| Oracle Linux Webinar | | | State of the Penguin
October 25, 2023 at 9 AM PT
Join Wim Coekaerts, executive vice president of Oracle Linux development, and Robert Shimp, senior vice president of Oracle Linux product management for our semi-annual State of the Penguin event.
In this webinar you will learn how Oracle worked closely with CIQ and SUSE to develop the OpenELA association to create a shared Enterprise Linux source code repository dedicated to Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatibility and available for everyone to use.
In addition, you will hear how Oracle is contributing and through this collaboration how Oracle Linux users will continue to see a dedication to transparency and availability, which is a core tenet of the Oracle Linux distribution. |
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| Product Highlights | Oracle Linux Automation Manager 2.1
Oracle Linux Automation Manager is an automation tool for deploying software, configuring systems, and orchestrating IT operational tasks, in the form of playbooks. Oracle Linux Automation Manager 2.1 introduces a private automation hub and builder utility to enhance the flexibility and usability of the solution. Read this blog announcement to find out more.
Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.0.10
Maintenance release 7.0.10 is now available. It includes initial support for Linux Kernel 6.4/6.5 and OpenGL 4.1, delivers the July 2023 Critical Patch Update (CPU) to address security vulnerabilities and includes bug fixes for Linux, Windows and macOS.
Read more in this blog post.
Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows release 2.1
Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows are paravirtualized (PV) drivers for Microsoft Windows guests that are running on Oracle Linux KVM on the x86_64 processor architecture. Oracle Linux customers using the Oracle VirtIO Drivers for Microsoft Windows can benefit from improved performance for network and block (disk) devices on Microsoft Windows guests. Learn the latest enhancements in the new 2.1 release in this announcement . |
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| Customer Successes | Discngine advances life sciences research more securely with OCI and Oracle Autonomous Linux
Discngine advances life sciences research more securely with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). By adopting OCI’s suite of services, Discngine was able to shorten deployment time from 5 to 7 days to just 1.5 hours. The self-patching, Oracle Autonomous Linux operating system allowed the IT team to focus on more strategic activities, such as development and data modeling, and less on administration.
Read the Discngine story.
Behind the scenes of Lawrence Livermore Lab’s fusion energy breakthrough
The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has made history by conducting the first-ever controlled fusion experiment to reach scientific energy breakeven. This groundbreaking endeavor was not possible without a highly available and reliable IT/OT compute infrastructure. At Oracle CloudWorld 2023, the NIF IT team presented the data center infrastructure and principles that supported this scientific breakthrough and delved into how they leveraged Oracle technologies such as Oracle Linux and Oracle Virtualization to meet their challenging requirements.
This brief provides more details. |
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| Partner Solutions | HPE ProLiant RL300 Gen11 is certified on Oracle Linux 8
The HPE ProLiant RL300 Gen11 is a single socket server optimized for the next generation of cloud-native compute, which supports a wide range of evolving applications and use cases for service providers and digital-first enterprises. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has tested and certified its HPE ProLiant RL300 Gen11 server, based on the Ampere® Altra® family of processors, on Oracle Linux 8 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel. This server certification, including support for UEFI Secure Boot, is one of the latest additions to the Oracle Linux and Virtualization Hardware Certification List ( HCL).
This blog provides additional details.
Pliops helps increase the density of pluggable databases with Oracle Database 21c
Pliops Extreme Data Processor (XDP) is a breakthrough data accelerator that delivers performance acceleration, capacity expansion and reliability benefits that can increase the density of pluggable databases with Oracle Database 21c. It simplifies the set-up, configuration, and administration of infrastructure for Oracle Database, enabling a faster refresh. Read the article for details on the benefits to enterprises by using the combination of Oracle Database 21c on Oracle Linux with Pliops XDP.
Storware Backup and Recovery
Watch this on-demand webinar discussing Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager 4.5 enhancements, best practices for virtual machine snapshots, and how to back them up with Storware.
Supermicro | MegaDC servers
Supermicro has tested and certified its MegaDC servers, ARS-110M-NR and ARS-210M-NR, based on the Ampere® Altra® family of processors, on Oracle Linux 8 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel. These server certifications, including support for UEFI Secure Boot, are among the latest additions to the Oracle Linux and Virtualization Hardware Certification List ( HCL). With the certifications, Oracle, Supermicro, and Ampere are collectively helping organizations meet the computing demands of today’s and tomorrow’s cloud native apps, services, and workloads.
This blog provides additional details. |
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| Training | Get Started with Oracle Database 23c Free—Developer Release on Oracle Linux
Oracle Database 23c Free—Developer Release is the first release of the next-generation Oracle Database. It offers developers, data scientists, DBAs and educators a head-start on building applications with some of the new 23c features.
In this lab, an Oracle Linux system is provided, ready for you to learn how to install Oracle Database 23c Free—Developer Release on Oracle Linux.
Install FreeIPA Server on Oracle Linux
FreeIPA is an open source identity and authentication management system for Linux networked environments. This tutorial shows how to install FreeIPA and configure the included LDAP directory. |
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| Upcoming Events and Webinars | Oracle Linux Webinar: State of the Penguin
October 25, 2023 at 9 AM PT
You will learn how Oracle worked closely with CIQ and SUSE to develop the OpenELA association to create a common source repository dedicated to Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatibility and available for any user or organization to build from.
In addition, you will hear how Oracle is contributing and through this collaboration how Oracle Linux users will continue to see a dedication to transparency and availability, which is a core tenet of the Oracle Linux distribution.
Register for the State of the Penguin
KubeCon 2023
November 6-9, 2023 | Chicago, Illinois
Join Oracle, a Diamond Sponsor, at KubeCon. Hear from
Mahesh Thiagarajan, executive vice president of OCI Security & Developer Platform, in the keynote session: Achieving Performance, Security, and Efficiency at Scale with Cloud Native and Open Source. Meet Oracle Linux and Virtualization staff at Oracle’s booth B3, where you can learn more about our contributions to open source projects and collaboration with the community. This article provides more details.
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