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The self-growth opportunities of WordPress

WordPress is one giant self-growth opportunity for the people that use it and contribute to it. A lot of developers in the ecosystem will tell you that they chose this career path after tinkering around with the WordPress files to learn how the software is made. In the last thirteen years, WordPress has helped me…

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FIPS 140-2 certification for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS!

Ubuntu, the world’s most popular operating system across private and public clouds has received the FIPS 140-2, Level 1 certification for its cryptographic modules in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, including OpenSSL 1.1.1. This certification is built on Canonical’s track record in designing Ubuntu for high security and regulated workloads. The FIPS 140-2 modules on Ubuntu 20.04…

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Is It Possible To Start a Blog For Free?

The short answer is, “Yes, it’s possible to start a blog for free.” But there are many important questions related to that question you will want to consider. How is this blog going to be used? Free Blogging WordPress.com Blogger (Blogspot) Write.as Paid Blogging Tools (And Why You Should Consider Them) How is this blog…

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What Are the Top 5 Blogging Platforms?

What is a blog anyway? It’s basically a website with an index of “posts”, dated, and typically sorted in reverse chronological order. But a blog can be much more than that. A blog can serve as a central hub for your marketing efforts, a place where people can read your content and leave comments, or…

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How to Market a Book: 7 Strategies

It might feel like you’ve already done the hard work.  You’ve spent hours with a keyboard or notebook in your hands, writing away. You’ve edited, edited, and edited some more—and may have even struggled through the complicated process of self-publishing.  Now you have to go to the next step: marketing your book. Read moreInstalling and…

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Successful events start with social

What do events teams and social teams have in common? Both are called upon to “work their magic.” But for both teams, that perceived magic is action rooted in strategy, data and user experience. Listen below and read on to hear Sprout’s Manager of Events, Alysha Daytner, and Senior Manager of Social Media, Rachael Samuels…

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Building the bank of the future, today

Open source in Banking. Banking is at a pivotal moment. New regulations like virtual banking licensing frameworks, advances in open banking and big techs rapidly gaining ground in financial services, are dramatically changing the banking landscape, forcing incumbents to reinvent themselves. To be successful, the bank of the future will need to embrace emerging technologies,…

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