David ClintonIT Security and Data BackupsEarly one recent morning my Linux workstation failed to boot. And just like that, all my work plans for the day ground to an immediate…Jan 4, 2021Jan 4, 2021
David ClintoninHackerNoon.comAdministrating Nextcloud as a SnapAs I’ve described in both my Linux in Action book and Linux in Motion course, Nextcloud is a powerful way to build a file sharing and…Apr 17, 20193Apr 17, 20193
David ClintoninHackerNoon.comManaging Ubuntu Snaps: the stuff no one tells youCanonical’s Snaps are definitely the real deal. The secure and portable Linux package management system is more than a geeky tool for…Apr 15, 20192Apr 15, 20192
David ClintoninHackerNoon.comWill Cisco Be the Next Roadkill for AWS?I’m not keeping very close track, but it feels like months since Amazon Web Services (AWS) most recently turned a major tech industry…Dec 10, 20181Dec 10, 20181
David ClintoninHackerNoon.comAdministrating AWS resources productively using the AWS CLIThis article is adapted from my new Pluralsight course, Automating AWS Operations with the AWS CLI.Oct 15, 2018Oct 15, 2018
David ClintonAnother way to Learn Linux AdministrationThis article is adapted from the introduction to my newly published Linux in Action. Besides the book, you can work through Linux in Motion…Aug 28, 2018Aug 28, 2018
David ClintoninWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/newsHow you can use OpenVPN to safely access private AWS resourcesThis article was adapted from part of my new Pluralsight course, “Connecting On-prem Resources to your AWS Infrastructure.”Jun 12, 20186Jun 12, 20186
David ClintoninHackerNoon.comCleaning up after Spectre and Meltdown: figuring out how badly they slowed down your serversThis article is based on my Linux Performance Monitoring and Tuning course on Pluralsight which, by coincidence, was released just before…Mar 27, 2018Mar 27, 2018
David ClintoninWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/newsAn in-depth introduction to Docker on AWSContainer virtualization — most visibly represented by Docker — is a server paradigm that will likely drive enterprise computing for years…Mar 12, 20184Mar 12, 20184
David ClintoninWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/newsHow to create a virtual IT workspaceThis article is based on a chapter from my free online book, Solving for Technology: how to quickly learn valuable new skills in a madly…Mar 9, 20181Mar 9, 20181
