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Linux Desktop Environments

This post summarizes the main free and open-source (FOSS) desktop environments for Unix-like and Linux OSs. List of Linux Desktop Environments List of Linux desktop environments: The most popular are KDE Plasma and GNOME. Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Common Desktop…

Introduction to Rust

Rust is an emerging programming language that focuses on performance. It is free and open-source (FOSS) under an MIT and Apache 2.0 dual-license. It was created by software developer Graydon Hoare while he was working at Mozilla, and it was…

Cloud Security

This post covers some aspects of information security related to cloud services. Cloud Security Components On this section you can find different components that are relevant to cloud security. Network Security Group A network security group, sometimes just referred as…

Directory Services

This post summarizes some standards and implementations of Directory Services. List of Directory Services LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is a standard, not an implementation. A domain is a collection of subjects and objects that share a common security…

Introduction to Digital Transformation

This post add some notes on digital transformation. What is Digital Transformation? Canvas Business Model Digital Chain Value Model Roles related to Digital Transformation CDO (Chief Digital Officer) would be a role directly in charge of all aspects related to…

Minicomputers

The first computers to be sold in the computer industry were called mainframes. Minicomputers were cheaper an smaller versions of the mainframes. The first minicomputer appeared in the mid-1960’s. They preceded the even smaller microcomputers or home computers that appeared…