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Linux filesystems: Ext4, Btrfs, XFS, ZFS and more

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Linux supports quite a few filesystem types. Ext4 Ext4, the default filesystem for many Linux distributions, balances performance and reliability. ZFS ZFS is feature-rich and designed for high storage capacities and data integrity. This allows for dynamic allocation and storage management.

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Examining disk space on Linux

Network World

There are many ways to evaluate disk space usage on Linux, and this post examines a number of commands that allow you to view used and available disk space. Linux filesystem Disk /dev/zram0: 3.7 By default, the command reports disk usage in kilobytes. # df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on devtmpfs 4.0M 0% /dev tmpfs 1.9G

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5 alternatives to VMware vSphere virtualization platform

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HiveIO Hive Fabric HiveIO is a Linux Kernel-based VM (KVM) that features an intelligent message bus, pool orchestration, user profile management, and shared storage. Software features offered at no additional charge include high-availability clustering, built-in disaster recovery, replication and software-defined storage.

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How to safely store passwords on a Linux server

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If you work on headless Linux servers, you might want to have a command-line password storage tool. The post How to safely store passwords on a Linux server appeared first on TechRepublic. Jack Wallen shows you how to use GnuPG and pass for this purpose.

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Nutanix expands its ecosystem, unveils platform expansions

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In addition, integration with the Nutanix Objects Storage solution has been added to enable a broader portfolio of data services for Kubernetes on the Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP). With local NVMe/SSD storage on NC2 bare metal nodes, NC2 can ensure consistent performance.

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Next-gen Ethernet standards set to move forward in 2025

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Much of that work occurred under the direction of the Ultra Ethernet Consortium , which is an open-source effort under the governance of the Linux Foundation. Efforts are already underway to focus on compliance, performance enhancements, storage, and management solutions. The fully integrated 1.0

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IBM Cloud speeds AI workloads with Intel Gaudi 3 accelerators

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Businesses can pick their compute, storage and networking resources as needed, IBM stated. The Intel Gaudi 3 instance also supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI image options. The Intel Gaudi 3 instance also supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI image options.

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