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Building a Linux infrastructure with maximum automation

Automating Linux system administration with cfengine can be a big task, but automation can pay off with time savings, better documentation, and provide some technical advantages. Nate Campi and Kir...26 Jan 2009
Lucid Imagination adds support for Apache search tools

Lucid Imagination offers support and enhanced services for popular Apache Web server open source enterprise search tools Lucene and Solr.26 Jan 2009
Linux regular expression tutorial

Using regular expressions in grep, awk and sed tools to find a specific text string is a useful tool for Linux administrators. Regular expressions in Linux provide more specific and efficient returns.23 Jan 2009
How to install CentOS 5.2 via a Preboot Execution Environment

An understanding of a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) server can be helpful when installing an operating system. A systems and networking expert explains how to use a PXE server to install Cent...19 Jan 2009
Linux Library: Unix and Linux system automation basics

Automating standard system administration on Linux distributions or Unix nodes is worth the effort say authors Nate Campi and Kirk Bauer. It can save time, provide consistency, and ensure expert c...14 Jan 2009
When to use SELinux: An introduction to security-enhanced Linux

Confused about security-enhanced Linux (SELinux)? Find out what it is and how and where to implement this Linux security system. Ken Milberg explains its origins and provides some good advice for i...05 Jan 2009

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  VMware's upcoming public cloud and AMD's 64-bit ARM servers are technologies for the data center that exemplify the changes in the IT industry.
- New data center cooling strategies to improve efficiency, lower costs
  
  Stagnant strategies for data center cooling will keep energy bills climbing ever higher, but a more modern approach can bring them back down to earth.
- Converged systems usher in data center transformation
  
  The rise of converged systems has brought a new level of manageability to the data center, but these integrated offerings have a few drawbacks.
Server Virtualization
- Virtualization widens schism between server and networking teams
  
  Virtual networking has revived tensions between server and networking teams within data centers, but it's a dynamic both sides must embrace.
- Strike a common-sense balance when deciding what to automate
  
  Consider the many factors that determine the potential return on investment when deciding when and what to automate.
- How can I enable automated VM resource provisioning?
  
  As with many other facets of virtualization, VM resource allocation is becoming automated. Find out what tools you can use for automated provisioning.
Cloud computing
- Sequestration stymies federal government cloud ambitions
  
  The federal government is under mandates to consolidate data centers and deliver IT as a Service, but sequestration makes this easier said than done.
- VMware charges into public cloud IaaS fray as Dell exits
  
  Dell will discontinue its OpenStack and VMware vCloud-based public cloud offerings as VMware delivers its vCloud IaaS.
- Cloud migration obstacles remain for heavily regulated industries
  
  Financial, government and healthcare industries must overcome data security breaches and regulatory issues for a successful cloud migration.
Enterprise Desktop
- Finding a prescription for desktop security management at Sharp HealthCare
  
  Desktop security policy must cover the use of mobile devices and the cloud. Sharp HealthCare uses a mix of software for desktop security management.
- Windows 8 tools build on native Windows 7 utilities with new capabilities
  
  New and updated Windows 8 tools can help admins and users. Windows 8 utilities include functions for backing up and restoring systems.
- Why a Windows security scan is not enough to protect your workstations
  
  A traditional Windows security scan may lure IT into complacency about desktop vulnerabilities, so look at four areas to beef up Windows security.

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