SolusOS is a beginner-friendly desktop Linux distribution based on the latest release of Debian GNU/Linux. It features the GNOME 2 desktop, a selection of default applications for everyday tasks, updated software applications from Debian backports and the project's own repositories, a complete set of multimedia plugins, a custom GNOME menu, and an intuitive graphical installer. Solus Operating System is completely free and open source. To know more, follow: http://fossbytes.com/solus-1-2-shannon-released-with-new-features-one-of-the-fastest-booting-linux-distros/

Does the future of security belongs to open source? It is not a topic of debate. It is the truth that nowadays the worlds runs on Linux and open source software. But on average, open-source programming is the best way to prevent security troubles. To know more about this, go through the article by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, writer about technology and the business of technology.

http://www.zdnet.com/securitys-future-belongs-to-open-source-7000029687/

Docker is an open source Linux containerization technology which lets an admin run multiple apps with all their dependencies in secure sandboxes on the same underlying Linux OS. It makes an attractive alternative to typical virtualization. Hadoop community is working on patches that will bring Docker into the data management system. To know more, go through the article by Jack Clark, World's only Distributed Systems Reporter.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/02/docker_hadoop/

Red Hat has gathered a selection of open source software to create a Big Data development and deployment environment. It announced a software stack which includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Storage, a Hadoop plug-in allowing Hadoop to process data stored using Red Hat Storage, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization etc. The company has thrown its hat into the ring to compete with and cooperate with many in the Hadoop community. To know more on this, go through the article by Daniel Kusnetzky, a reformed software engineer and product manager.

http://www.zdnet.com/red-hat-throws-its-hat-into-the-big-data-ring-7000011680/

Red Hat announced the availability of Red Hat Storage Server (RHSS) to help its enterprise customers. This latest release, RHSS 2.1, combines Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.4 with the latest GlusterFS community release, oVirt, the open source virtualization platform, and XFS File System to deliver open software-defined storage. To know more about its features, go through the link below:

http://www.zdnet.com/red-hat-releases-new-cloud-friendly-red-hat-storage-7000020516/

Red hat has released its latest version of Linux distribution, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 beta (RHEL). This edition extends the operating system's scalability and manageability to aid in the build-out and control of complex IT environments and it has been designed to simplify the operation of mission-critical SAP applications by automating the optimal configuration of common SAP deployments. To know more on areas where RHEL can be applied successfully, go through Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols's article link:

http://www.zdnet.com/red-hat-enterprise-linux-6-5-beta-arrives-7000021764/

Though Red Hat, Ubuntu and Linux are rivals, yet all of them agree in one point - Docker, a container technology. Docker is potential as well as disruptive in different aspects. Now the question is- can containers with Docker be the next great revolution in virtualization and the cloud? To know the answer of this question, go through the article written by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, writer of technology.

http://www.zdnet.com/red-hat-ubuntu-and-docker-container-virtualization-goes-mainstream-7000028610/