piwheels: Speedy Python package installation for the Raspberry Pi
One of the great things about the Python programming language is PyPI, the Python Package Index, where third-party libraries are hosted, available for anyone to install and gain access to pre-existing functionality without starting from scratch. These libraries are handy utilities, written by members of the community, that aren’t found within the Python standard library. But they work in much the same way—you import them...
4-phase approach for taking over large, messy IT systems
Everyone loves building shiny, new systems using the latest technologies and especially the most modern DevOps tools. But that’s not the reality for lots of operations teams, especially those running larger systems with millions of users and old, complex infrastructure. It’s even worse for teams taking over existing systems as part of company mergers, department consolidation, or changing managed service providers (MSPs)....
4 reasons to let your officemates shape your career goals
In any organization, everyone is ultimately working together to realize a vision. We can often lose sight of this fact when we get stuck in the day-to-day. Instead of working seamlessly together, we can often create friction as we bump against each other. We might not instantly understand how our work and the work of others are contributing together to a unified picture. read...
Sysadmin tools, secrets of Kconfig/kbuild, 11 KDE apps, tcpdump, Laverna, Python, and more
Today we launched the first article in our LISA18 speaker series, An introduction to Ansible Operators in Kubernetes by Michael Hrivnak. Check back for more articles from LISA18 speakers leading up to the event, which will be held October 29-31 in Nashville, Tennessee. read...
