Building a more resourceful cloud
While managers may anticipate how cloud computing will one day ease IT headaches, the purveyors of cloud services themselves still need to further fine-tune the way their cloud services are metered and...
View ArticleMapReduce could be the server's newest friend
In the future, when an administrator does a server build, he or she may be adding a MapReduce library to the usual stack of server, database and middleware software.
View ArticlePlanetLab creates a more advanced sudo
Researchers at the PlanetLab global research network have developed a potential replacement for the widely used Unix sudo tool, called Vsys, that will offer administrators far greater control over what...
View ArticleThe good, bad & ugly of Dropbox authentication error
Online storage service Dropbox made an embarrassing error Monday, turning off password authentication for millions of users.
View ArticleCA modernizes the mainframe with updated stack
Addressing some of the chief problems faced by mainframe operators today, CA Technologies has updated its stack of mainframe management software to help cut costs and simplify management.
View ArticleSeagate offers data recovery with hard drive purchase
Hard drive crashes are a nightmare for computer users for many reasons. Not only can data held dear to one's heart be lost, but trying to recover it can cost an arm and a leg, if not more. Hard drive...
View ArticleAltaro ships Hyper-V backup solution for SMBs
Altaro Software has started shipping Hyper-V Backup, a product designed to make it easier for small and medium-size companies to protect the data on their virtual servers.
View ArticleBest free utilities and security apps
Utilities and security apps are two of the most important categories of software that PC users download. From keeping your operating system slim and bloatware-free to eradicating cookies and spyware,...
View ArticleUse Linux-like virtual deskops with VirtuaWin
Anyone familiar with Linux is probably familiar with virtual desktops. If you're not, download VirtuaWin and take a look. This utility takes your Windows desktop, clones it up to nineteen times, then...
View ArticleUsenix: Dartmouth expanding diff, grep Unix tools
With some funding from Google and the U.S. Energy Department, a pair of computer scientists at Dartmouth University are updating the venerable grep and diff Unix command line utilities to handle more...
View ArticleQuest extends Unix Sudo tool
Reflecting the growing need for automation tools in the enterprise, Quest Software has released a software package that could help Unix administrators better manage policy files that determine which...
View ArticleCommVault highlights application snapshots with standalone IntelliSnap software
In a bid to help large businesses create and manage snapshots of application data across sprawling enterprise environments, CommVault is releasing the snapshot component of its Simpana suite as a...
View ArticleHP simplifies automated software testing suite
Hewlett-Packard is incorporating three different components, previously available separately, into its HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) automated testing application so developers can test all...
View ArticleOracle to simplify database clones and snapshots with Snap utility
Oracle database users can now create snapshots and clones of the company's databases on a Sun ZFS Storage Appliance in one step, which should simplify both storage management and internal development...
View ArticleNovell CEO plots company's return
Two decades ago, Novell's network operating system software was almost ubiquitous in the enterprise. Now, its current president wants to restore Novell to a similar level of prominence.
View ArticlePuppet gets a more expressive configuration language
With an update to its namesake configuration tool, Puppet Labs has introduced a programming language designed to give administrators more flexibility in scripting their deployment routines.
View ArticleCompuware extends application monitoring with infrastructure metrics
Compuware has updated its application performance management (APM) software to give administrators more insight into what might be slowing application performance, thanks to the inclusion of new...
View ArticlePuppet acquires DevOps startup Cloudsmith
Open-source IT automation software vendor Puppet Labs has acquired Cloudsmith, which provides tools and services that can help administrators and developers more easily use the Puppet software.
View ArticleSplunk dives deeper into business analytics
Splunk continues to enhance its flagship machine data search engine so it can be used by business analysts and managers, in addition to its typical audience of system and network administrators.
View ArticleBackupify opens up its cloud-to-cloud backup to more SaaS vendors
Backupify, a cloud-based backup service offered for SaaS platforms including Salesforce and Google Apps, may expand to many other SaaS platforms through a developer kit designed for quick and easy...
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