Prolific virtualizaton blogger, Andrew Kutz, on VDI, dark horses, and if virtualization is taking us back to the era of mainframes.

When I last wrote to you, the world was going to Hell in a handbasket. Well, it's a month later little has changed. So unfortunately, I don't have any good news for you.

If you're already using Subversion for version control, extend it with commit hooks to make it a more integrated part of your development workflow.

The recent AMD split seems to be a sign of the times. Is sharing the new business model?

When "true-up" time comes, you may need a nitroglycerin pill instead of having a glass of champagne.

In cases where NFS or SMB/CIFS won't fit the needs of your Linux network, Network Block Devices (NBDs) may provide superior performance over traditional network filesystems.

The oldest interface is still one of the best. Learning about shells and utilities can pay off for jobs where they're the fastest or most flexible.

Another voice of concern over parallel programming. Plus a wild idea.

You've heard the hype, now it's time to measure if you really need to jump into the virtualization fray.

Using Amanda allows you quickly and easily implement a robust Open Source backup solution to almost any device, or even multiple devices simultaneously.