Why moving all your workloads to the cloud is a bad idea In the third installment in this series on common pitfalls of moving to the cloud, learn how to figure out which applications you shouldn't migrate.
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A sysadmin's guide to Ansible: How to simplify tasks There are many ways to automate common sysadmin tasks with Ansible. Here are several of them.
8 books for sysadmins Recommendations and reviews from our writer community of their favorite books for admins.
4 open source media conversion tools for the Linux desktop Change audio and video file formats from one type to another with these easy-to-use tools.
Python's founder steps down, India's new net neutrality regulations, and more open source news Catch up on recent open source headlines.
How to build a URL shortener with Apache Create your own short links with Apache HTTP server's mod_rewrite feature.
Convert video using Handbrake This open source tool makes it simple to convert old videos to new formats.
A brief history of text-based games and open source Learn how open source has fostered the growth and development of interactive fiction.
5 questions to answer before building a community Understanding the different types of communities and how they can help your organization is the key to successful community-building.
The changing role of DBAs in an "as-a-service" world Today's database administrators are more than the people who keep the lights on—now they are expected to play a strategic role in achieving the business' goals.