Rick Lehrbaum

Apt-Get Remove SUSE; Apt-Get Install Etch

Ever since comparing seven Linux distributions on my "old thinkpad" testbed, Ive remained impressed with the flexibility and ease-of-maintenance of Debian-based Linuxes. In my followup article on using Etch...

The Well-Tempered Debian Desktop

I recently reported on my good results with migrating an old server from RH7 to Debian Sarge, beginning with the network-install CD. Responding to my comments that an install...

Debian: Server Yes, Desktop No

I recently decided to retire Red Hat 7 after seven years of loyal service as a firewall/router operating system on my home LAN. Like a red-headed stepchild grown old,...

Seven Linux Distros Battle for an Old ThinkPad

Like most companies, my employer has a stash of old, "obsolete" PCs and laptops that wont run the latest versions of Windows worth a darn. Naturally, this represents a great...

LinuxWorld Awash With Linux Phone Buzz

This weeks LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco is shaping up as a showcase for Linux cellphone-related products, alliances, and open source contributions. The barrage of phone-related announcements and demonstrations...

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100+ Top Artificial Intelligence (AI) Companies 2023

Artificial intelligence companies are riding a hyper-accelerated growth curve. The stunning debut of ChatGPT in November 2022 was the crack of a starting gun...

AMD’s Lynn Comp on Trends in Cloud Computing

I spoke with Lynn Comp, CVP of Server Product and Technology Marketing at AMD, about the present and future of cloud computing, from energy...

Dell Technologies World 2023: Simplifying IT Infrastructures

A central trend in enterprise IT during the past decade has been the decentralization of computation, data storage and networking. Cloud computing platforms play...

GPT4 vs. Claude

GPT4 and Claude are both leading AI applications that use generative AI: GPT4 is the latest version of ChatGPT, the popular AI-based chatbot that...

Komprise’s Krishna Subramanian on Generative AI and Data Management

I spoke with Krishna Subramanian, COO at Komprise, about the data management problems companies face when they use generative AI. Data management with AI...