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More Cool Threads From Sun [April 11, 2008]Sun took the wraps off two dual-socket UltraSPARC T2 Plus processor based servers in its SPARC Enterprise server line.
Enterprise Unix Roundup: Sun Hits Community-Building Road Bumps [March 12, 2008]The chaffing and complaining within the OpenSolaris community about Sun is not dying down. If anything, it's getting louder. Is it an inevitable by-product of centralized open source projects?
Enterprise Unix Roundup: The Ghost of Unix Future [December 19, 2007]As 2007 draws to a close, Enterprise Unix Roundup takes one last look at the year past and peeks ahead to see the shadows of things to come.
Virtually Speaking: Surveys Galore [December 4, 2007]IDC's third-quarter server shipment survey found virtualization already having an impact on purchasing, while a study from Xsigo named I/O bottleneck as the biggest hurdle for virtual deployments. Meanwhile, Transitive partnered with Hitachi to ease migration pain points.
Virtually Speaking: Taking a Bite of the Apple [August 7, 2007]VMware Fusion goes gold, giving Mac users another virtual outlet, while the green revolution makes virtualization more attractive.
Virtually Speaking: Intel Puts Money on VMware [July 10, 2007]The virtualization market's bellwether company got boosts this week from Intel Capital's $218.5 million investment and the release of VMware Lab Manager 2.5.
Tip of the Trade: ZFS on Leopard [March 17, 2008]Coming soon to a Mac near you -- the power of ZFS for Mac OS X Leopard is now in beta.
Tip of the Trade: Solaris BrandZ [December 4, 2007]If you're looking for an easy way to run Linux applications on Solaris and aren't ready to go whole hog with virtualization, consider Solaris BrandZ. The flexible framework lets you play host to unmodified non-native userspace application binaries.
Tip of the Trade: FileBench [November 12, 2007]Push Solaris filesystem testing to the limit with FileBench, a comprehensive and customizable framework that measures and compares file system performance.
Term of the Week: Network File System [November 5, 2007]Network File System (NFS) is a client/server application designed by Sun Microsystems that enables network users to access shared files stored on computers of different types.
Tip of the Trade: Project Indiana [October 23, 2007]For years, package management solutions have been a valuable tool for Linux and FreeBSD users. When Project Indiana goes live next spring, Solaris, too, will offer this functionality.
Tip of the Trade: Bacula [June 4, 2007]Network admins struggling with large cross-platform backups should give this little-known network backup solution a try.
Futureproofing/scalability .Net compliant 64-bit port Cluster support IPv6 support J2EE 1.4 certified J2EE 1.4 compliant
Other Features Multiple logs Supports Microsoft ISAPI Virtual servers Web-based user interface
Programming/Scripting Includes source Own API Own scripting/batch language Supports external scripting/batch language
Security ActiveDirectory authentication Antispam features Antivirus features Built-in firewall capabilities Built-in proxy capabilities Internal user access scheme LDAP authentication Other/system authentication SSL (hardware) SSL (software)
Support Commercial support available Forum support Free telephone support GSA scheduled Mailing list support Service-level agreement offerings available
News Dell Makes Virtual Moves [May 8, 2008]
The OEM is taking steps to offer more products, clever storage and advice.
Tutorials Tip of the Trade: Siproxd [May 5, 2008]
Escort SIP traffic through NAT with open source Siproxd.
Reviews PostPath Provides MS Exchange Pain Relief [April 18, 2008]
Planning a move away from Exchange can be almost as painful and expensive as staying with it. With PostPath, it's possible to avoid both pain points.
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