Kenneth Hess

More on data center management When you hear the words, “performance bottleneck,” the typical hot spots that come to mind are CPU, Memory, Disk and Network. Those are good places to start looking for bottlenecks but they aren’t the only places performance problems can hide. This list targets six other potential leads for your investigation […]

6. Malware Viruses, trojan horses and spyware account for a large percentage of perceived performance bottlenecks. Users notoriously complain about the network, the application or their computer when nasties raise their ugly heads. Those performance killers can reside on one or more server systems, the user’s workstation, or a combination of the two. Malware infections […]

More on data center management This list of 10 free, essential tools is an amalgam of tools for all sizes of companies and networks. The range of tools covered here are generally cross-platform (i.e., they run on multiple OSes) but all are extremely useful to the system administrator, network administrator and first-level support personnel. While […]

6. System Administration Applications Should you really want to compromise your systems, their data, and your integrity, deploy a system administrative tool to the public cloud. The fireworks will be impressive. Your systems will mostly likely find themselves repurposed into SPAM engines or a convenient hop for crackers who need a safe jump box from […]

Prev Page: 10 Linux Server Distros That Could Save You a Bundle: Top Five 6. CentOS Paying too much for licenses is not good business. Using Linux in your data center is one way to save money. Here are ten Linux distros to consider. CentOS for business might at first seem an odd recommendation, but […]

Everyone wants to save money, and we all make those New Year’s resolutions. But this time you’ll be able to stick to your guns by having the Cover Your Assets column at your side as your personal IT financial guide. The goal of this new column is to put forth techniques, ideas, and strategies to […]

No, you don’t need more servers in your data center, more racks or more anything. I’m referring to the Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller concept of doing more with less — and, no, you don’t have to construct your data center inside a geodesic dome to reap the benefits of his design genius. A data center is […]

Nickelback lyrics notwithstanding, many see Linux as the hero that can save us — save us from continuous hardware upgrades with each major software revision, confusing licensing programs, hidden costs and fees and vendor lock-in. With that said, is Linux our hero? The obvious answer is yes, but is it a true hero or just […]

The mere thought of anything related to outsourcing conjures up a full array of emotions ranging from indifference to pure hatred. Therefore, before you ready your keyboard to fire off a scorching comment, allow me to clarify that I’m not talking about offshore outsourcing. For this, there are plenty of onshore resources to handle your […]

The most valuable assets in any company probably aren’t what you think they are. They’re not your inventory or your capital equipment. They’re your employees — you know the people out on the front lines making a profit for you. Sometimes I think that fact slips by the well-meaning penny-pinchers. Their only plan is to […]

No, this isn’t another rant about how you should convert to Linux because it’s free, although it is free. Free is a four-letter word among those who scoff at the mere mention of Linux. Yes, Linux is free, but that doesn’t give it an unfair advantage on the desktop because most computers arrive preloaded with […]

Money can’t buy you love; nor can it buy you happiness. But it just might bring you peace of mind. The Big 3 commercial Linux vendors; Canonical, Novell and Red Hat are ready to serve you through support subscription services for your Linux infrastructure. There are some big advantages to using commercial vendor support for […]