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While individual Docker containers usually run a single program, applications in a microservice architecture are usually composed by combining multiple containers, each contributing a specific set of features that make up the complete application. Coordinating the creation and maintenance of ... Read more The post DevOps Tools Introduction #07: Container Orchestration appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
This article is part of a continuing series about data collection today. The previous articles discussed devices ranging from robot vacuum cleaners and watches to web browsers. Now we’ll see where all this data is going. This article is the ... Read more The post What Everybody Knows About You: Retailers appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Everyone who comments on AI—whether machine learning or more contemporary techniques such as LLMs—notes the enormous volumes of data it requires, as well as the radically novel ways in which data is used. Thousands of new data centers are currently ... Read more The post Databases for AI: Vectors, Embeddings, and Architecture appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Container virtualization is one of the major technologies behind modern software architectures. While the concept of container virtualization is rather old, new tools extend the pure virtualization components with numerous features that facilitate the deployment of containerized software. Docker is ... Read more The post DevOps Tools Introduction #06: Container Basics appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
This article is part of a continuing series about data collection today. The previous article talked about smart watches and other personal devices. Most sites collecting data from your browser are retailers, but I am devoting a separate section of ... Read more The post What Everybody Knows About You: Your Browser appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
My first introduction to Linux came from my undergraduate coursework in computer science. To be honest, it wasn’t a stellar debut… From Confusion to Control: The Early Years Though I knew the command line from my earlier days of creating ... Read more The post How Maykin Went From Demoralization to LPI Trainer appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Turning source code into running services requires a series of steps. Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) are key concepts behind automating, as much as possible, build and deployment processes. LPI covers CI/CD in objective 701.4. Martin Fowler offers ... Read more The post DevOps Tools Introduction #05: Continuous Delivery appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
This article is part of a continuing series about data collection today. The previous articles talked about devices in your home and your car; now we’ll get more personal. The data collected by fitness devices occupies an ambiguous place on ... Read more The post What Everybody Knows About You: Your Watch appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
To celebrate the beginning of my journey as a Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Trainer, I wanted to reshape some video content of mine as an LPI article. So: Hello everybody, I’m Szymon Izydorek, the creator behind the BecomeDevops channel. In ... Read more The post How I Scored 100% on the Linux Essentials Exam appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Storing work results and sharing them with colleagues is an essential part of open source and DevOps culture. Source code management (SCM) and version control ensure that all members of a team stay on top of changes to source code ... Read more The post DevOps Tools Introduction #04: Source Code Management appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
This article is part of a continuing series about data collection today. The previous article talked about devices in your home. Modern cars are probably the most intensive conglomerations of computing power we have in day-to-day life. Estimates of the ... Read more The post What Everybody Knows About You: Your Car appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Previous installments in this series described modern software development and got us thinking about architectures for that software. Equipped with this knowledge, we will focus on the building blocks of such applications. Objective 701.2 of LPI’s DevOps Tool Engineer exam ... Read more The post DevOps Tools Introduction #03: Cloud Components and Platforms appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Many industries hope to benefit from artificial intelligence, but currently they know very little about where it works and where it’s unreliable. 3D printing is a good field to look at how AI is helping to improve accuracy and cost, ... Read more The post AI Makes Advances in 3D Printing appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
This is the second article in a series about data collection today. The first article introduced the broad scope of the topic. Now we’ll start to look at particular venues for data collection. Is your home tracking you? A 2023 ... Read more The post What Everybody Knows About You: Your Home appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) continues to strengthen its global presence by empowering partners, members, and community leaders to promote our certifications and collaborate at open source events worldwide. With a suite of initiatives designed to increase community engagement and event ... Read more The post LPI Expands Global Reach Through Enhanced Event Engagement appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
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