Microsoft, IBM Sketch Cloud Computing Plans [10/08/2008]OS ROundup: It's too soon to say whether vaporware combined with condensation will yield an effective cloud computing strategy and the panacea it promises. One thing's for certain though: It won't be long before we hear, "get offa my cloud."
Google, VMware Offer New Twist on OS Battlegrounds [09/25/2008]OS Roundup: Are Chrome and Virtual Datacenter OS putting a new spin on a long-standing model (and sticking it to Microsoft), or they the start of its dissolution?
Linux and the Enterprise Desktop, Revisited [09/17/2008]Operating System Roundup: It's getting increasingly harder to blame Microsoft for Linux's lack of success with the desktop market. Can the culprit be Linux itself?
Operating Systems, Comedy and Cake [09/10/2008]OS Roundup: Aside from being operating systems, HP-UX, Windows Vista and GNU/Linux are as different as it gets. Will they find common ground in comedy and cake?
The Power of Perception [09/03/2008]OS Roundup: How rational are the choices we make about the operating systems we run?
Cutting Deals With Redmond [08/27/2008]OS Roundup: Who stands to gain the most from the latest Microsoft-Novell arrangement?
Ubuntu, the User Friendly Linux Distro? [08/26/2008]What does it mean to be user friendly, and does emphasizing user friendliness mean ignoring other, equally important, values?
Canonical's Power Play [08/13/2008]Ubuntu, coming soon to an enterprise near you -- if Canonical has its way. And Ubuntu's not the only distro with an eye on large organizations.
OS Roundup: The View Beyond Vista [08/06/2008]Has Microsoft written off Vista? The 18-month-old desktop OS has yet to gain significant traction, and rumblings of the next generation are starting to be heard.
Microsoft to Feather Nest With Apache [08/05/2008]Microsoft appears to be burying the tomahawk and buying in to Apache. Bruce Perens weighs in on whether to trust this peace offering.
OS Roundup: Apple, Out of Touch With Server Room Needs [07/30/2008]Apple's products are mostly fun and games these days. Still, it continues to court businesses. Is basing a data center infrastructure on its enterprise offerings akin to playing Tumblin' Monkeys?
OS Roundup: BSD Bug Emerges From Chrysalis [07/23/2008]When it comes to operating systems, maturity isn't everything. After 33 years in hibernation, a BSD bug has emerged. And it's not the only decades old vulnerability to surface in recent weeks. Kinda puts those Windows bugs in perspective.
OS Roundup: Looking Beyond Unix [07/16/2008]Unix, as an OS for consumers and artsy types? Linux, standard fare in the enterprise? Microsoft, moving beyond selling proprietary, packaged software? The times, indeed, are a-changing, and Enterprise Unix Roundup is changing, too.
Changes Afoot at ServerWatch [07/14/2008]Wondering where the usual columns and writers have gone? Find out who's in and who's out, and what they're going to be looking at.
Enterprise Unix Roundup: Sun Should Loosen Up [07/02/2008]Sun is trying to be a good open source citizen, but to truly succeed it needs to let loose of the reins a bit and let open source methodology do the work.
Enterprise Unix Roundup: Making Good on a Promise [06/18/2008]When IBM started shipping machines with Linux, people thought AIX was a goner. Or Linux soon would be marginalized. Eight years later, neither has happened, and one very positive outcome has resulted.
Enterprise Unix Roundup: Disruption in the OS Market? Hardly [05/28/2008]A new report from Gartner on the operating system market promises to reveal big changes in that sector in coming years. Except it looks like the roadmap we've predicted all along.
Enterprise Unix Roundup: Operating Systems on the Analyst's Couch [05/21/2008]The debate about which enterprise OS is best seems endless. Who's got the best apps? The best management features? The best security? One Greek academician has taken the analysis to a deeper level to see which OS has the best kernel code.
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News IBM Ups Internal Storage in Blade Server [October 3, 2008]
Adding larger-size drives to a blade means much more storage inside a blade chassis, rather than using external storage.
Tutorials LDAP Master Server Problems [October 6, 2008]
Tip of the Trade: Finding and fixing master server issues isn't always easy, especially when the slave servers seem to be working fine. With careful searching ldapsearch, handily resolves issues.
Reviews KMS: The Mail Server Goes Virtual [September 5, 2008]
This multi-platform mail server offers support for mobile devices and can take the form factor of a virtual appliance.
