Last Updated on August 15, 2020
This is the largest set of Linux group tests available, and it is constantly being updated and new articles added. Almost all of the software featured in the group tests below is free to download (and open source).
This is the final part of the article.
Part 1: Gaming, Internet & Networking, Office
Part 2: Health, Desktop & Productivity, Science, Backup, Finance
Part 3: Programming, Text Editors, Education, System Administration, Religion, Family History, Humor
Part 4: Graphics & Multimedia, Utilities, Web Applications
Part 5: Big Data, Cloud Computing, Documentation, Other Articles
| Big Data |
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| Big Data is an all-inclusive term that refers to data sets so large and complex that they need to be processed by specially designed hardware and software tools. |
| Search Engines - Full-featured search engines through an application programming interface |
| Data Analysis Tools - Examine huge quantities of data to find patterns, correlations, and more |
| File Systems - Storage solution which is designed to scale out on multiple servers |
| Key Value Stores - Allow the application to store its data in a schema-less way |
| Native XML Databases - Store data and documents without requiring a database schema |
| Cloud Computing & Virtualization |
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| Run programs simultaneously on many connected computers. |
| Platform as a Service - Develop new applications or services in the cloud |
| Functions-as-a-Service - Often known as serverless |
| Infrastructure as a Service - Virtualised hardware, in other words, computing infrastructure |
| OS-level Virtualization (Containers) - Operating-system-level virtualization method for running multiple isolated Linux systems on a control host using a single Linux kernel |
| Type 1 Hypervisors - Native / bare-metal running directly on the host's hardware |
| Cloud Management Tools - Automate, monitor, provision, track and tweak cloud computing infrastructure |
| Cloud Development Tools - Four excellent tools that caught our eye |
| Documentation |
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| There is a wealth of documentation that is released under an open source license. |
| Free Linux Books: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 |
| More Free Linux Books: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 |
| More Enlightening Free Linux Books: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 |
| Shell Scripting Books - Immerse yourself in shell scripting: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 |
| Informative Books About Free - Open Source Software - A personal roundup of books that piqued my interest |
Our recommended free books to learn popular programming languages has its own dedicated section.