Articles from ADMIN Issue 19
The Lua scripting language is built in to a variety of programs. In this article, we provide an insight into the Lua cosmos.
Tired of contending with shared passwords for wireless networks? Use WPA Enterprise and a FreeRADIUS server to set up a user password solution for wireless users.
If you believe Red Hat's marketing hype, the company has no less than revolutionized data storage with version 2.1 of its Storage Server. The facts tell a rather different story.
Kickstack uses Puppet modules to automate the installation of OpenStack and facilitate maintenance.
The virt-builder tool lets you create new virtual machines in just a few seconds. We take a first look at the brand new tool.
SmartOS brings together the best of Linux and Solaris to implement a virtualization platform with ZFS and KVM.
Cloud computing is forcing admins to rethink automation because classic tools like Puppet do not provide a sufficient range of configuration options. Cloudify offers a new direction for orchestration in the cloud.
Microsoft offers its Office programs as a service in the cloud. To integrate the Office 365 service into your own infrastructure, PowerShell is a natural choice.
Several utilities offer a snapshot of system performance – from Top or Uptime to Iostat, Netstat, and Mpstat – but what if you only learn of a bottleneck after it has happened? Sar to the rescue.
The Unix-like FreeBSD is viewed as highly reliable and forms the underpinnings of both Mac OS X and the Sony PlayStation 4. Version 10 introduces new features and performance gains.
