … Read more

Open source careers: How Brittany Gates found her way to Linux

At the end of 2019, Linux Professional Institute (LPI) celebrated 20 years of offering training and tests. The LPI20 Birthday Contest gave us the opportunity to hear from you some amazing stories about your careers in open source and how the … Read more

Xen Virtualization and Cloud Computing #01: Introduction

The Xen Project is a free and open source hypervisor that enables a computer to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on the same hardware. This article begins a series that covers the way Xen achieves this result efficiently, important features, … Read more

Benefits of Becoming an LPI Member

Recently, Linux Professional Institute (LPI) launched a formal membership program for holders of its professional level certifications. This program includes holders of LPIC-1 certifications or higher, as well as those certified in the growing list of Open Technology topics.  Membership … Read more

How to Contribute to an Open Source Project

It is great to see that the strategic relevance of open source software for the software industry is rapidly increasing (e.g. shown by IBM and Microsoft investing heavily into open source) and companies as well as individuals increasingly acknowledge the … Read more

Dorothy K. Gordon Joins the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Board of Directors

I am very happy to introduce Ms. Dorothy K. Gordon as the latest Board Director for the Linux Professional Institute. Born in Ghana, Dorothy also spent much of her early life in the United Kingdom and Nigeria.  She is fluent … Read more

Open source for distance learning: GARR and the IoRestoACasa.work initiative

Italy was one of the first countries to impose strict lockdown measures as the COVID-19 virus started to devastate the northern part of the country. Many people there were unused to working or learning from home, and needed a simple, … Read more

Open source careers: How Mehdi Hamidi became a DevOps Specialist

In 2019, Linux Professional Institute (LPI) celebrated 20 years of offering training and tests. The LPI20 Birthday Contest gave us the opportunity to hear from you some amazing stories about your careers in open source and how the LPI certification … Read more

The value of open source to universities: UC Santa Cruz tests the water

In addition to providing the world with its most enduring and valuable software–Internet protocol stacks, Linux, and more–free and open source software offers immense educational benefits. The gap between producing a nice prime number generator for a professor and contributing … Read more