Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Tue May 14 13:00:34 CDT 2013
The latest Linux kernel is here, 3.10 but it will be a few months before it appears in a Distro near you. As of this post all the major core distributors, like Debian, Suse, Redhat and so on are working on incorporating this new kernel in their variants and then, once the cores go on line we should expect upgrades to ripple through to the user GUIs like Ubuntu, Mint, Arch etc. The one major improvement is in virtualization, which will allow multiple systems and servers to run on a single computer, with greater reliability and better performance. Then the virtual servers can be migrated straight into the Cloud. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/14/linux_kernel_310_rc1_released/ For those of you who want to see some of the improvements now, download the latest Hyper-V server from Microsoft. (There has been some real benefits from Microsoft's financial support and development collation between Linux development and itself.) https://login.live.com/login.srf?wa=wsignin1.0&rpsnv=11&ct=1368553756&rver=6 .0.5276.0&wp=MCMBI&wreply=https%3a%2f%2fprofile.microsoft.com%2fRegSysProfil eCenter%2fwizard.aspx%3fwizid%3d5e91c6ca-a0fe-464a-8c04-83c1336c254e%26lcid% 3d1033%26ci%3d393&lc=1033&cb=LCID%3d1033%26WizID%3d5e91c6ca-a0fe-464a-8c04-8 3c1336c254e%26brand%3dmicrosoft%26subbrand%3dprofile%2bcenter&id=74335&cbid= 50861&mkt=en-us (What a link!!!) So just sign in and download. It is worth noting, that just like Linux Cores, this server has no default GUI but you can use the below link to download a OSS basic GUI management tool but be willing to get your hands dirty...this is definitely not something your Aunt will figure out any time soon. http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2013/03/20/managing-free-hyper -v-server-2012-with-a-local-gui-console-tool.aspx#.UZEn2aLbPDo A good friend is using these two products to manage his website hosting company and is very pleased with the stability and isolation. Jim