Keeping good logs on a Unix or Linux system can be a challenge, but with a little work up front you can make sure error messages make it to the people who need to see them and get vital troubleshooting information into a permanent log.
Tags: Linux, Unix, log management, debugging

For smaller setups and times when you don't need server-to-server tunnels, OpenVPN may do the trick. But where do you turn when you need cross-platform security without any performance compromises?
Tags: Linux, Windows, Unix, IPSec, OpenVPN

Scaling IT systems either breeds high levels of automation to make the infrastructure manageable, or it ends up breeding a huge mess. Here are five signs that you need to mend your ways.
Tags: VMWare, Linux, server, Unix, configuration management

Still dithering about Sun's high-performance filesystem? Here are ten reasons to give it a look today.
Tags: Linux, Storage, Unix, OpenSolaris, ZFS

Configuration management has meant everything from a custom script executed over a remote shell to increasingly sophisticated applications like Puppet and cfengine. What's next? And what about your network gear?
Tags: Linux, Windows, Unix, configuration management

Bacula is a well-maintained, open source backup solution. This week: learn the basics of Bacula setup and configuration.
Tags: open source, MySQL, Unix, backup, SQL

But by offering a standardized stack across a variety of OSes, the company also looks to displace the traditional offerings from Linux vendors.
Tags: Sun Microsystems, Linux, Unix, Web services

Part 1: With tens of thousands of probes into the most remote corners of your system, there's not much DTrace can't tell you about what's going on under the hood.
Tags: Unix, Dtrace, Solaris, debug