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Splunk Base brings IT troubleshooting to the IT masses
Splunk is betting the combination of a powerful IT troubleshooting search tool and a global repository managed by IT pros will help combat data center complexity. Article | 05 Apr 2006
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Chief Splunker: Splunk + Nagios = quick data center fixes
Find out why Splunk is adding Nagios, a popular open source monitoring tool, to its data center troubleshooter in this interview with chief Splunker Michael Baum. Baum also describes Splunk's mission and why data center troubleshooting is harder than... Article | 13 Feb 2006
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2006 phish tales: Flawed and fishy defenses
Phishing expert Lance James describes the failures of some IT security defenses against phishing. Article | 25 Jan 2006
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Server crashes make CUNY study new options
Six crashes of blade servers running Linux in six weeks were bad enough, but troubles with Red Hat Kickstart slowed down repairs. Find out how CUNY found some quick fixes. Article | 21 Dec 2005
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Fix-it advice for Linux crashes
Troubleshooting expert Steve Best describes the best ways to handle and prevent Linux crashes. Article | 01 Dec 2005
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Open source software and the innovation evolution
There were dozens of open source vendors pitching service and support at the OSBC, but sometimes all a customer needs is a little innovation. Article | 07 Nov 2005
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Analyze this: The pitfalls of equating performance with capacity
An IT administrator finds that his server can take 1,000 concurrent connections with a simple test. If he jumps to the conclusion that the server is at peak performance at 1,000 concurrent connections, he's made the most common mistake IT manag... Article | 22 Dec 2004
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Dos and don'ts: Get the most out of free support
IT professional Jameson C. Burt offers a set of dos and don'ts for using open-source support. Article | 22 May 2003
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Free Linux/OSS support, part 5: Why sys admin Darren Spruell became a convert
IT admin Darren Spruell points out the significant support costs that companies can achieve by turning to the free support found online. Article | 06 May 2003
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Linux/OSS support, part 4: Step-by-step guide to getting it
An IT manager describes his step-by-step process for finding free Linux or open-source software support. Article | 06 May 2003