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Red Hat
Red Hat is a leading software company in the business of assembling open source components for the Linux operating system and related programs into a distribution package that can easily be ordered and implemented. Definition
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User Mode Linux: Maximizing performance, jailing attackers
In this interview, "User Mode Linux" author and project architect Jeff Dike gives security tips on UML and discusses why, in some ways, UML is better than Xen and VMware. Tip
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Consolidation and common sense on the server side
In this tip, clusters and servers expert Don Becker describes basic rules for making network boot servers more reliable -- like avoiding multicasts -- and explains the Mosix approach to cluster architecture. He also suggests ways to avoid data loss w... Tip
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Straightforward desktop use with SLED 10
Open source software and applications expert Bernard Golden recommends checking your printing and file server infrastructure to make sure they are compatible for the Linux desktop. Ask the Expert
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CTO clears air about clusters vs. virtualization, blades vs. racks and more
Scali CTO Hakon Bugge discusses how to combine server clusters with virtualization technology and offers ways to develop a good virtualization strategy in this interview. Article
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U.S. Census reins in data center sprawl
The U.S. Census Bureau and an Alexandria, Va.-based project management firm gutted an extremely complex data center and got on board with blade servers. Article
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Installing and running Linux on IBM p5 systems
Mixing Linux with p5 architecture can help your IT shop reap rewards in support, gain the capacity to run on a 32-way system and more. Tip
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What Linux on the POWER5 architecture has to offer
The meshing of Linux with the POWER5 architecture is a big deal. If marketed properly, this may be the operating system's biggest success story to date, pushing Linux out into the enterprise in a big way. Tip
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VMware exec: On free specs, virtualization's boost for Linux
VMware's Dan Chu discusses why his company decided to open up its core virtual machine disk format and how VMware hopes this will spur the development of virtual appliances. Article
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YaST: Setting up a local SUSE Linux update server
Find out how Novell's SUSE Linux YaST utility can set up your client and server machines to collect updates as well as acting as the installation source for your desktops. Tip