What could you build with two NVIDIA GB10 systems instead of one?
The CIQ Supercomputing Local AI Hackathon starts next week in Chicago. Bring a team, or apply individually, and build a real distributed AI workload before #SC26.
Apply: luma.com/local-ai-hack-chica…
#HPC #LocalAI
We’re heading to #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon next week.
At booth 326, see CIQ Stratum Pro, the Kubernetes engine for the AI era, consistent install from your first to last cluster and AI agent access you control.
ciq.com/events
Who controls your inference?
On Monday at #KubeCon #CNAIDAY, CIQ President Bjorn Hovland will define AI sovereignty through four things operators must control: the model, inference stack, data path, and update cadence.
5:15 PM MT, Salt Palace, Level 2, Room 254: ow.ly/6QXp5104J52
A quiet kernel CVE became critical when a working exploit emerged. CIQ triaged CVE-2026-98432, issued mitigation guidance, and patched every affected RLC Pro stream in three days, then shared the fixes with the Rocky Linux community.
Update and reboot: ciq.com/blog/how-ciq-shipped…
#Linux #RockyLinux
AI writes code faster than the foundation underneath it can support. Who controls that foundation?
At #KubeCon, Gregory Kurtzer and Bjorn Hovland join Business Insider to discuss why AI should be built in the open and owned by the organizations that depend on it.
Nov. 9, 5 PM MT: ow.ly/stZs5104kwH
Starting in less than one hour! See CIQ Stratum in action: install a Kubernetes cluster, connect it to fleet management, add an AI agent through MCP, and upgrade it, all in 30 minutes.
Join us: ow.ly/y2Xh5104f8s
#Kubernetes #CIQStratum
Warewulf v4.7.2 is now available with fixes for booting, provisioning controls, tags, Debian and Ubuntu chrony overlays, and updated dependencies.
Release notes: warewulf.org/docs/v4.7.x/rel…
CVE remediation is paid in roadmap time.
PHP2Shell pulled engineers off planned work to triage, backport, and validate fixes. RLC Pro puts the patch and package engineering with CIQ, while your team owns the rollout.
Read: ow.ly/arRh5103Q94
Meet CIQ at #KubeCon booth #326 to see CIQ Stratum Kubernetes Engine (SKE) manage the cluster lifecycle from one signed file, with AI agents limited to operator approved tools.
Then hear Bjorn Hovland ask “Who Controls Your Inference?” on Cloud Native AI + Inference Day, Nov. 9.
ciq.com/events
@BjornHJH
Build and test locally, then run the same signed Kubernetes binary at production scale.
Cloud Native Now spoke with CIQ CTO Peter Nelson about CIQ Stratum Kubernetes Engine (SKE), health checked upgrades, and AI agents limited by operator permissions.
Read: ow.ly/L4KN51036uk
#Kubernetes #AIInfrastructure
A model that used 13x more energy per token was still cheaper per correct answer, and more than twice as accurate.
In part three of his Strix Halo series, Damen Knight explains why tokens per second cannot tell you what a correct answer costs.
ow.ly/eFmc51033cO
#LocalAI
What can an experienced systems engineer build with AI in 11 days?
Ginux, a research prototype from Gregory Kurtzer, CEO of CIQ and founder of Rocky Linux, runs selected unmodified Alpine and Rocky Linux programs.
Read the technical report: ow.ly/4XoZ5102I9B
#Rust #OpenSource #Linux #AI
Join the Reno LUG and Tech Consortium on Nov. 2 for discussions on Linux security, CVE remediation, HPC, and AI.
CIQ’s Patrick Swartz will lead the featured session on securing infrastructure while keeping critical workloads running.
Register: ow.ly/9Cpa5102Fgq
Your first Kubernetes cluster and your tenth should install and upgrade the same way.
CIQ Stratum Kubernetes Engine (SKE) pins and tests every component as a set. CIQ Stratum Pro brings GPU clusters and your general fleet into one interface with SSO.
Read: ow.ly/WzOQ510298M
#Kubernetes #CloudNative
See how CIQ Stratum Kubernetes Engine makes your first and tenth cluster install and upgrade the same way, while CIQ Stratum Pro brings GPU clusters and your general fleet into one interface with SSO: ciq.com/blog/introducing-ciq…
Kubernetes powers some of the world's most advanced infrastructure, from enterprise applications to AI inference. But it's notoriously a PITA to use... But we fixed that!
Introducing CIQ Stratum, making Kubernetes ridiculously easy to install, run, and manage. From your workstation or homelab to production AI infrastructure!
* Single package installation and rolling upgrades
* Workstation friendly, optimized for Rocky Linux and other Enterprise Linux distros
* AI-native, with a built-in MCP server for AI-powered management
* Simple management, with a graphical interface
Security built in, including SELinux support
Free, open source (Apache 2.0), and available NOW!
github.com/ctrliq/stratum
Need more? Stratum Pro adds multi-cluster management, SSO, CIS security profiles, and an app catalog with turnkey AI inference workflows.
ciq.com/products/stratum-pro
Less Kubernetes plumbing. More building cool stuff!
Kubernetes runs in production at 82% of orgs that use containers (CNCF). The teams running it still assemble about ten upstream projects.
CIQ Stratum Kubernetes Engine (SKE) ships them as one signed file that installs and upgrades the cluster. Open source.
ow.ly/5wB7510293w
“No known exploit” is no longer a reason to wait.
AI-assisted research turned a parked PHP bug into unauthenticated remote code execution. PHP2Shell shows why triage must rank consequence and exposure, and why the fix is the work that counts.
ciq.com/blog/ai-found-cves
