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Lance Dillon

Enterprise Architect

Lance has been working in the IT field for over 30 years, most of it concentrated on data centers and infrastructure. For the past 10 years he has focused on SaaS infrastructure, ensuring reliability, high availability, and scalability of systems. He has been working with CentOS and Linux distributions for the past 25 years.

Latest Content from Lance Dillon

Blog

How to Plan a CentOS to AlmaLinux Migration

Planning a migration from CentOS to AlmaLinux can be trickier than it seems. Our expert explains the necessary steps in this blog.
Operating Systems
Blog

Planning a CentOS to Rocky Linux Migration

Migrating from CentOS to Rocky Linux can be less straightforward than it seems. Explore potential migration paths and get a step-by-step walkthrough of a CentOS 7 to Rocky Linux 9 migration in this blog.
Operating Systems
Blog

What's Coming in CentOS Stream 10

What we know about the forthcoming CentOS Stream 10 release in terms of new features and migration/upgrade considerations for enterprise teams.
Operating Systems
Blog

Comparing Rocky Linux vs. RHEL

In this blog, our expert compares Rocky Linux to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, weighing the value of RHEL (which comes with enterprise support) to free, community-supported Rocky Linux.
Operating Systems
Blog

CentOS vs. Debian: Key Similarities and Differences

In this blog, we compare CentOS vs. Debian, including the differences in architecture, package management, support, and more.
Operating Systems, Open Source
Blog

CentOS vs. Fedora: Features and Use Cases

In this blog, we discuss the differences between CentOS vs. Fedora, with Fedora features compared against RHEL and CentOS.
Operating Systems, Open Source
Blog

CentOS vs. Ubuntu: Feature Comparison and Use Cases

Get an expert comparison of CentOS vs. Ubuntu, including a look at support, security, packaging, and use cases.
Operating Systems
Blog

Setting a CentOS Migration Strategy

In this blog, our expert discusses how organizations can set a CentOS migration strategy, including potential CentOS 7 migration paths, considerations, and more.
Operating Systems, Open Source
Blog

Addressing ActiveMQ CVE 2023-46604: Risks and Mitigation Steps

CVE 2023-46604 is an RCE vulnerability that has already been exploited in ActiveMQ, leading to several major cyberattacks. Learn which versions of ActiveMQ are vulnerable and what to do to avoid an attack in this blog.
Web Infrastructure, Security