https://itguyeric.com/tags/tuxcare/Recent content in TuxCare on Eric The IT GuyHugoen-USMon, 08 Jun 2026 13:44:16 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-almalinux-vs-rocky/Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-almalinux-vs-rocky/I wrote this for TuxCare comparing AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux as CentOS successors, their governance models, and how TES supports both under one contract.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-kernelcare-no-reboots/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-kernelcare-no-reboots/I wrote this for TuxCare to explain, step by step, how KernelCare applies kernel patches to running memory so teams stay secure without rebooting.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-future-enterprise-linux/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-future-enterprise-linux/I wrote this for TuxCare on how the end of CentOS Linux pushed enterprise Linux toward collaboration, transparency, and community-led stability.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-enterprise-support-explainer-series/Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:10:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-enterprise-support-explainer-series/These three short videos were part of a vertical marketing campaign I produced at TuxCare, each one aimed at a different regulated industry dealing with the same core problem: Linux infrastructure…https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-radar-breqwatr-customer-story/Fri, 12 Dec 2025 12:09:47 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-radar-breqwatr-customer-story/I produced this customer story for TuxCare, including the written case study and the short video summary below. Breqwatr builds OpenStack clouds for industries where infrastructure genuinely cannot…https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-kernelcare-v3-signed/Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-kernelcare-v3-signed/I wrote this for TuxCare as the signed-patch switchover arrived, urging teams still on older KernelCare agents to upgrade to v3 before coverage gaps appear.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-fips-fedramp-2026/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0600https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-fips-fedramp-2026/I wrote this for TuxCare on building a FIPS and FedRAMP-ready environment on community Linux, and how TES fills the gaps the base OS can’t.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-support-tiers/Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-support-tiers/I wrote this for TuxCare to break down the Essential, Enhanced, and Custom support tiers so teams can match coverage to their real risk profile.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-vs-competitors/Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-vs-competitors/I wrote this for TuxCare: a fact-based comparison of TES against Red Hat, SUSE, Canonical, and Oracle across pricing, rebootless patching, and compliance.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-kernelcare-v3-arrived/Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-kernelcare-v3-arrived/I wrote this for TuxCare to announce KernelCare Agent v3, which introduces signed patch validation while keeping live patching disruption-free.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-enterprise-support-alma-rocky/Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-enterprise-support-alma-rocky/I wrote this for TuxCare on the relaunch of Enterprise Support, which now covers AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux together with 24x7 support and compliance-ready patching.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-patch-aware/Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-patch-aware/I wrote this for TuxCare to explain what patch-aware scanning means, why traditional scanners get Linux wrong, and how it makes audits far less painful.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-radar-eportal-proxy/Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-radar-eportal-proxy/I wrote this for TuxCare to show how ePortal can proxy Radar scans, so locked-down fleets route data through one internal server instead of each host phoning home.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-radar-best-practices/Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-radar-best-practices/I wrote this for TuxCare on building real-world Radar routines, from tagging systems by risk zone to trading bloated spreadsheets for audit-ready reports.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-radar-first-scan/Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-radar-first-scan/I wrote this for TuxCare to set expectations for your first Radar scan, including why fewer results is a feature, not a bug.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-radar-getting-started/Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-radar-getting-started/I wrote this for TuxCare to introduce Radar, a lightweight, patch-aware CVE scanner for Linux that installs from the command line and skips the false positives.https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-product-marketing-videos/Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:24:00 -0500https://itguyeric.com/blog/tuxcare-product-marketing-videos/During my time as Product Marketing Manager at TuxCare, I owned the product narrative across their Linux security and lifecycle portfolio. Part of that work was a series of short product overview…