Mayank Sharma

Mayank Sharma

With almost two decades of writing and reporting on Linux, Mayank Sharma would like everyone to think he’s TechRadar Pro’s expert on the topic. Of course, he’s just as interested in other computing topics, particularly cybersecurity, cloud, containers, and coding.

Articles by: Mayank Sharma

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Best weird and wonderful niche Linux distros of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best weird and wonderful niche distros, to make it simple and easy to find different and interesting Linux options to try out.

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What is Prompt Engineering? Almost everything you want to know about one of the hottest jobs in AI

By Mayank Sharma published

Prompt engineering is the secret sauce that helps generative artificial intelligence systems come back to you with the right response to your query.

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What is Natural Language Processing?

By Mayank Sharma published

Natural Language Processing helps computers communicate with us in our own language.

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What is Predictive analytics?

By Mayank Sharma published

Predictive analytics is a practical application of Artificial Intelligence that uses techniques like machine learning to analyse historical data and forecast future outcomes.

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What is AI bias? Almost everything you should know about bias in AI results

By Mayank Sharma published

Generative Artificial Intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT are trained on vast amounts of human generated data. Surprisingly, in addition to the knowledge they also pick up our prejudices.

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What are AI Hallucinations? When AI goes wrong

By Mayank Sharma published

Generative Artificial Intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT are very adept at finding answers to all kinds of questions. Though they aren’t always the ones you’re expecting.

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What is Artificial General Intelligence? Can AI think like humans?

By Mayank Sharma published

Having cracked the artificial intelligence puzzle, engineers have now set their sights on making computers think like us.

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Best Photoshop courses online of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best Photoshop courses online, to make it simple and easy for you to develop and advance your Photoshop skills, regardless as to whether you're a beginner or pro.

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Best endpoint protection software of 2024

By Benedict Collins last updated

Updated We feature the best endpoint protection software, to protect your business IT network from intrusions and hack attacks.

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Best Linux server distro of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best Linux server distros, to make it simple and easy to decide which one will make it easiest for you to manage your servers.

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Best Linux desktop of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best Linux desktops, to make it simple and easy to better customize your Linux home screen experience.

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Best NAS & media server distro of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best NAS & media server distros, to make it simple and easy to setup a storage server and stream media across your network.

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Storm Proxies review

By Stefan Ionescu last updated

Updated Storm Proxies delivers on the basics at a reasonable price but you'll find more features elsewhere.

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Oxylabs Review: Pros & Cons, Features, Ratings, Pricing and more

By Stefan Ionescu last updated

Updated Oxylabs may be a bit more than the competition but this proxy service offers plenty of features and lots to learn.

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Best Linux firewall of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best Linux firewalls, to make it simple and easy to set up and manage a more advanced firewall for your Linux PC or IT network.

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Best file hosting service of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best file hosting services, to make it simple and easy to share files online with friends, family, and work colleagues

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Best Linux terminal emulator of 2025

By Alex Cox last updated

Updated We list the best Linux terminal emulators, to make it simple and easy to manage and input commands on your Linux machine.

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Best Linux distro of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best Linux distros, to make it simple and easy for you to find the one that best suits your level and needs.

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Best HTML online course of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best HTML online courses, to make it simple and easy to improve your website design and development skills, from beginner to advanced level.

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Cloud hosting vs shared hosting: What's the difference?

By Neal Thoms, Mayank Sharma last updated

Fasthosts' Neal Thoms explains the key differences between web hosting options

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What is managed WordPress hosting?

By Nick Schaeferhoff, Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated A look at a different way of handling hosting for the world’s most popular CMS.

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Best Linux remote desktop client of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best Linux remote desktop clients, to make it simple and easy for remote access from your Linux machine.

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Best Linux distro for developers of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best Linux distros for developers, to make it simple and easy to ensure you have a simple, stable, and secure environment for coding and programming.

What is application hosting?

What is application hosting?

By Mayank Sharma last updated

We explain application hosting, along with the advantages, costs, and selecting an application hosting platform.

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Best online course to learn Spanish of 2025

By Mayank Sharma last updated

Updated We list the best online courses to learn Spanish, to make it simple and easy to start speaking Spanish, for both beginners and advanced users.

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