Linux

My first GNU/Linux distribution was Slackware, followed by Red Hat Linux 2.1 back in 1994, which I used to build an Internet Service Provider in the basement of my parents house. Since then, it’s been my operating system of choice both personally and professionally. I currently use Fedora for my desktops, and Ubuntu for services.

June 14, 2021

Richard joins Canonical / Ubuntu as Global Vice President

After 4+ amazing years of running a startup, I’m excited to pursue a new leadership opportunity by joining Canonical, the makers of the Ubuntu Linux operating system (and many other products),...

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October 7, 2015

Optimizing Magento on VMware vSphere

Magento is a high performance, scalable eCommerce solution used by more than 240,000 merchants worldwide. Website speed and performance is critical with all eCommerce websites, however Magento’s...

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August 31, 2015

Optimizing a Dell EqualLogic SAN for ESXi

Dell EqualLogic SAN’s provide a robust storage platform for small businesses, and are especially ideal for use with VMware vSphere. This blog contains several suggestions for optimizing the PS...

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July 10, 2015

Entrepreneurs Acquire Information Tech Services Company Pantek Inc.

Congrats Pantek! Looking forward to working with the new management. Staying on as CTO....

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October 31, 2006

Will Oracle’s ‘Unbreakable Linux’ break the OS? | Computerworld

I was recently asked by ComputerWorld to comment on Oracle’s new ‘Unbreakable Linux’. Read the article and my comments here:...

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October 4, 2006

Ohio LinuxFest 2006 brings a record crowd

It was a privilege to be the presentation committee chair! “More than 1,000 people turned out on Saturday for the Ohio LinuxFest 2006 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) in...

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October 7, 2005

Pantek Acquires California Ecommerce Web Hosting Provider CybrHost…

Pantek, a Cleveland, Ohio-based company that provides Linux and Open Source software development and technical support services, announced today that it had completed the acquisition of the assets of...

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