CIQ Team

If you plan on attending SC23, be sure to add our CIQ talks, partner talks, and demos to your schedule. Our CIQ experts will be on hand at the following locations/times to talk about CIQ and provide demos of Rocky Linux, Mountain, Ascender, Apptainer, Warewulf, and Fuzzball. Here’s what we have scheduled so far! Tuesday,...

In our fourth post in this blog series, we shine the spotlight on Skip Grube, Senior Systems Engineer, to illuminate what he loves about his role at CIQ.  What attracted you to a career in engineering? Playing with computers in the 90’s. A natural progression formed from DOS games -> very simple programming -> slightly...

This week, we’re turning the spotlight on another stellar CIQ employee, Jodeen Borja. Keep reading to find out about her early passion for IT, what keeps her engaged in her field, and why she loves working at CIQ. What attracted you to a career in IT support? My dad was a school principal, and he...

I am thrilled to share with you a monumental step forward for the open source Enterprise Linux community. CIQ, in partnership with Oracle and SUSE, is excited to announce the formation of the Open Enterprise Linux Association (OpenELA). This initiative is our collective response to the evolving landscape of Enterprise Linux, especially in light of...

We're excited to announce a significant expansion of our leadership team, bolstering our mission to create next-generation software infrastructure for enterprises managing data-intensive workloads on the Rocky Linux enterprise Linux distribution. Today, we're introducing five extraordinary individuals to our executive ranks. Their collective passion, vast experience, and unparalleled expertise are exactly what we need to...

In our second post in this blog post series, we’re shining the spotlight on Cedric Clerget, Distinguished Engineer, to learn about his role at CIQ and what makes his work stimulating and rewarding. How did you become interested in engineering? It’s simple; I like creating stuff that makes life easier for other people. What drew...

Introducing our Employee Spotlight blog post series, which will shine a well-deserved spotlight on the remarkable individuals who make up our sales and technical staff at CIQ! We believe that behind every successful company are the dedicated employees who bring their unique talents, expertise, and passion to the table. Through this series, we aim to...

CIQ is honored to have been named Technology Company of the Year by Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology. At their 16th Annual NCET Tech Awards on May 23, CIQ will be recognized for enhancing the growth and prestige of the technology community in Northern Nevada.  CIQ is receiving the award in the wake of...

What is the best home for an open source project? The answer is changing. Heather Meeker, a lawyer in private practice specializing in open source software licensing and advisor to the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF), recently penned an article in Open Source Watch on this very subject.  In the article, Heather argues that the...

I attended my first ASSESS Congress in 2022 to help simulation users connect the dots of HPC solutions, yet I was surprised at how this community helped me to realize that there were even more dots that I needed to connect myself. ASSESS stands for Analysis, Simulation & Systems Engineering Software Strategies. The initiative’s goals...

Mark your calendars—CIQ will attend SCaLE 20x from March 9–12, 2023 in Pasadena; we look forward to connecting with all of you in the open source community! What is SCaLE 20x? SCaLE 20x is the largest community-run open source and free software conference in North America, and is held annually in the greater LA area....