August 5, 2011
Red Hat certifies 400 virtualization professionals
The VAR Guy
The VAR Guy gives an update on the company’s strategy.
“Still, toppling VMware in the virtualization market sounds like a really tall order. Generally speaking, it sounds like VMware still has better management tools than Red Hat’s offerings — though Red Hat is counting on its open source developer community to close that gap.”
Google’s complete lack of account flexibility is really starting to irritate me
ZDNet
David Gewirtz rants about what Google needs to change.
“I’d like to be able to assign and reassign email addresses to various account names. I’d like to be able change account names. I’d like to be able to consolidate accounts, so if I have three of a similar account, I can combine them into one. In short, I’d like to have comprehensive account management for my Google accounts.”
New U.S. federal CIO wants to close “productivity gap” between private sector, government
Ars Technica
Timothy B. Lee reports on the new CIO’s plans and challenges.
“But VanRoekel, like Kundra, will have to fight cuts to the e-government budget. Kundra told Ars that the administration has been ‘working very closely with Congress’ to make sure that the administration’s e-government initiatives are adequately funded. But with Congress exerting continued pressure for budget cuts, there will be an emphasis on doing more with less.”