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Linux Foundation Launches Free Quantum Computing Course

Fundamentals of Quantum Computing is new free course from the Linux Foundation that teaches the use cases of quantum computing.

August 29, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The Linux Foundation is launching a new, free online training course designed to help teach technology professionals about quantum computing and understand the implications of the emerging technology. The course, Fundamentals of Quantum Computing, is a partnership between the Linux Foundation and World Bank that provides an understanding on how quantum computing can be used […]

6 Takeaways from Linux Foundation’s 10th Annual Open Source Jobs Report

Linux Foundation's annual Open Source Jobs Report finds open source talent is strong; meanwhile, employers struggle to find skilled talent.

July 6, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The Linux Foundation, the San Francisco-based nonprofit organization enabling innovation through open source, and learning platform edX, have released the 10th Annual Open Source Jobs Report, examining the demand for open source talent and trends among open source professionals. The need for open source talent is strong in continuing cloud adoption and digital transformation across […]

Linux Foundation Now Offering Open Source Software Development Certification

The three course program from edX and The Linux Foundation covers Linux, Git and other open source software development tools.

January 19, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling innovation through open source, has announced the availability of three new training courses on its edX platform: Open Source Software Development: Linux for Developers (LFD107x), Linux Tools for Software Development (LFD108x), and Git for Distributed Software Development (LFD109x). The three courses can be taken individually or combined to […]

Linux Foundation Now Enrolling for Intro to Open Source & Fundamentals of Open Source Courses

The Linux Foundation is now enrolling for two online training courses that cover knowledge necessary for an entry-level IT role.

December 17, 2021 TD Staff Leave a Comment

The Linux Foundation has announced the immediate online enrollment for two courses: Introduction to Open Source License Compliance Management (LFC193)  and Fundamentals of Open Source IT and Cloud Computing (LFS200). The Introduction to Open Source License Compliance Management (LFC193) course explores the basic concepts and approaches needed for an open source compliance program. The two-hour online […]

Linux Foundation Offers New Certification For Entry-Level IT Pros

Entry-level IT professionals and those new to the industry can now register for the Linux Foundation’s Certified IT Administration exam.

December 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Entry-level IT professionals and those new to the industry can now register for the Linux Foundation’s Certified IT Administration exam. The exam, set to begin on Jan. 15, consists of 60 multiple-choice questions that certify an IT professional understands fundamental IT concepts like operating systems, software application installation and management, hardware installation, programming, network functions, […]

AlmaLinux Ranked in TOP500 Supercomputers List

July 7, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#almalinux–The AlmaLinux OS Foundation now has four supercomputing sites in the TOP500 List which are deployed on AlmaLinux, which is a Linux distribution that is 1:1 binary compatible with RHEL® and pre-Stream CentOS. These installations are listed in the June 2022 version of the TOP500 List, the well-known ranking site which benchmarks […]

AlmaLinux 9, Popular CentOS Alternative, Available Now

May 26, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Designed for hybrid multi-cloud deployments, available on 4 architectures: x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le and s390x PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AlmaLinux OS Foundation, the nonprofit that stewards the community owned and governed open source CentOS replacement AlmaLinux, today announced AlmaLinux 9, is now available for immediate download. The newest version of the popular CentOS alternative features functionality to […]

Red Hat Announces Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Red Hat says its Enterprise Linux 9 platform is designed to drive more consistent innovation across the open hybrid cloud.

May 10, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Red Hat has announced Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, a new version of its Enterprise Linux offering, designed to drive more consistent innovation across the open hybrid cloud. The platform, which will be generally available in the coming weeks, is said to be built to “drive enterprise transformation in parallel with evolving market forces and […]

CIQ and Google Cloud to Provide Optimized Experience for Rocky Linux

April 6, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

RENO, Nev.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CIQ and Google Cloud have joined forces to provide mutual customers a direct and unified best-in-class support experience for Rocky Linux. Rocky Linux is a community-maintained and freely available enterprise Linux distribution founded and led by Gregory M. Kurtzer, one of the original founders of CentOS. Since the project was launched, there have […]

AlmaLinux OS 8.5 for PowerPC Now Available, Distribution Inches Closer to Parity with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

February 25, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

CentOS successor delivers support for PowerPC architectures widely used in embedded systems, high-performance processors, and other special purpose computing devices PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The AlmaLinux OS Foundation, the nonprofit that stewards the only community owned and governed open source CentOS alternative, today announced a new stable release with support for the PowerPC architecture and IBM […]