OS as a Service at Meta Platforms

Presenters Serge Dubrouski Source All Systems Go! 2025 Scaling OS Management: Lessons from Meta’s Journey with CentOS and Beyond 🚀 Managing a fleet of millions of servers? It’s a challenge that requires more than just clever scripts – it demands a fundamental shift in how you approach operating system (OS) management. That’s exactly what Meta (formerly Facebook) tackled, and they recently shared their journey at a tech conference. This post dives into their experiences with CentOS, the innovative tools they’re building, and the future of OS management at scale. 💡 ...

October 1, 2025 · 4 min

What's up with test.thing

Presenters Allison Karlitskaya Source All Systems Go! 2025 🚀 Simplifying Linux VM Management: A Look at Pyest and the Future of Debugging 🛠️ Are you tired of wrestling with fragmented VM management and complex debugging setups across different Linux distributions? You’re not alone! A recent presentation highlighted a compelling solution and a vision for a more streamlined future. Let’s dive into the details of the project “Pyest” and explore how it aims to revolutionize Linux VM management. ...

October 1, 2025 · 4 min

UKI, composefs and remote attestation for Bootable Containers

Presenters Timothée Ravier Pragyan Vitaly Kuznetsov Source All Systems Go! 2025 🚀 Securing the Future of Container Clusters: A Deep Dive into Secure Boot and Remote Attestation 🌐 The world of containerized applications is booming, but with that growth comes a critical need for robust security. Ever wondered how to guarantee that your container clusters boot up securely and haven’s been tampered with? A recent presentation explored a fascinating new approach using ComposerFS, offering a flexible and controlled alternative to traditional disk image-based systems. Let’s break down the key takeaways! ...

October 1, 2025 · 4 min

A terminal for operating clouds: administering S3NS with image-based NixOS

Presenters Ryan Lahfa Frederic Ruget Gautier LABADIE Source All Systems Go! 2025 🚀 Building a Secure Workstation: Lessons from Google’s S3S Team 💡 The pursuit of a truly secure and reliable workstation is a challenging one. It’s a constant balancing act between idealism and practicality, between the dream of a perfectly reproducible system and the realities of user needs and technical constraints. Recently, the S3S (Secure Systems) team at Google Cloud shared their journey in building a secure workstation environment, and the insights they’re gaining are incredibly valuable. Let’s dive in! ...

October 1, 2025 · 4 min

Leveraging bootable OCI images in Fedora CoreOS and RHEL CoreOS

Presenters Jonathan Lebon Timothée Ravier Source All Systems Go! 2025 🚀 Fedora’s Bold Move: Bootable Containers for a Faster, More Reliable Future 🌐 Fedora is embarking on a fascinating and ambitious journey: transitioning to a system based on bootable containers. This isn’t your typical containerization – we’re not talking about running full operating systems inside containers. Instead, Fedora is reimagining how the entire root filesystem is managed and updated, and the implications are huge! Let’s dive into what this means and why it’s a game-changer. ...

October 1, 2025 · 4 min