So we issued our 2020 DevOps predictions, but we were limited in number and format, and there were a lot of great ideas. Here are some of the additional trends Forrester is tracking in DevOps for 2020. The end of plan/build/run and stage gates. We’ve governed and managed IT for decades on the plan/build/run operating model, but it’s not agile enough. Pausing between build and run while experts run their quality controls simply can’t work in the new digital world.
[Source: ZDNet]
Deepin simultaneously exists as a beautiful yet perpetually misunderstood Linux distribution. It shatters misconceptions about how sleek and modern a Linux desktop can look, but struggles to shake repeated accusations of being spyware, likely because of its Chinese origins and business ties with Huawei. Despite the controversy, Deepin is poised to begin thriving thanks to its inclusion on select Huawei laptops in China, and a new version of the distro and desktop environment right around the corner.
[Source: Forbes]
HUAWEI HAS UNVEILED a new tablet that looks unashamedly similar to Apple’s iPad Pro. The MatePad Pro bears more than a strong resemblance to Apple’s flagship tablet; it comes with a lookalike keyboard add-on, and its stylus pen – dubbed the Huawei M-Pencil – looks exactly like the latest Apple Pencil and even charges in the exact same way.
There are some differences, though. The China-bound tablet sports a 10.8in 2,560×1,600 LCD screen that packs smaller slimmer (4.9mm) bezels than the iPad Pro. This is thanks to Huawei’s use of a punch-hole cutout to house the 8MP front-facing camera and gives the tablet an impressive 90 per cent screen-to-body ratio.
[Source: The Inquirer]
After teasing the community on Twitter earlier this week, Offensive Security released today a major update to their Kali Linux ethical hacking and penetration testing GNU/Linux distribution with cool new features and improvements. Powered by Linux kernel 5.3.9, Kali Linux 2019.4 is now available and it’s a major update to the very popular ethical hacking and penetration testing operating system due to its massive look and feel changes. This is the first Kali Linux release to switch to the lightweight Xfce desktop environment by default, and also implement a brand-new desktop theme for both Xfce and GNOME desktops.
[Source: Softpedia]
The Dyne.org foundation has announced the general availability of the first point release of the Devuan GNU/Linux 2.x “ASCII” operating system series. Coming one and a half year after the release of the Devuan GNU/Linux 2.0 “ASCII” operating system series, Devuan GNU/Linux 2.1 is here as the first major point release to add the latest software and security updates, as well as various improvements around the installer and the installation mediums.
Still based on the Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” operating system series, Devuan GNU/Linux 2.1 comes with an improved installer that makes the option to choose the OpenRC init system more prominent so you can’t miss it and no longer requires an Expert install.
[Source: Softpedia]
It’s never too early for a new Samsung Galaxy leak, especially considering the next flagship could be unveiled as early as February. That actually leaves less time to form a complete picture of the Galaxy S11. Thanks to a few renders and common expectations, we may already be prepared for what’s coming next. And that may include a subtle change to an already unfamiliar new camera system for the next Galaxy. Looking at some of the recently released 3D renders of the Galaxy S11, @Ice universe noted the presence of what could be a laser-assisted autofocus system, or simply Laser AF, at the bottom right grid of the new camera array.
[Source: SlashGear]
Linux is a great operating system that gives us both power and far more privacy than any of its rivals. And it’s fun too! Here are some gift suggestions to help give your Linux-using friends and family members a happy holiday season. To start with, every Linux fan should have at least one stuffed Tux, Linux’s mascot, in their home or office. Tux stuffies aren’t as common as they once were, but Linux PC vendor ZaReason still has a very nice Tux who is perfect for cuddling.
If you want — and this would be very open-source of you — you can make your own Tux using one of several open-source patterns.
[Source: ZDNet]
Granted, Linux-based phones have always straddled the “daring” side of the mobile market. Canonical’s Ubuntu Touch platform, now continued by the community-developed Ubports, did have support for running some regular Linux software on a phone, with an external screen attached. But thanks to some technical details and poorly-made decisions, the implementation was barely usable.
A new generation of Linux-based smartphones could finally fulfill that geek dream of convergence. The PinePhone, in particular, has recently been demonstrated to run Linux desktop programs like GIMP and the desktop version of Firefox for ARM.
[Source: SlashGear]
AFTER A TEASE at this year’s IFA, Google has finally taken the covers off its new ‘Ambient Mode’ for Android. The feature allows you to display information such as diary entries and notifications on the lock screen and interact with Google Assistant, all without touching the phone, which sits safely on a dock or just on charge.
If that sounds suspiciously like a Google Nest Hub, then go to the top of the class and have a toffee, because that’s exactly what it is – a way of turning your phone or tablet into a smart display. It also acts as a sneaky way of making us forget all about those “Daydream” screen savers that never really worked properly.
[Source: The Inquirer]
In just five years, the Kubernetes container orchestration platform has grown from a Google startup project into an important tool being used by more and more midsized to large businesses to automate the deployment and management of their applications using containers.
That growing popularity has also caught the attention of a wide range of major technology companies, including Oracle and Red Hat, who spoke with Channel Futures about how Kubernetes should be embraced by the channel to drive new services and revenue as customers build out their cloud computing strategies into the future.
[Source: Channel Futures]
