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AMD EPYC 7003 Series Working Out Well With The Supermicro H12SSL-i

Phoronix - Fri, 04/09/2021 - 23:07
Following last month's launch of the AMD EPYC 7003 "Milan" series prominent motherboard vendors have been fairly quick to enable Milan support for capable motherboards originally launched for the prior EPYC 7002 "Rome" processors. For those in the market for a 1P ATX motherboard that will work with these exciting new server processors, the Supermicro H12SSL-i is a nice entry-level motherboard that gets the job done and with its BIOS v2.0 release is working well for the new Zen 3 server CPUs.

Fedora 34 Adding SEVCTL Utility For Managing AMD SEV

Phoronix - Fri, 04/09/2021 - 21:10
The upcoming release of Fedora 34 will make it the first major Linux distribution to have sevctl available, an open-source utility for managing AMD EPYC systems with Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV)...

HPVM 1.0 Released As LLVM-Based Compiler For CPUs / GPUs / FPGAs / Accelerators

Phoronix - Fri, 04/09/2021 - 17:57
The latest open-source compiler infrastructure effort seeking to target a wide spectrum of devices from CPUs through GPUs, FPGAs, and accelerators is HPVM. The HPVM project today celebrated its 1.0 milestone...

FFmpeg 4.4 Released With AV1 VA-API Decoder, SVT-AV1 Encoding

Phoronix - Fri, 04/09/2021 - 17:42
FFmpeg 4.4 is out today as a large update to this widely-used multimedia library and with it comes many new features including new demuxers, AV1 support improvements, and other enhancements...

Stream event data with this open source tool

opensource.com - Fri, 04/09/2021 - 15:02

In my previous article, I introduced RudderStack, an open source, warehouse-first customer data pipeline. In this article, I demonstrate how easy Rudderstack makes it to set up and use event streams.


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4 ways open source gives you a competitive edge

opensource.com - Fri, 04/09/2021 - 15:01

Building a tech stack is a major decision for every organization. While picking the right tools will set your team up for success, picking the wrong solutions or platforms can have devastating effects on productivity and profitability. To succeed in today's fast-paced world, organizations must make smart investments in digital solutions that enable them to move faster and increase operational agility.


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Linux 5.13 Poised To Allow Randomizing Kernel Stack Offset At Each System Call

Phoronix - Fri, 04/09/2021 - 15:00
The ability to randomize the kernel stack offset at each system call looks like it will land for the upcoming Linux 5.13 cycle. This optional feature makes it much more difficult to carry out stack-based attacks on the Linux kernel...

To be an open leader, listen to your heart

opensource.com - Fri, 04/09/2021 - 15:00

Allowing talented leadership to excel in a more open organizational structure can determine a young company's success. But in order to transform into a more open organization, you'll need to provide that space for talented leaders to grow.

This doesn't always come easy to leaders. Ultimately, however, the only way to do it is to begin with yourself—and to address the issue not only your head but also your heart, your feelings.


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LFCA: Learn Basics of Network IP Addressing – Part 9

Tecmint - Fri, 04/09/2021 - 12:41
The post LFCA: Learn Basics of Network IP Addressing – Part 9 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

In our previous chapter of the LFCA series, we defined a computer network and briefly brushed over some of the general Linux networking commands that you can use to retrieve useful network information such

The post LFCA: Learn Basics of Network IP Addressing – Part 9 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

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