Following the release of the first beta for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 back in April we delivered our first RHEL 6.0 benchmarks while putting it up against CentOS 5.4 and Fedora 12. Now that the second beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 was released last week, we took the workstation build and have benchmarked it against the latest releases of Ubuntu, CentOS, and openSUSE.
Understanding the big data landscape is an important part of embracing the latest NoSQL technologies. A new cheat sheet offers data scalability guidance.
Now that Oracle owns Sun Microsystems the database giant’s plans for supporting Java developers are becoming clearer.
The research firm trims its 2010 forecast for global IT spending. What areas still look strong?
The Opera web browser runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and on mobile phones and mobile devices. Yes, its closed source, but it’s free and packed with some great features. Eric Geier rounds up seven of them.
In a nod to Americans’ growing reliance on mobile devices to access information, the Obama administration has unveiled a new online government portal along with several mobile apps.
Have you been looking for open-source storage management tools that are easy to use and provide a graphical representation of your storage. Alas, there are no comprehensive tools but there are graphical tools that you can pair with command-line wizardry, particularly LVM.
Enterprise software giant EMC has acquired data warehousing company Greenplum Software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but the acquisition is an all-cash transaction.
Greenplum, which has raised $61 million in funding, develops database software for business intelligence and data warehousing applications. Greenplum has a number of high profile investors, including…
Two popular Linux distributions recently released new developmental versions on the road to their finals. One is early in its cycle and the other is about to cross the finish line.
LG announced an LG Optimus Series of mobile devices, including two Android 2.2 smartphones — the Optimus One and Optumus Chic — and promised an Android-based Optimus tablet. Meanwhile, a rumor about an Android 3.0 & Gingerbread& platform split-up has been squelched, and a photo of the Android-based & HTC Vision& emerged as the device’s manufacturer announced robust 2Q financials….
