Ken Hess

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Kenneth 'Ken' Hess is a full-time Windows and Linux system administrator with 20 years of experience with Mac, Linux, UNIX, and Windows systems in large multi-data center environments. 13 of those twenty have been with EDS/HP. As a freelance writer, Ken writes on a variety of topics including interoperability, virtualization, data center operations, databases, and open source software. He has written and co-written books on Linux, databases, and virtualization. He currently is the Senior Editor and regular contributor to Admin Magazine and often contributes to other online and print publications as well. Ken also writes whitepapers, training materials, performs product and software reviews. His first computer was a Commodore VIC-20, which he purchased because William Shatner was in the commercials.In his limited spare time, Ken enjoys painting, photography, drawing, and flinging angry birds at fortified pigs.

SUSE Linux does data big

Who knew that SUSE Linux is so big into big data? Apparently a lot of big companies know but the secret for the rest of us is out.

June 11, 2013 by Ken Hess

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I got an iPhone 5, am iOS7 ready, and am irritated

I'm thrilled with my new iPhone 5. Well, with a few exceptions, I'm thrilled.

June 11, 2013 by Ken Hess

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Through a glass starkly: PRISM and BLARNEY are good things

A lot of people are so angry about the government's "spying" programs that they're not really seeing the bigger picture. The big picture is that government surveillance is good. Yes, good.

June 7, 2013 by Ken Hess

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