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Automate your container orchestration with Ansible modules for Kubernetes

opensource.com - Thu, 09/10/2020 - 15:02

Ansible is one of the best tools for automating your work. Kubernetes is one of the best tools for orchestrating containers. What happens when you combine the two? As you might expect, Ansible combined with Kubernetes lets you automate your container orchestration. 


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How this open source test framework evolves with .NET

opensource.com - Thu, 09/10/2020 - 15:01

A software project's design is a consequence of the time it was written. As circumstances change, it's wise to take a step back and consider whether old ideas still make for a good design. If not, you risk missing out on enhancements, simplifications, new degrees of freedom, or even a project's very survival.


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AOM AV1 Encoder Sees Big Boost With Additional AVX2 Optimization

Phoronix - Thu, 09/10/2020 - 06:48
It should come as little surprise in general but making use of Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) for multimedia encode/decode is a big deal for performance. While one could hope that by 2020 most open-source encoders were already extensively utilizing AVX(2), that isn't yet the case with the latest being AOM-AV1 picking up another optimization...

Linux 5.0 To Linux 5.9 Kernel Benchmarking Was A Bumpy Ride With New Regressions

Phoronix - Thu, 09/10/2020 - 00:25
Recently carrying out some benchmarks of all major kernel releases from Linux 5.0 through Linux 5.9 ended up yielding some surprising performance changes with the in-development 5.9 kernel. Here's details on this historical look at the kernel performance and what's going on with the Linux 5.9 kernel slowdowns.

AMD Begins Teasing Zen 3 + RDNA 2 With Dates In October

Phoronix - Thu, 09/10/2020 - 00:17
It's been widely expected AMD will launch their next-generation RDNA 2 graphics cards and Zen 3 processors in Q4 as they previously reported as well as leaks pointing to October reveal dates. Today the company is sharing actual dates for said announcements...

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