Psst. You can now get RHEL on Amazon's GovCloud. RHEL on GovCloudYou guys. You can now run Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Amazon's GovCloud. I'll be honest: this took a while. I had a lot more hair when we started this process. But it's done! AWS Logo. A lot of you are already running RHEL … Continue reading Psst. You can now get RHEL on Amazon’s GovCloud. →

Dave and Gunnar #44 is up. +David Egts and I talk about touch interfaces in cars, +Jim Whitehurst 's productivity tricks, and then I get all angry about DRM. #44: Glad to be hereThis week, Dave and Gunnar talk about affordances, partnerships, and a bunch of reasons Red Hat is a great place to work. RSS Icon … Continue reading Dave and Gunnar #44 is up. +David Egts and I talk about touch interfaces in cars, +Jim Whitehurst ‘s… →

If you want the government to use your software, you probably have some homework to do. I made a checklist. Getting software ready for government.The world of US Government IT is highly regulated, and the blizzard of acronyms and rules can make it hard to work with. That goes both ways, because it's also hard … Continue reading If you want the government to use your software, you probably have some homework to do. I made a checklist… →

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Storage was boring. Storage is no longer anywhere near boring. +David Egts and I talk to +Ric Wheeler and Tom Coughlan about what's next for Linux storage, filesystems, and data management.Shingles! #41: Storage Manager ManagersThis week, Dave and Gunnar talk to Ric Wheeler and Tom Coughlan, high priests of storage at Red Hat. It's a total nerd-out, from shingled … Continue reading Storage was boring. Storage is no longer anywhere near boring. +David Egts and I talk to +Ric Wheeler… →

For some reason, RHEL7 highlights just sound better with a Boston accent. Thanks, +Daniel Walsh ! #37: Crimes Against HumanityThis week, Dave and Gunnar on the biggest Red Hat release to date, the smallest Red Hat release to date, the biggest Indian biometrics database to date and special guest star Dan Walsh! RSS Icon Subscribe via … Continue reading For some reason, RHEL7 highlights just sound better with a Boston accent. Thanks, +Daniel Walsh ! →

+Daniel Risacher applied Hellekson's Law to the DOD Open Source Policy, and he did great! Hellekson’s Law: DOD EditionIf your organization has an open source policy, it will be improved by removing the words “open source”. I first described that law in a dissection of the IRS open source policy about a year ago. It started … Continue reading +Daniel Risacher applied Hellekson’s Law to the DOD Open Source Policy, and he did great! →

Half man. Half Goat. All +David Egts. Dave and Gunnar #36.  #36: “Totally on Board”You recently submitted a criminal background screening request to National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI). In order to continue with the review of your file, NCSI needs important information from you. Please submit a physical copy of ONE of the … Continue reading Half man. Half Goat. All +David Egts. Dave and Gunnar #36. →

Dave and Gunnar #35.This week, +David Egts  and I talk about US Government bitcoins, skeumorphic bitcoins, TSA coin-flips, twitter drops a dime on the US government, OSS payload this Federal IT award season, and our $.02 on RHEL 6.5 and Fedora 20.Featuring: +uzoma nwosu +William Cordis +Matt Micene  #35: Say My NameThis week, Dave and Gunnar talk … Continue reading Dave and Gunnar #35. This week, +David Egts  and I talk about US Government bitcoins, skeumorphic bitcoins… →