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In my last article, I introduced how MCollective could be used for general
orchestration tasks. more>>

Slack is an incredible communication tool
for groups of any size (see my
recent piece on it). At the company I work for during the day,
Slack has become more widely used than email or instant messaging. It
truly has become the hub of company communication. more>>

Until now, says ioSafe, true zero-recovery-point server solutions have
been available only to the biggest of companies. However, with the arrival of
ioSafe’s Server 5, SMEs have access to “the industry’s first fire
and waterproof server” designed to eliminate data loss and minimize
downtime.
more>>

I originally got into systems administration because I loved learning about computers, and I
figured that was a career that always would offer me something new to learn. Now many years
later that prediction has turned out to be true, and it seems like there are new things to learn
all the time. more>>

I do a lot of system administration with my thumbs. Yes, if I’m
home, I grab a laptop or go to my office and type in a real terminal
window. Usually, when things go wrong though, I’m at my daughters’ volleyball
match or shopping with my wife. Thankfully, most tasks can be done
remotely via SSH. There are lots of SSH clients for Android, but my
favorite is JuiceSSH.
more>>

In my last
article, I talked about the classic, complicated approach to
server hardening you typically will find in many hardening documents and countered it
with some specific, simple hardening steps that are much more effective
and take a only few minutes. more>>

Most of you have a web server installed on your network somewhere. In fact,
most of you probably have several. In a pinch, however, getting to the web directory
can be difficult. more>>

Microsoft Windows is usually a presence in most computing environments, and UNIX
administrators likely will be forced to use resources in Windows networks from
time to time. Although many are familiar with the Samba server software, the matching
smbclient utility often escapes notice.
more>>

An important need for today’s CIOs is gaining greater granular visibility
into hybrid cloud and on-premises environments to maximize the business value
of their IT assets. more>>

Application performance in hybrid IT environments typically has been a
function of simple infrastructure provisioning. This limited approach
cannot manage complex resources in real time nor ensure optimal, dynamic
application performance, asserts hybrid IT services provider Ensono. more>>