Tips

Tips

• Mount Global File System 2, avoid corruption in RHEL High Availability

  You have a working cluster, now what? Red Hat's GFS2 will help you avoid file system corruption. Learn how to mount the default cluster file system.  Continue Reading

• Getting started with ITIL service management

  Promised cost savings, alignment with business, and operational efficiency are encouraging more organizations to take up ITIL service management.  Continue Reading

• Colocation services vs. cloud hosting -- which should you choose?

  Colocation facilities have a reputation as just a roof over your servers' head, so why move into colocation space when you could go straight to cloud?  Continue Reading

• SELinux commands you should know before giving up hope

  Rather than giving up on SELinux and allowing permissions you shouldn't, use these SELinux commands to troubleshoot problems.  Continue Reading

• New vendor options when buying a server

  Would you approach buying a server in the same way you buy a laptop? Open-source hardware is placing the spotlight on ODM server manufacturers.  Continue Reading

• Options for building a data center quickly

  With the sometimes unpredictable nature of business IT, a modular data center could fit right into IT's plans -- if you know which kind to pick.  Continue Reading

• Resilient processor technologies combat server failure

  A new generation of processors uses sophisticated combinations of techniques to prevent server failures in enterprise data centers.  Continue Reading

• Flash technology infiltrates the data center with SSD systems

  Companies weigh SSDs' increased performance against higher costs as they attempt to cope with rising storage requirements.  Continue Reading

• Why a business continuity policy replaces the best disaster recovery plan

  DR won't prevent downtime, but the choice for high-uptime IT shops isn't business continuity vs. disaster recovery, it's how to incorporate both.  Continue Reading

• SAN snapshot configuration options for virtual environments

  Choices you make in configuring SAN snapshots and array disks will affect your storage capacity and performance, so choose wisely to avoid file loss.  Continue Reading

• Six steps to create a highly available Apache Web service

  When a Red Hat cluster goes into production, you can protect it by configuring a supported high-availability service. Here's how.  Continue Reading

• A new path to remote IT support that makes the branch offices happier

  With multiple data center locations, enterprises must design new platforms to provide access to remote employees instead of centralizing technology.  Continue Reading

• Consider flash for your next enterprise storage system

  Flash-based enterprise storage systems offer read-cycle speeds that databases crave, but consider write-cycle and connectivity options before you buy.  Continue Reading

• Basic Linux commands for new Linux server administrators

  To manage Linux servers, administrators need a set of basic commands to view and start processes, as well as utilities that make life a little easier.  Continue Reading

• What's available in columnar databases

  Four main vendors offer columnar database appliances for business analytics and big data processing. Each product has its own approach and tradeoffs.  Continue Reading