September 2010

• September 29, 2010 29 Sep'10

  Author explores Fedora features, platform stability in new book

  In this Q&A with the author of 'Introducing Fedora: Desktop Linux,' the basics of the distribution are covered, from Fedora features to installation and the package manager yum.  Continue Reading

• September 28, 2010 28 Sep'10

  Determining cloud TCO vs. in-house IT costs

  If you think cloud TCO is measured solely by a reduction in up-front costs, you're oversimplifying the equation. Learn how to measure the true value of cloud services in this tip.  Continue Reading

• September 28, 2010 28 Sep'10

  Setting up a syslog server in Linux

  A central logging server can make it easier to manage logs. In this tip, learn how to collect and centralize syslog messages from your hosts onto one syslog server in Linux.  Continue Reading

• September 28, 2010 28 Sep'10

  IBM buys Blade Network Technologies: News in brief

  While IBM scooped up Blade, Hewlett-Packard bolstered its Integrity platform and Stratus unveiled an Intel Westmere-based fault-tolerant server.  Continue Reading

• September 27, 2010 27 Sep'10

  Virtual Data Center E-zine

  Virtual Data Center E-zine is a monthly guide that explores crucial challenges and benefits of virtual environments in enterprise data centers.  Continue Reading

• September 24, 2010 24 Sep'10

  IT pros explore SaaS-based infrastructure monitoring

  Monitoring Software as a Service gives busy data center managers one less thing to do.  Continue Reading

• September 22, 2010 22 Sep'10

  Oracle placates Sun shops with SPARC T3

  Oracle gave the nod to the Web-serving side of the Sun hardware business by announcing the successor to UltraSPARC processor, and new servers built on top of it.  Continue Reading

• September 22, 2010 22 Sep'10

  Zenity tutorial: How to automate Linux admin scripting

  In this Zenity tutorial for Linux admins, learn how to set up Zenity and use its dialogs to automate scripting.  Continue Reading

• September 21, 2010 21 Sep'10

  What will a buyout mean for Novell users and product support?

  With rumors that a deal has been reached on the sale of Novell, who are the most likely buyers of its various product lines, and what should Novell users consider about product support?  Continue Reading

• September 21, 2010 21 Sep'10

  Using your Linux server to create an ad-hoc wireless network

  In this tutorial, an expert explains how to set up an ad-hoc wireless network access point with your Linux server.  Continue Reading

• September 21, 2010 21 Sep'10

  Is Red Hat Linux out of date? Oracle thinks so

  Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said Red Hat Linux is out of date, and announced a new non-compatible Linux distro. Linux experts disagree with Oracle's claims.  Continue Reading

• September 20, 2010 20 Sep'10

  NASA eyes power management to cut data center energy consumption

  By aggregrating data from disparate meters and monitors across its data centers, NASA hopes to meet an aggressive mandate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in federal facilities.  Continue Reading

• September 20, 2010 20 Sep'10

  SSD technology helps reduce server sprawl

  Solid-state drives are still more expensive than spinning disks, but SSD technology can improve I/O performance, reducing the number of servers and storage arrays you need.  Continue Reading

• September 20, 2010 20 Sep'10

  Uptime, TIA and BICSI: Who runs the data center design standards show?

  With three major players in the game, where should you look for data center design standards? This tip discusses the similarities and differences between the Uptime Institute tier system, TIA-942 and BICSI 002-2010.  Continue Reading

• September 20, 2010 20 Sep'10

  Oracle Enterprise Unbreakable Linux forks over Red Hat

  New Oracle Linux distro, optimized for Oracle software and hardware, may include Solaris features like dtrace.  Continue Reading

• September 17, 2010 17 Sep'10

  Linux security guide: Linux, open source security tools and tips

  Start hardening your Linux servers with this guide to essential tools and applications for Linux security, including SELinux, Nagios, firewalls and more.  Continue Reading

• September 16, 2010 16 Sep'10

  IT pros unsure Oracle can cut it as a hardware power

  Oracle faces big challenges selling Sun data center appliances; stemming server defections.  Continue Reading

• September 15, 2010 15 Sep'10

  Cisco slots new blade into UCS portfolio

  Cisco's new blade server seems to offer the best of all worlds: compute power, thanks to Nehalem EX, plenty of memory capacity, and a half-width form factor.  Continue Reading

• September 14, 2010 14 Sep'10

  Nagios setup: Installing and configuring the network monitoring tool

  Nagios is an open source network monitoring tool that can be used in all major Linux distributions. This tip covers the basics of Nagios setup, from installation to configuration, using OpenSUSE 11.2 as the example OS.  Continue Reading

• September 13, 2010 13 Sep'10

  Common Linux security policy management gaps

  Linux security is commonly overlooked in IT security policies, especially when management is out of touch with what’s happening on the ground.  Continue Reading