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7 Things Every System Administrator Should Know about OpenSSH by Global Knowledge
of the SSH (Secure SHell) protocols, originally developed in 1995 by Tatu Ylonen. SSH-based tools provide secure client/server connections and are usually designed to replace older remote-access tools like rsh...
Follow the Leader: Building Network Infrastructures for Project Requirements by ActiveState
Are you are a system administrator considering the adoption of Cisco's Tcl (Tool Command Language)? If so, read this white paper, which explores the technical and business benefits of Tcl and ActiveTcl Enterprise, a software, support and maintenance...
The Solaris Operating System - Optimized For The Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
This document is intended as a quick reference guide for developers and system administrators that want to optimize the Solaris OS on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series platform. This document is intended as a quick reference guide for developers...
The Solaris Operating System - Optimized For The Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Microsoft
This document is for system administrators that want to optimize the Solaris OS on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series platform. It includes an overview of the Sun and Intel collaboration, and technical descriptions of features and capabilities...
Expert Tips for Virtual Infrastructure Management and Performance by VKernel
and explore a unique online virtualization community. Discover the ten essential virtual management tools, as well as what to consider when making a purchase decision. As administrators expand their virtualization...
Root Access Risk Control: Closing Compliance Gaps by Symark International, Inc.
they also expose trustworthy administrators to the consequences of privilege abuse by others. Commodity tools such as sudo often have gaps in the level of control, scalability and support the enterprise realistically needs. In...
Controlling, Delegating, Logging and Auditing UNIX Linux Root Actions by Symark International, Inc.
This document discusses the use of PowerBroker software to address some of the security and audit problems inherent in native UNIX and Linux operating systems. The purpose of the document is to demonstrate the value of PowerBroker as a tool for...
Vyatta - VMware Virtual Router, Firewall, VPN by Vyatta Inc.
Vyatta takes the concept of virtualization beyond just applications and operating systems and allows users who are migrating to virtual environments to also virtualize the network. Vyatta delivers advanced routing and security in a software...
Vyatta - XenServer Virtual Router, Firewall, VPN by Vyatta Inc.
Vyatta takes the concept of virtualization beyond just applications and operating systems and allows users who are migrating to virtual environments to also virtualize the network. Vyatta delivers advanced routing and security in a software...
MultiCare Health System Speeds Recovery of Data with SEPATON VTL and Data Deduplication by SEPATON
MultiCare Health System, a leading-edge, integrated health organization, deployed the SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library (VTL) with DeltaStor software for data deduplication and increased its backup performance dramatically. This case study...
Using the Solaris™ Operating System to Upgrade SAP Environments by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
This document uses concrete examples to describe the architecture of a system landscape based on Solaris™ Containers and Solaris ZFS technologies. This architecture allows enterprises running Solaris to operate an SAP environment at lower...
Adaptive Server Enterprise version 15.0.3 Developer's Edition by Sybase, Inc.
ASE enables IT departments to improve service levels while reducing hardware footprints and associated costs. ASE on Linux makes better use of system resources than comparable systems and streamlines internal and external processes. Given the...
Vyatta - Open Routing, Firewall, VPN Software by Vyatta Inc.
Vyatta is a network operating system (enterprise-class router, firewall, VPN +) that removes the need for proprietary hardware, allowing you to leverage performance and price advantages of x86-based servers and virtualization technologies. Product...
From Trust to Process: Closing the Risk Gap in Privileged Access Control by Symark International, Inc.
Read this white paper where these issues are examined in light of the Symark approach to helping businesses move from weak, trust-based privileged access, to stronger, more mature processes for managing privileged risks. High-privilege...
Postgres Plus® Advanced Server by EnterpriseDB Corporation
Postgres Plus Advanced Server excels at a wide range of application types, including both OLTP and query-intensive applications. Built upon PostgreSQL the world's most advanced open source database, Advanced Server includes the high performance...
Docmosis V2.0 by Docmosis
been a difficult task with heavy coding effort in development and maintenance. Even where graphical tools are provided, users must learn how to use a new and sometimes cumbersome tool. Product Type: Java Reporting Library

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Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 11 by Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 11
challenges as virtual machines spread across the enterprise. Automation, monitoring and management tools can offer some much needed relief in the battle to keep control in a virtualized environment. In this month's issue of...
Sales Force Automation: A SugarCRM's Sales Tools Demo by SugarCRM Inc.
In this demonstration, you will learn how SugarCRM brings together the right mix of sales automation tools, flexible deployment options, and an easily customizable platform thanks to its open source model. And the open source...
Innovation in Software Development for Tough Economic Times by Black Diamond Software
PRESTO, using the IBM Rational jazz technology is a set of VMWare-based virtual appliances that provides a complete, cost effective, easy to use IBM-centric software development and delivery environment. Read this product overview to learn more. This...
PowerTOP & Turbo Boost by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
Engineers from Intel® and Sun discuss PowerTOP - one of the tools found in a 5500 Intel Xeon processor system. This tool allows the user to see what type of actions the CPU is doing and what...
Hitting Your Numbers: Creating Sales Excellence with Commercial Open Source CRM by SugarCRM Inc.
different providers.

In this paper, learn how SugarCRM brings together the right mix of sales automation tools, flexible deployment options, and an easily customizable platform thanks to its open source model. And the open source...
Applied JSON: HTTP REST, Ajax Databases and Beyond by The Ajax Experience
44; and cross-site referencing. Via a live demonstration, see how to use the Persevere open source tools to utilize these extensions to provide RESTful storage and server-side JavaScript.

In this session you learn how to:

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HP Reference Architecture for Oracle Grid on HP Integrity server blades: Oracle Grid Infrastructure configured for E-Business Suite R12 by Hewlett-Packard Company
for Oracle Grid on HP Integrity server blades.

The dynamic provisioning model provides the basic tools needed to automate replacement and provisioning of server nodes within your Oracle environment, creating an...
Understanding the Business Benefits of an Open Source SOA Platform by JBoss, a Division of Red Hat
source has been proven particularly effective when implementing SOA. Using open source reduces the cost of tools while providing a range of options from different providers. Having access to the source code also eliminates...
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Linux servers join with Active Directory by Jack Loftus, News Writer
Wash.-based vendor specializing in Linux server management tools for Windows administrators, has launched a new product that allows Linux servers to take part in an Active Directory (AD) environment.

The product, Likewise Identity 3.0, extends Active Directory features and tools to Linux servers, including... More...

Fedora's Cobbler project to automate Linux deployments by Pam Derringer, News Writer
developers created a universal boot server with all the tools for installs, re-installs and virtualization. It's a lightweight, extensible installation engine that abstracts the differences between installation methods and helps systems administrators be more productive instead of wasting time... More...
Moving IT management to a new paradigm by Jan Stafford
the IT managers using open source software? Are they using admin tools like Nagios or security tools like Snort? Or are they actually using open source mission critical applications?

Fanini: Open source is rapidly spreading into mission-critical applications as evidenced by the adoption rate of Linux, Apache... More...

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Red Hat tip: How to keep users in check
Being a Linux admin is a lot easier than being in charge of Microsoft Windows, says consultant Mark Sobell. Here's why, along with tips on user admin and under-used tools... More...
Commentary: The admin's perfect world
The author offers up an explanation of where sys admin's can get their information, as well as a "top 10" list of things that would exist in a perfect system administrator's world... More...
HTTP admin interface flaw found in Sun directory server
s Java System Directory Server are vulnerable to an unspecified error in the HTTP admin interface that could expose data to unauthorized users... More...