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Ubuntu Workshop Another Success

March 6th, 2013 | Posted by ToddLewis in IT-oLogy Defined | Promote IT - (0 Comments)

The Open IT Lab at IT-oLogy led another successful Ubuntu workshop on Thursday, January 24.

The workshop was the fifth Ubuntu offering since the Lab opened and served as an introduction to Ubuntu from the desktop users perspective. Ubuntu Linux is a free and open alternative to Windows or Mac OS X, and the world’s third most popular home computer operating system.

Topics such as how to navigate the desktop, install and manage software and software updates, and take advantage of the features that Ubuntu offers the desktop user were covered by Jim Salter. He also discussed how to customize the UI look and feel, what multimedia support options exist, and more about the Linux file system.

As Ubuntu continues to grow in popularity the Open IT Lab will continue to offer workshops. The next offering will take place in April.

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23 Attend Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM)

December 10th, 2012 | Posted by ToddLewis in IT-oLogy Defined - (0 Comments)

23 people attended the Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) workshop held Thursday, November 29 at IT-oLogy. KVM is a full virtualization solution for Linux and is open source.

Jim Salter, a nationally known open source expert, conducted the workshop and answered questions from attendees. His talk started with an introduction to KVM and quickly moved to mixed-use environments. Using KVM, one can run multiple virtual machines running unmodified Linux or Windows images.

Attendees, which included technologists of all ages, learned how to set up KVM and how to install and manage virtual machines (Windows, Linux, or other) under Ubuntu. Several put the newly obtained knowledge to use immediately and began using KVM.

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The Open IT Lab Visits TriLUG in Raleigh

October 22nd, 2012 | Posted by ToddLewis in IT-oLogy Defined - (0 Comments)

Last week Todd Lewis and Jim Salter visited Red Hat Headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Triangle Linux User Group (TriLUG) in the heart of the Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle is one of the largest monthly Linux meetings in the world.

Todd, the founder of the Palmetto Open Source Software Conference (POSSCON) and the Open IT Lab, presented POSSCON’s mission  and invited the Linux enthusiasts to attend the next conference March 27-28, 2013. The visit also served to strengthen ties between Columbia and Raleigh as we work on similar goals of promoting open source education and solutions.

Jim presented the feature talk on the Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM). As a self-employed system administrator, Jim considers KVM to be a critical infrastructure in his business. Virtualization allows one to run operating systems and applications on top of a core host operating system enabling greater reliability, scalability, and maximum hardware utilization. While KVM needs a Linux kernel as the host, it can run any guest Operating System including Windows or BSD. A huge advantage is that the technology is open source and is not subject to proprietary vendor lock-in like many other virtualization products.

You can watch the Google+/YouTube video below. Todd’s talk starts at 19:30 and Jim’s talk is at 25:25. You can also follow along with the slides here.

Jim plans to offer his KVM talk in Columbia soon, perhaps at the next POSSCON.


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More than 30 Attend Linux Administration 101

September 17th, 2012 | Posted by ToddLewis in IT-oLogy Defined - (0 Comments)

More than 30 people attended the Linux Administration 101 workshop held Thursday, September 13 at IT-oLogy. Attendees included high school and college students, as well as current IT professionals from local companies and government organizations.

The  workshop meant to familiarize participants with the basics of Linux systems administration with a heavy focus on Debian and Debian derivatives, such as Ubuntu. Ubuntu was the distribution used.

Attendees learned the basics of using the Bash command shell, about important configuration files that control system behavior, about package management, system backup and restoration, and they got an overview of the directory structure underneath the Ubuntu system. Jim Salter, a well known Linux expert, conducted the workshop and took questions from attendees.

For more information about the Open IT Lab and future open source workshops go to www.open-it-lab.com.

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Open IT Lab Calendar for September

September 6th, 2012 | Posted by Whitney Williams in Grow IT | Teach IT - (0 Comments)

The September 2012 Open IT Lab schedule is out!

Open IT Lab Sept 2012

September 2012 Schedule in PDF

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