Ubuntu on the Horizon
One of the things I love about my new job is the amount of Free software I get to use and leverage. Ubuntu (my Linux distro of choice) was already quite a passion of mine "on the side", so I can't say enough how cool it is that part of what I get paid for now is to manage Ubuntu servers.
The talk of the Ubuntu world right now is today's release of Ubuntu 9.10. This is significant to desktop users today (if you have a netbook in particular, you owe it to yourself to try it), but also shows some real promise for the server edition in the future. Clouds, clouds, and more clouds are the name of the game, and the server team has the momentum to be the de facto choice for private cloud building.
The WorksWithU blog was kind enough to quote my optimism for how significant the next Ubuntu release is going to be for my employer, Rezitech:
http://www.workswithu.com/2009/10/28/ubuntu-910-is-the-appetizer-ubuntu-1004-is-the-meal/