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Happy Friday! It's been a long week. Time to relax with some tech trivia. This one is for the people keeping our systems safe. Do you know it? Answer below. ⬇️

Congrats to last week's winner - @TriRadio from YouTube! πŸŽ‰

Last week's answer: CentOS 7

#Trivia #CIQ #Cybersecurity

8 months ago | [YT] | 1

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#CentOS 7 reached EOL a year ago, but hundreds of thousands of deployments are still running it. Unsupported systems face serious risks.

πŸ”Ή Still using CentOS 7? Discover your options: bit.ly/44lTvh6


Watch our webinar Monday. Link is in the blog.

#Linux #CIQBridge

8 months ago | [YT] | 2

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πŸ“£ It's been 1 year since #CentOS EOL

If you're managing CentOS 7 systems, you're likely asking the same question we keep hearing: "What now?"

In this webinar, we will be joined by Gregory Kurtzer, co-founder of CentOS & Rocky Linux to discuss what businesses can do next.

Register: bit.ly/4le0T50

#CentOS #RockyLinux #MigrationStrategies #OpenSource

8 months ago | [YT] | 6

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TGIF! Time for CIQ #Trivia Fun! πŸŽ‰ We're sure you'll know this one. Drop the answer below for the chance at a prize.πŸ‘‡

πŸ† Congrats to last week's winner Brandon Biggs Ph.D from LinkedIn.

Last week's answer: HPC Guru

We join Brandon & many others in wishing HPC Guru a happy retirement! πŸ’™

#Linux

8 months ago | [YT] | 2

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Trivia Fans! πŸ€“ Here's a nod to a respected voice in the HPC community. πŸ‘‡ Answer below and share your thoughts if you know the moniker of this recently "retired" icon. 🌟 You could win a random prize!

Congrats to last week's winner! From YouTube - @triradio πŸŽ‰

Last week's answer: Kubernetes!

#TGIF #HPC #HighPerformanceComputing

8 months ago | [YT] | 2

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The Rocky Linux community has announced the release of Rocky Linux 10! πŸŽ‰

We are grateful to the amazing people that put their time and effort into this release. We appreciate you! Well done.

Read the announcement: bit.ly/443bIjx

#EnterpriseLinux #OpenSource #EL #RockyLinux #Rocky10

8 months ago | [YT] | 4

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πŸ“£ The 5th Installment of Our Technical DNS Blog Series is Here! In our last post, we explored BIND, the trusty and reliable "family minivan" of DNS solutions. When you need fast and lightweight β€”that’s where Unbound comes in. 🏁 πŸ‘‰ Read the blog: bit.ly/3ZryErf

#RockyLinux #RLC #Unbound #Tech #DNS

9 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 3

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#Tech Trivia Fans.πŸ€“ It's the end of the week and time for some Friday fun! Let's see what you know about open source projects. Answer in the comments for the chance at a prize? πŸ‘‡

Congrats to last week's winner πŸŽ‰ from Bluesky - Dangerously Good Ideas

Last week's answer: RevolutionOS πŸŽ₯

#OpenSource #FOSS #Trivia #TGIF #Linux #CIQ ✨

9 months ago | [YT] | 0

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πŸ”§New Hands-On Ansible & Ascender Workshop πŸ”§ πŸ“… June 18, 2025 | πŸ•˜ 9 AM CT | Virtual

Join automation expert Greg Sowell to master Linux automation with Ansible & CIQ’s #Ascender. Live-only, not recorded!

πŸ‘‰ Register now: bit.ly/3FrC7PT

#CIQ #Automation #Ansible #Linux

9 months ago | [YT] | 1

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πŸ“£ RLC-H (Rocky Linux from CIQ – Hardened) is now GA!

Built for organizations prioritizing security, RLC-H features hardened core packages, strong access controls, and accelerated risk mitigation. πŸ›‘οΈ

Learn more ➑️ bit.ly/https://bit.ly/4dRawnY

Interested in RLC-H? Let’s connect!

#EnterpriseLinux #Security

9 months ago | [YT] | 6