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Transcoding optical media in Linux
We test two candidates for viewing and converting video DVDs and Blu-ray discs, HandBrake and MakeMKV, and point out legal hurdles.
Manipulation detection with AFICK
AFICK is a small, free tool that helps administrators detect attempts to manipulate documents and system files.
Cron alternatives fcron and hcron
The fcron and hcron scheduler alternatives to cron are suitable for computers that do not run around the clock, and each come with specific benefits.
Managing containers with Podman
The Podman container management tool does not use a daemon in the background, like its counterpart Docker, and can operate in non-privileged mode.
Storage monitoring with Grafana
Create intuitive and meaningful visualizations of storage performance values with a "TIG" stack: Telegraf, InfluxDB, and Grafana.
Thrashing the data cache for fun and profit
To reduce the possibility of disk thrashing, optimize your data cache through spatial locality and cache-friendly algorithms and utilize fully the data loaded from slower storage media before moving on.
New ITIL framework and certification
ITIL version 4.0 has undergone a fundamental revision and is now headed into the age of the cloud and DevOps.
WSL puts Linux on Windows desktops
Windows 10 supports the native execution of Linux binaries from various distributions through the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Even graphical Linux applications can make their way onto the Windows desktop.
Serverless computing with AWS Lambda
Monitoring with AWS Lambda serverless technology reduces costs and scales to your infrastructure automatically.
Visualizing kernel scheduling
The Google SchedViz tool lets you visualize how the Linux kernel scheduler allocates jobs among cores and whether they are being usurped.
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