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Inside a Real Data Center: The Technology Behind BigScoots

In this video, Jay was invited to the BigScoots datacenter to get an exclusive inside-look at what it’s really like behind-the-scenes. Located in Chicago, the BigScoots datacenter is located in a carrier hotel, with interesting history of its own. Jay chats with James Webb (their COO) about some incredible facts regarding their infrastructure, and some of the decisions that went into its design.

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Quick Guide to nslookup in Linux: Resolve Hostnames Fast

The nslookup command is used to fetch DNS queries, such as A records and MX records. In this video, Jay will go over the basics of the nslookup command so you can add it to your toolset. This video is part of Learn Linux TV’s “Linux Crash Course” series, now over 70 episodes long!

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Provisioning Virtual Machines in Proxmox with Terraform – Full Walkthrough

“Infrastructure as Code” is a great thing – you can configure just about anything! In this video, we’ll explore how to use one such tool, Terraform, to provision virtual machines. We’ll explore how to set it up, create an API key, and then watch a VM come to life.

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Breaking the Stigma: Why Universal Apps are GREAT for Linux
What are Universal Apps? Why do they stir up so much controversy?! In this video, Jay explains what universal apps and makes the case that for user-space apps, it’s the way to go going forward.

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Ubuntu 24.04: How to Automate Updates with Unattended Upgrades

Remembering to install patches can be a pain, especially when you’re keeping track of a large number of servers. Thankfully, setting up automatic updates in Ubuntu 24.04 is easy – and in this video, Jay walks you through the entire process.

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How to Dual-Boot Linux Mint 22 and Windows 11: Step-by-Step Guide

If you want your computer to have a split personality, why not set up a dual boot? In this video, Jay shows off the process of setting up a dual boot between Windows 11 and Linux Mint 22.

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SysAdmin Day 2024 – Appreciating Our System Administrators During a Crisis
After the biggest IT outage in history, our System Administrator friends are no doubt tired (or might even still be working on it!) In this special live stream, Jay and Joao discuss being a System Administrator during a crisis. Also, how can we appreciate our System Administrators in general?

This video was recorded live on July 26th 2024 at 11:30am EST.

Thanks to TuxCare for sponsoring the Enterprise Linux Security podcast. Check out their awesome services to see how they can simplify Linux administration!

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CrowdStrike Kills the Internet
In this video, Jay and Joao have a live discussion regarding the recent events surrounding CrowdStrike, a company that’s effectively broken computers and servers world-wide, leaving them in an unusable state.

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How To Prepare Bootable USB For Linux: Beginner’s Tutorial

Want to try out a Linux distribution? How do you go through the installation process, and what exactly should you do with an ISO image? In this video, Jay walks through the process of setting up installation media for Linux using usbimager, a cross-platform tool.

Check out usbimager (the tool that was used in this video) here.

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Build a Jenkins Server on Ubuntu 24.04: Easy Setup Tutorial

If you’re looking for a full walkthrough on installing Jenkins on Ubuntu 24.04 (along with an agent instance), you’ve come to the right place! In this video, Jay details the entire setup process of Jenkins on the latest version of Ubuntu Server during this easy to follow guide.

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Quickly Find Any File in Linux with the locate Command

As you become more experienced with Linux, finding important files when you need them can be a real nuisance. Thankfully, we have a handful of tools available to help us find things. In this episode of the Linux Crash Course series, we’ll explore one of those tools: The locate command.

Also, be sure to check out Jay’s brand-new Ansible course, which has just launched!

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Enterprise Linux Security Episode 91 – The Shared Responsibility Model
In the last episode, we discussed a story where a company literally lost their cloud – at no fault of their own. But what is truly your responsibility when working with a cloud provider? What is their responsibility? In this episode, Jay and Joao discuss where the line is drawn between you and your cloud provider.

Thanks to TuxCare for sponsoring the Enterprise Linux Security podcast. Check out their awesome services to see how they can simplify Linux administration!

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