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Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Compliance in the UNIX/Linux Datacenter by Symark International, Inc.
and "delegation" of the UNIX/Linux root or super user password to users based on their role and duties in the organization. PCI compliance is again top of mind for decision makers, in part because of the possibility of more...
Unify & Automate Management Of Virtual, Physical, Cloud & Hybrid Computing Infrastructures by FastScale Technology
innovations & techniques to build, optimize, manage and deploy 'Logical' servers in your next generation data center. Managing a next generation datacenter (NGDC) requires coping with continuous change and struggling with day-to-day...
Cray CX1 deskside supercomputer with Linux and Rocks+ harnesses HPC without the complexity of traditional clusters by Cray Inc.
The following literature communicates explores how Rocks+, paired with the Cray CX1, offers everything you need in an...
SAP on Linux: Basics, Migration Tips and How to Get Started by Red Hat
This Expert Podcast explores the pros and cons of running SAP on Linux, and explains how to create a migration plan from other operating systems. Running SAP on Linux is an increasingly...
Podcast: The Mainframe - Best Practices 2009 by CA
In this videocast on 2009 best practices learn about consolidation, the evolution of hub and moderization of legacy mainframe applications. In this discussion, learn about the basic idea of...
Linux Client Migration Cookbook, Version 2: A Practical Planning and Implementation Guide for Migrating to Desktop Linux by Red Hat
large or small, that are now considering a migration to Linux-based personal computers. Along with the growing frustration with the problems and limitations of Microsoft's current, commercially dominant OS offerings...
Best Practices for Mainframe 2009 by CA
global demand of business transactions in IT leading to long term cost structures and rapid changes in the environment. In this discussion, learn about the basic idea of real world effectiveness of mainframe consolidation to...
Security Solutions for UNIX/Linux Audits by Symark International, Inc.
Check out this whitepaper to learn the security issues of UNIX and Linux systems and how to meet audit requirements. As UNIX/Linux systems become more...
Reducing Backup Volume: Key Ways your Organization can Save by Quantum Corporation
95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs. Virtual Iron Software knows the value of consolidation. The fast-growing Lowell, Massachusetts, firm provides server virtualization software...
DB2 9.7: Get the Inside Scoop by International DB2 Users Group (IDUG)
and lower your management costs. The release of DB2 9.7 for Linux, Unix and Windows is creating quite a stir in the industry. CNET said that "IBM puts Oracle to the Sword." ZDnet commented that "IBM's latest DB2 woos Oracle...
Running MySQL Web Services on Sun systems with the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 series by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
Intel, the Intel logo, Xeon, and Xeon Inside are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries...
Red Hat and Intel: Moving Intelligence Forward by Red Hat
Put state-of-the-art intelligence to work on the challenges of tomorrow by running Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the latest Intel® Xeon...
Adaptive Server Enterprise version 15.0.3 Developer's Edition by Sybase, Inc.
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...
MKS Toolkit for Developers v9.2p2 by MKS, Inc. - Interoperability Division
MKS Toolkit for Developers speeds the software development and administration process and reduces errors by eliminating the time spent on tedious manual...
The Benefits of Migrating to a Linux Desktop by Red Hat
This paper will guide you through the anatomy of a desktop and things you need to consider when you move from a Microsoft® Windows®-based desktop to the...
7 Things Every System Administrator Should Know about OpenSSH by Global Knowledge
it difficult or impossible for intruders to "sniff" important information, such as passwords, from the data stream. SSH implementations exist for every major platform including Microsoft Windows. This paper will focus on the...
Closing the Gaps in Root Access Control by Symark International, Inc.
Read this discussion to learn how enterprises can take more effective control of access to the functionality at the heart of many of IT's most critical systems and meet the challenges presented by security and...
IBM® Lotus® Domino® Server Performance on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 5 by Red Hat
This paper gives a brief introduction to the Lotus Domino performance benchmarking concepts and methodology. It will also outline the detailed procedures for...
Troubleshooting Made Easy In Linux by Global Knowledge
Troubleshooting is a necessary evil. Where does one start when the operating system does not start, the application does not load or run correctly, the network hangs or a network service...
MKS X/Server v 8.5 - High-performance, transparent PC X server by MKS, Inc. - Interoperability Division
This world of PC/UNIX system integration demands a product available for the newest PC architectures and is easy to use and easy to manage. Applications normally available on expensive UNIX...
Closing the Gaps in Root Access Control by Symark International, Inc.
theft. Rarely has there been a more significant need for the control of root-level privilege than in the current economic climate, with business consolidation and substantial personnel changes sweeping through...
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...
Make the Right Database Investment by Sybase, Inc.
This paper compares the TCO of Oracle11g and Sybase ASE 15 databases, and demonstrates Sybase as the clear winner. Read this paper to learn why...
CSS Boosts Worker Productivity, Slashes Costs by Running Lotus Notes and Domino On Red Hat Enterprise Linux by Red Hat
on eliminating excess expense and operational inefficiencies from client engagements, CSS needed to do the same internally. The company relied heavily on Lotus Notes and Domino apps, which made their reliability and...
Sun and Wikimedia - Technology for creating a scalable architecture for rich media deployments by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Fire™ X4150 and X4240 servers running Ubuntu Server, MySQL database, and Sun Fire X4540 servers running the Solaris™ 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) with the Solaris ZFS file system. Wikipedia.org receives between 25,000...
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LinuxWorld: Novell fires back at Microsoft by Mark Brunelli, News Writer
Windows Server 2003. I'll talk about what is happening with Linux in the data center, Unix-to-Linux migration, and how we see Linux growing up to now deal with large databases such as Oracle, DB2, and large enterprise applications like SAP or CRM or other related applications. I'll focus on four major areas when I talk about... More...
Linux Standard Base may improve software portability by Jack Loftus, News Writer
faster," Guptill said. Faster adoption of standardized Linux in the data center will allow the OS to seep into other mission-critical areas like systems management (monitoring, load balancing and data modeling) and virtualization, he said.

By 2011, Saugatuck analysts predict that approximately 50% of all mission... More...

Linux, Windows to win war over data center by Kate Evans-Correia, Senior News Editor
8.7% of the pie and about 14.7%.

Threat of Microsoft's dominance in the data center is nothing new. During last year's Data Center Decisions conference, analysts from Forrester Research Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., as well as Gartner, predicted a rise in Windows usage. But the user reaction was different last year, with many... More...

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LinuxWorld: Data center barriers to Linux are history
In this interview, a Linux expert declares 2003 the year of Linux deployments in the enterprise data center. LinuxCare CEO Avery Lyford explains what barriers remain, describes the benefits of consolidating servers on Linux and talks... More...
Have no fear, Linux is here
Open-source advocates pushed Linux in the data center during LinuxWorld last week. Testimonials from those who've already migrated to Linux reassured some potential migrants... More...
Novell, NetApp join OSDL
a focus on promoting Linux for the enterprise. Novell and NetAppwill participate in the lab's data center Linux movement with Novell promising special focus on desktop Linux... More...